Written in 1885, the Baltimore Catechism had its pilgrim eyes fixed on the world beyond: To be saved meant that the individual Catholic could "attain the supernatural happiness of heaven." Meeting ...

As parents and children brace for the shutdown of 23 Catholic schools, the archdiocese of Chicago is pinning its hopes for the future of Catholic education on the collection basket. They call it the ...

Tito Edwards Tito Edwards manages Catholic websites for the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II and then Pope Benedict XVI asked for in the third millennium. After a lifetime of living a nominal ...

If the purpose of the Catholic Church's canon law really is to promote people's salvation, as the law itself asserts, then its application must be primarily pastoral and aimed at promoting ...

I realize you are a busy person and may be tempted not to respond to this e-mail. I pray you will find the time to look over what I have written and are able to offer some insights and comments ...

“Love Wins,” a new book by prominent evangelical pastor Rob Bell, was creating controversy weeks before it was released on March 15, for its non-traditional proposals about eternal salvation and God's ...

Representatives of the Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue in the United States met Dec. 4-7 at St. Paul’s College to finalize a text on the long-awaited study of koinonia, or communion. The extensive study is ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Catholic Charities is marking its 75th anniversary of its Celebration of Giving. They usually provide gifts for thousands of children in the city and suburban Cook County. But so far ...