The most profound bit of wisdom I received during my four years at Boston College was in a speech delivered by Fr. Tony Penna, in which he emphasized the importance of doing small tasks greatly. In ...

If New York City’s public school system could educate a child for what it costs to educate a child in one of New York’s Catholic schools, the city would be spending about $6.5 billion less on its ...

Lately when Oak Forest resident Carol Herrera drives to the Catholic Charities drive-thru food pantry, east of downtown, she is greeted by a line of waiting cars. “The need has increased,” Herrera ...

Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the papal vicar for Rome, stands next to Pope Francis as the newly elected pontiff appears for the first time on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican ...

Imagine the Catholic landscape had Rita Rizzo never been born in Canton, Ohio in 1923. No one expected worldwide fame for such an ordinary girl from a poor and troubled family. And no one would have ...

The first time Sacred Heart Sr. Mary Atimango reached out to a group of gang members who had been carrying out attacks and robberies around Juba, South Sudan's capital, she was overwhelmed with fear.

(RNS) — 'True unity requires diversity to be authentic — it is not the same as uniformity,' said Gaston Lulu Ngomoya, a Catholic associated with the Focolare movement. 'Here in Algeria, we are living ...

Catholic school teachers awaken greatness in their students every day. They do this by following the example of the greatest teacher of all, Jesus. Jesus expected a lot from his followers because he ...