(Photo: OMELI PODCAST / Unsplash) If Hollywood makes a movie about the life of St. Joseph, the lead character would have a non-speaking...

Each of us was created for one purpose: love. When that becomes the focal point of one’s life, then life itself takes on an entirely new...

Photo by Daniel Petty/Denver Catholic During his time as archbishop of Denver, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila’s message has remained simple...

The efforts of St. Cajetan’s Parish to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the local Hispanic community were recently highlighted by the Denver...

The Vatican’s astronomical observatory has launched a new website as part of its mission to show the world the Catholic Church’s support of science and scientific research. Together with the w ebsite , which has hundreds of resources on faith and science, the Vatican Observatory has also started a p odcast to explore “the wonder of God’s universe” with Vatican astronomers and expert guests. Jesuit Br. Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, told CNA in an email

Featured image: The Annunciation, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo , c. 1660 Where would we be without our mothers? We wouldn’t be! Father Gregory Cleveland, OMV, shares a beautiful quote from Cardinal Mindszenty on the importance of motherhood: “The most important person on earth is a mother. She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not. She has built something more magnificent than any cathedral—a dwelling for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection

(Photo provided) WANTED: A humble servant who can be trusted to raise the divine being who will save humanity from original sin. Duties...

Have you ever wondered why Catholic Churches don’t regularly livestream Masses? It seems like a no-brainer in this day and age, and the...

With the announcement that the general dispensation from the Sunday and Holy Day obligation will be lifted on May 23, Father Scott...

(Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Colorado Springs) The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Diocese of Colorado Springs...

F eatured image: Altarpiece of St. Joseph the Worker, by Pietro Annigoni in the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy On March 19, less than four months after Pope Francis announced the celebration of the Year of St. Joseph, the Church celebrated the Solemnity of St. Joseph, the highest feast day dedicated to Jesus’ foster father and the head of the Holy Family. But while Catholics may have eaten their fill of zeppole and other St. Joseph’s Day treats, they need not th

The Vatican has announced a rosary initiative dedicating the month of May to prayer for an end to the coronavirus pandemic. The Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization said April 21 that “for the deep desire of the Holy Father, the month of May will be dedicated to a prayer marathon with the theme ‘Prayer to God went up incessantly from the whole Church.’” The council said that the world’s Catholic shrines would be involved in a special way as promoters

It feels as though we’re all emerging from a fog – a COVID cocoon, as it were. Over the past year, we’ve all spent most of our days at...

Prague, Czech Republic - April 2, 2016: Stained Glass window in St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, depicting Saint Joseph and the Child Jesus...

With the recent publication of Colorado’s historic Ku Klux Clan membership ledgers , which were made public for the first time earlier...

WESTMINSTER, CO - FEBRUARY 28: St. Raphael icon installation at Holy Trinity Catholic Church on February 28, 2021, in Westminster,...

As we prepare for Pentecost and the reinstatement of the obligation to attend Mass, now is the time to encounter – or rather, reencounter...

Father Rob Trujillo of Epiphany Church in Lake City, Fla., hears a young man's confession during a pro-life gathering at the Verizon Center in Washington Jan. 23. Tens of thousands of young people gathered at two Washington arenas to rally and pray before taking part in the annual March for Life. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) (Jan. 23, 2012) See LIFE-YOUTH Jan. 23, 2012. For five frequently asked questions about confession, the Denver Catholic consulted Msgr. Bernie Schmitz,

Before you place a foot in that confessional, remember this: God loves you, and his mercy is unconditional. “The reason that’s so...

Deacon Bill Hastings, 77 years old, passed away April 8 at his home while surrounded by his loving family. Deacon Hastings spent most...