The first official catechism produced by the United States Catholic Bishops since the creation of the Baltimore Catechism, will be available this week. The United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, ...

WASHINGTON — A national adult Catechism that has been in the works for three years could go before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for final approval as soon as November. Bishop Donald Wuerl ...

The Vatican Congregation for Clergy has approved a small change in the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults clarifying teaching about God’s covenant with the Jewish people. The U.S. Conference of ...

Founded in 1920 as a focus of Catholic Christian reflection on current events, New Blackfriars publishes articles and book reviews of general interest, with an emphasis on theology, philosophy and ...

Filipino students light candles and hold a placard during a 2017 protest against the death penalty in Manila. (Credit: Mark R. Cristino/EPA via CNS.) Listen BALTIMORE — The U.S. bishops voted June 13 ...

BALTIMORE (CNS) — During their June 11-13 meeting in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops are looking at what the U.S. church teaches its adult members about the death penalty and they will vote about adding a ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) At his speech before Congress on Thursday (Sept. 24), Pope Francis listed Trappist monk Thomas Merton as one of four exemplary Americans who provide wisdom for us today. Out on the ...