by Alan Koppschall Rome Newsroom, Nov 5, 2022 / 09:00 am More than 2,400 contestants raced through Rome in the 14th annual All Saints’ Day 10K, the Corsa dei Santi (Race of the Saints), where competitors run the streets traversed by many saints over the centuries. The athletes, professional and …

by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Nov 4, 2022 / 06:00 am St. Charles Borromeo, whose feast day the Catholic Church celebrates Nov. 4, was a cardinal and a prominent teacher of the Catholic faith. He generously donated much of his considerable wealth to charity, and sacrificed his own health …

by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Nov 3, 2022 / 13:03 pm Bishop Robert Barron has pledged to reconsecrate a Catholic Minnesota cemetery vandalized on Halloween night with satanic and vulgar graffiti. “On this feast of All Souls, when the Church honors our beloved dead, I would like to express my …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Nov 3, 2022 / 07:03 am Natalia Tsarkova, official portrait artist to the popes for more than 20 years, likes to work from real life. “I am so meticulous about details. I have to see and touch and feel everything,” she said. But for her …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Nov 2, 2022 / 06:00 am On All Souls’ Day, the Catholic Church remembers all those who have died and prays for them in a particular way. But why do Catholics pray for the souls of the dead — not only on Nov. 2 but …

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Nov 2, 2022 / 06:53 am On All Souls’ Day, Pope Francis urged Christians not to “compromise with the Gospel” but to take Jesus’ words seriously when he says we will be judged by how we treat the poor. “Often, out of convenience or comfort, …

by Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Nov 1, 2022 / 15:10 pm The remains of over 200 people were blessed and laid to rest in a Catholic cemetery in Chicago last week, continuing a tradition that brings together clergy, civic leaders, funeral directors, and cemetery workers to provide a Christian …

by Mary Farrow Denver, Colo., Nov 1, 2021 / 18:30 pm In the 2017 Disney-Pixar movie “Coco,” the main character, Miguel, accidentally passes over into the land of the dead on Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) while trying to reconcile his love of music with his family’s …

by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2022 / 16:15 pm More than 10,000 unborn babies are alive today because of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a new report by a pro-abortion group suggests. Society of Family Planning’s #WeCount initiative reported Friday that there were …

by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Oct 31, 2022 / 15:15 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in an Oct. 26 letter offered more than a dozen policy recommendations related to the health and well-being of women, children, and families, calling for a “radical solidarity” with mothers in …