The following letter was read at all Masses during the Feb. 18-19 weekend:  Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I write to you today regarding the healthcare regulations that would require religious institutions to provide contraception for their employees....

In his message for the 2012 World Day of Peace, Pope Benedict XVI calls for encouraging and educating young people in the work for "justice and peace." Through Catholic Relief Services' Operation Rice Bowl (ORB) Lenten program, Catholic parishes and schools across...

What we see in our country today is a reprise of the "Kulturkampf," a bitterly anti-Catholic political program in Prussia from about 1871 until 1880, under the direction of Otto von Bismarck. The ultimate purpose of the "culture struggle" was to destroy the public...

CHARLOTTE — Gail Buckley, a Catholic convert who started the international Bible study program Catholic Scripture Study International in 2003, has begun a new venture to reach out to Catholics via the airwaves with a weekly radio program on Radio Maria USA. Radio...

DENVER — Former Mexican soap opera star turned pro-life activist Eduardo Verastegui told a crowd of over 500 that he thinks abortion in the U.S. will one day come to an end. "I think we will see regeneration and the end of abortion in this country,"...

CHARLOTTE — Nancy Ross is a familiar face to many Catholics in the Charlotte area. From 1994 to 2002 Ross anchored and reported the news for WBTV in Charlotte. In 2004 Ross returned to her native Chicago when her husband's job relocated their family. Ross recently...