The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates two historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 320 under the temple of Venus in Jerusalem, and the dedication in 335 of the basilica and shrine built on Calvary …

By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 12, 2023 / 11:15 am A recently formed pro-life network is preparing to administer the inaugural $2 million budget of Kansas’ newly created state-backed “Alternatives to Abortion” program. The state treasurer’s office said in a press release last week that “a Kansas-based nonprofit has been selected to …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 12, 2023 / 08:45 am President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court ruling that ordered the Food and Drug Administration to put up safeguards that would regulate the use of an abortion pill. The …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 12, 2023 / 13:30 pm Archbishop John Wester of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in a Monday statement defended the New Mexico governor’s recent controversial executive order banning the carrying of guns in the state’s most populated county. “I believe Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is correct …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Sep 11, 2023 / 13:10 pm After 19-year-old Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam title at the women’s tennis championship in the U.S. Open on Saturday, she dropped to her knees, put her elbows on the bench, clasped her hands, and brought them to her …

By Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 11, 2023 / 17:13 pm Cardinal-elect Víctor Manuel Fernández, who is poised to take up his position as the head of the Vatican’s chief doctrinal office in the coming days, has signaled an openness to theological debates, saying they help deepen the Church’s understanding …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body” (TOB). For the last several months, we have explored the effects of our first parents’ fall from grace. We explored the nature of their sin and how it disrupted the harmony …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Sep 11, 2023 / 05:00 am Paul Carris had started a new job working in the North Tower of the World Trade Center on the 71st floor in July 2001. Two months later, on the morning of Sept. 11, Carris had just hung up the phone …

The groundbreaking event for what will be the only faith-based, scholarship-funded elementary school (grades 3 – 8) in Bond Hill, the Xavier Jesuit Academy, is set for 11 – 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13 at the site of the former St. Agnes School on the campus of the Church of …

At a recent archdiocesan Communications Workshop, the November ballot’s Issue 1 and its implications were brought forth as a topic of discussion. A priest made one point very clear: We need to talk about this amendment to the Ohio constitution in a very different way than Catholics normally talk about …