A commission set up by Pope Francis to study women deacons has voted against the possibility of ordaining women deacons while also supporting more study on the issue.
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Despite an uptick in executions in the U.S. in 2025, opponents of the death penalty lauded decreases in new death sentences and waning public support for the practice during comments at a Dec. 3 press event announcing a new coalition called the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty.
Parents across Texas will soon have access to state funds aimed at expanding educational choices, including the option to send their children to Catholic schools in the Diocese of Dallas.
In recognition of the dedication and service of women in the local Church, the Dallas Diocesan Council of Catholic Women honored 20 women from parishes across the Diocese of Dallas as its 2025 Women of the Year during the DDCCW’s Nov. 8 annual assembly at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Parish in Plano.
With human trafficking on the rise globally, the Vatican’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations is highlighting concerns for child victims and refugees — while warning of technological tools used by traffickers to expand their criminal activities.
At a shrine topped by a 28-foot-tall statue of Our Lady of Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV listened to stories of unshakable faith amid war, injustice, and suffering.
With Thanksgiving Day coming up, and given the social climate in our country, I am moved to reflect on the connection between love and criticism.
St. Jude Catholic Church became the seedbed for a national effort Nov. 16, when Bishop Edward J. Burns celebrated a Mass designed to raise awareness about Catholic Relief Services, its worldwide impact, and its pressing financial challenges.
As the “heavy lifting arm” of St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Parish in McKinney — called upon to paint, move, and build, and to otherwise shoulder projects for the church community — the St. Gabriel Men’s Club has put its brawn to the service of the parish’s Turkey Basket Program for the past 25 years.
A “sickness” that is widespread in the world is not believing in the meaning and beauty of life, and, consequently, lacking the courage to live and to generate life, Pope Leo XIV said.