Featured photo: Met Museum, Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar), ca. 510 B.C. Attributed to the Leagros Group. At their best, the...

The following is a statement from Archbishop Samuel Aquila in support of the letter published on January 24 by Las Vegas Bishop George...

Pope Francis during his general audience in the Paul VI Hall on Jan. 26, 2022. (Photo by Daniel Ibáñez/CNA / EWTN) At the beginning of the Catholic Church’s day of prayer for peace in Ukraine, Pope Francis made an earnest appeal to those in power: “Please, no more war.” “I invite you to pray for peace in Ukraine and to do so often throughout this day,” the pope said at the end of his general audience on Jan. 26. “Let us ask the Lord insistently that this land may see frater

Catholics across the country are encouraged to observe a nationwide prayer vigil from Thursday, Jan. 20 to Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, marking...

Vandalism on a door of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colo., Oct. 10, 2021. A 26-year-old woman has turned herself in on two charges related to some $10,000 in vandalism damage to Denver’s Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Madeline Ann Cramer faces one charge of criminal mischief and another of a bias-motivated crime in connection with an Oct. 10 incident, the Denver District Attorney’s Office said Jan. 13 . Both the cathedral b

Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2021. - The justices weigh whether to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks and overrule the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) Oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization have concluded. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments abou

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 19: Pro-life activists try to block the sign of a pro-choice activist during the 2018 March for Life January 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. Activists gathered in the nation's capital for the annual event to protest the anniversary of the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in 1973. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a historic case on Dec. 1 that directly challenges Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that l

Photo courtesy of Father Sam Morehead via CNA The following is a brief excerpt from an op-ed penned by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and...

Photo: CNA/EWTN By Lauretta Brown/National Catholic Register The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted overwhelmingly to approve a...

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 13: Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila celebrates the Liturgy of the Eucharist during an ordination for deacons at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on February 13, 2021, in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Daniel Petty/Denver Catholic) The archbishop of Denver criticized media coverage that frames the bishops’ discussion on the Eucharist as a debate over whether or not President Joe Biden can receive Holy Communion. The secular media, Archbish

(Photo: Pexels) The U.S Supreme Court will soon hear a case that could overturn Roe v. Wade and mark a critical victory against the...

When the U.S. Catholic bishops gather in Baltimore starting today for their annual fall meeting, it will be their first in-person assembly since November 2019. Much of the focus will be on a controversial document on Eucharistic coherence, and the final document’s possible ramifications for pro-abortion Catholic politicians, most notably President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. More on that in a moment. First, here are eight things to be aware of heading into what

On Sunday, Oct. 17, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila celebrated the opening liturgy for the diocesan phase of the Synod on Synodality at the...

On September 24, the United States House of Representatives passed Women’s Health Protection Act , which is a radical pro-abortion bill that would guarantee a right to elective abortion up-to the moment of birth. If enacted, WHPA would: Allow pre-viability abortions in every state with absolutely no restrictions or regulations. Allow post-viability abortions to be performed by “good faith” health care providers who deem there could be the potential of any risk, no matter how

(Photo: Denver Catholic file photo) Pope Francis recently stated, “Abortion is more than an issue. Abortion is murder… It’s a human life,...

World Trade Center cross in the debris of 6 World Trade Center. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) By Father Roger Landry/National...

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 26: (SOUTH KOREA OUT) Evacuees from Afghanistan arrive at Incheon International Airport on August 26, 2021 in Incheon, South Korea. A total of 378 Afghans arrived in South Korea on Thursday as part of Seoul's efforts to evacuate local co-workers of the country's embassy and other facilities in the war-torn nation after the Taliban's seizure of power. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) As the situation in Afghanistan rapidly deteriorates and t

By Roxanne King/National Catholic Register Last month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to craft a teaching document “On...

Writing on the quincentennial of the Reformation and its parallels with emerging problems in the 21st-century German Church t hree years ago , Charles Chaput, then the archbishop of Philadelphia, noted that: “Being human, bishops often disagree. Internal differences are common in any episcopal conference, and they’re handled—no surprise—internally. But two things set the German situation apart: the global prominence of the [German intercommunion] controversy and the doctrina

(Photo: Dan Petty/Denver Catholic) As the bishops of Germany move forward with a synodal path that could impact the entire Church,...