Feast of San Antonio de Abad is a Catholic Holiday Blessing Animals

Bless animals on St. Anthony’s feast In the Roman Catholic calendar, January 17 is a special day dedicated to San Antonio de Abad, Saint

Vatican Wants Young People to Help With Next Synod

The Vatican looks for answers from the young to influence the goals of the next meeting of the world's bishops. Pope Francis has reached

Boston Catholic Archdiocese to Digitize Thousands of Genealogical Documents

Digitizing the records showing the Catholic Church's evolution can also help some families trace their ancestry back to their European roots. Hundreds and thousands

Transgender Man Sues Catholic Hospital for Denying Hysterectomy

Catholic hospital refused to perform hysterectomy on transgender man. Jionni Conforti, a transgender man, has filed suit against Paterson's St. Joseph's Hospital on January

How to Determine the Difference Between Mental Illness and Demonic Possession

An exorcist explains how to spot a real demonic possession. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (paragraph 1673), exorcism is the process

Convenient Confessions Are Now at Your Fingertips with Cler.gy App

Modern Catholics on the go are having a difficult time getting themselves to confession. The app Cler.gy is hoping to make it easier. The

St. John Paul II Documentary ‘Liberating a Continent’ – Wins Two Chicago/Midwest Emmys

'Liberating a Continent: John Paul II and the Fall of Communism' Documentary Takes Two Emmys On December 3, the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National

How One Man Went from Drug Addict to Catholic Priest

Father Donald Calloway is a former drug runner turned Catholic priest. Father Donald Calloway began his spiritual journey one despairing night in his room

No Gay Catholic Priests, Vatican Reaffirms

The document is a reaffirmation of a 2005 statement by the Church that gay men should not be admitted into seminaries. The Vatican has

A Look At the Origins of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

The history of the Catholic celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. December 8 marks one of the most significant dates in the