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Bishop Barron to Assumption graduates: ‘Satisfaction of the restless heart is in God…
WORCESTER, Mass. — Bishop Robert Barron told Assumption College graduates Sunday that humans can feel empty after experiencing all of the world’s pleasures but that true “satisfaction of the restless heart is in God alone.” Bishop Barron,…
Catholic clergy remember Rev. Billy Graham
Today, we pray for the soul of the Rev. Billy Graham to the Lord he so dearly loved and offer our condolences to his family. Billy Graham was a preacher of God's Word not only in his sermons, but also in the very life he lived. His faith…
Catholicism flourishing in South Korea
With the world's attention focused on the Korean Peninsula for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Catholic Digest sought the expertise of Victor Gaetan, senior international correspondent at the National Catholic…
Fr. Hagan’s homily
Have you ever wanted to share a spiritual experience from earlier in life so badly with your significant other, that it leaves you with a bittersweet longing? The experience itself is wonderful and positive, but because your life partner…
Fr. Emil Kapaun, pray for us!
Emil Kapaun was a priest from Kansas and a U.S. Army chaplain serving in the 1940s and 1950s. During the Korean War he ministered to soldiers in battle. He was captured, spent seven months in prison, and died on May 23, 1951. In 2013 he…
How a Catholic college sheltered the poor from Irma
As the first news hit southern Florida that Irma might turn her record-breaking force their way, Ave Maria University, a Catholic liberal arts university east of Naples, Florida, posted on Facebook: “The world offers you comfort, but you…
Special collection to help Harvey relief efforts
From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, vice-president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on the bishops to consider taking up a special collection to support…
How to help victims of Hurricane Harvey
Here is how you can help victims of Hurricane Harvey which has caused widespread flooding in parts of Texas. To make a donation to Catholic Charities USA: Text CCUSADISASTER to 71777. Send your check made payable to Catholic Charities of…
U.S. bishops choose new leaders, receive special message from Pope Francis about Hispanic Catholics
BALTIMORE — On the second day of their annual fall meeting, the nation’s Catholic bishops elected new officers, approved the cause of several new potential saints, and received a special message from Pope Francis encouraging them to…
U.S. Bishops to Trump: Church Supports Immigrants, Refugees
BALTIMORE — Less than a week after the conclusion of a divisive presidential election, U.S. Catholic bishops on Monday reaffirmed their support for the nation’s immigrants and refugees in a message to President-elect Donald Trump. …