Gina Christian

Human composting and alkaline hydrolysis — "eco-friendly" alternatives to burial and cremation — fail to comply with the Catholic Church's teaching on respect for the bodies of the dead, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Doctrine said in a March 23 statement.

A Catholic university in Ohio is making alternate arrangements for students to attend what is commonly called the "traditional Latin Mass," after the local bishop implemented recently issued restrictions from the Vatican.

The Diocese of Albany, New York, has placed a hold on parish celebrations of Mass with the 1962 Roman Missal, the older usage of the Roman rite, commonly called the "traditional Latin Mass." The celebration of the older usage, however, will continue at the Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, New York, which honors three Jesuit martyrs and St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the "lily of the Mohawk nation."

The latest phase of the 2021-24 Synod on Synodality is coming to a close, with a final document to be written over the next six weeks and submitted to the Vatican by March 31.

U.S. President Joe Biden's unexpected Feb. 20 visit to Kyiv, calmly walking alongside Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as air raid sirens wailed in the capital, is being hailed as a surprise and a signal to the world.

Political theology, centered in the person of Christ, can spark the "renewal of common life," said Catholic theologian M. Shawn Copeland during a Feb. 15 presentation at Villanova University where she received its prestigious Civitas Dei Medal.

Fr. David Misbrener, pastor of parishes in East Palestine and Columbiana, Ohio, said he and his parishioners are deeply concerned about the long-term environmental impact of a train derailment Feb. 3 that resulted in the spillage and burning of hazardous materials.

A Catholic high school in Philadelphia is taking action after several of its students posted a racist social media video that has sparked community protests.

Catholic leaders in Illinois are hailing the state's newly enacted ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and switches.

As Buffalo, New York, and surrounding communities braced for a couple more inches of snow Dec. 27, after enduring 4 feet of snow dumped over a six-day period in what Buffalo's mayor called a "once-in-a-generation storm," much of the rest of the country also was digging out from record snowfall. That included all of South Dakota.

Ukrainian Catholics throughout the Philadelphia area denounced Russia's claims of "annexing" portions of eastern Ukraine, following staged voting events conducted under armed Russian guard.

A local Catholic college founded by Ukrainian women religious has teamed up with 15 other schools to confer honorary doctorates on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

As fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to mount, the Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the U.S. have called for a three-day prayer vigil "for peace and the conversion of the hearts of those who preach violence and escalate war."

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has paid out or approved over $50 million so far to 222 clergy sex abuse survivors, according to a new report from the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program. IRRP was launched in November 2018 as a means of providing settlements to claimants alleging abuse by archdiocesan clergy.

Several hundred participants gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul Sept. 14 for a prayer vigil organized by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in response to the ongoing clerical sexual abuse crisis.