Rivers of young people flowed through the streets of Lisbon on their way to Eduardo VII Park on Aug. 3 for the World Youth Day welcome ceremony with Pope Francis. For 34-year-old Ines Niragira,...
Over a three-course meal with young people, Pope Francis cracked jokes and talked soccer but also addressed the tough topics...
World Youth Day is an international event that started in 1984, when the first gathering took place in Vatican City. The event,...
Arriving at the edge of the European continent for World Youth Day, Pope Francis urged Portuguese officials to return to their...
Below are reflections from some Hispanic youth from The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington who will participate in World...
July 23rd marked the beginning of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington’s 13th annual “Quo Vadis” camp. “Quo Vadis” a...
Stories and photos from the 13th National Black Catholic Congress meeting July 20-23, 2023 at the Gaylord National Resort and...
Q: A couple of weeks ago I got into an argument with another parishioner during a meeting off of church campus and not...
Today I found myself in the multipurpose room of an old Methodist Church, waiting my turn to donate blood. It was a sticky-hot...
Peeking out from beneath a tan tarp as she sat in the alley alongside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of...
(The following is the text of Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory’s homily at the African National Eucharistic Congress Unity...
Bishop John Ricard, the superior general of his religious order, the Josephites, who formerly served as the bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, gives his...
Father Daniele Rebeggiani sings during a June 18 Priests in Concert event at the Shrine of St. Jude in Rockville that raised funds for people to attend the Aug. 1-6 World Youth Day in Lisbon,...
Before celebrating their 50th anniversary Mass as priests on May 9, 2023, Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory at center poses for a group photo in the sacristy at St. Matthew’s Cathedral with...
Students at Our Lady of Victory School in Washington, D.C., cheer when fifth-grade teacher Lauren Harper is announced as the 2023 Golden Apple Award-winning teacher in a surprise announcement on...
Cardinal Gregory lights the Paschal Candle outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., at the start of the Easter Vigil on April 8. (CS photo/Mihoko Owada) ...
People participate in a Way of the Cross in downtown Washington, D.C., on Good Friday, April 7. (CS photos/Mihoko Owada) At Farragut Square, the group paused...
Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory elevates the cross at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during an April 7 Good Friday liturgy, which included the reading of the...
Joe Reyda, the longtime athletic director at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., died suddenly on Tuesday, June...
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill moving the official observance of Christmas Day to Dec. 25...
The Catholic Church is not a “club” for the elderly; it needs the participation of young people to keep it alive and ensure it...
Life in plastic may be fantastic but the tedious ideology-driven comedy “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) is not. Although genuinely...
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For the June Junior Saints children's section of the Catholic Standard newspaper and website, students at Catholic schools and...