Catholic Standard

8 articles in this series

Vocations of women religious

A special series featuring profiles of nearly one dozen religious sisters from various communities present in the Archdiocese...

God 'walked into my life in a beautiful and demanding way,' says Sister Maria Theotókos Adams

Oct 31

Religious life is a ‘dynamic experience of life and God,’ Sister Áine O’Connor says

Nov 25

Latest

In 2019, Supreme Court’s docket ran gamut of high-profile issues

2019 was a busy year for the U.S. Supreme Court. In its new term, which began in October, the justices examined the status of...

Dec 5

March for Life theme borrows page from suffragist centennial

Dec 5

Archbishop Gregory says bishops’ Ad Limina visit offered ‘give and take dialogue’ with Pope Francis

New statue outside Cathedral of St. Matthew offers 'a real wake-up call to the value of a person,' patron says

According to Timothy Schmalz, a Canadian sculptor who has made many statues prominent in churches around the world, including...

Buffalo Bishop Malone resigns; Albany bishop named apostolic administrator

Buffalo Bishop Richard J. Malone told Catholics Dec. 4 he asked Pope Francis to allow him to retire early so the people of the...

W.Va. bishop meets Vatican official to discuss predecessor's amends

Tasked with finding ways his predecessor should make amends for abuses, including gross financial misconduct, Bishop Mark E....

In joint ‘ad limina’ visit, U.S. bishops share concerns with pope

The timing of the U.S. bishops’ “ad limina” visits to the Vatican was a matter of Pope Francis’s schedule and the regular...

Question corner: The need for Confession and Catholic marriages in non-church venues

Dec 3

Galleries

Thanksgiving around the Archdiocese of Washington

Thanksgiving week in 2019 unfolded throughout the Archdiocese of Washington through prayers and charitable outreach. Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory celebrated a Thanksgiving Mass at St....

Photo essay: Mission Of Mercy dental clinic

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, the University of Maryland School of Public Health and the Maryland State Dental Association Foundation jointly hosted The Mid-Maryland Mission...

Back to school in St Mary's School of Piscataway, MD

St. Mary's School of Piscataway in Clinton, Maryland, opened its doors on Aug. 27 for its first day of school. (CS photos/Andrew Biraj)

Archbishop Gregory celebrates Mass at St. Thomas More Church in Washington, D.C

Photo gallery: Black Catholics celebrate Archbishop Lyke Conference

About 370 people from 32 dioceses across the United States participated in the July 2-6 Archbishop Lyke Conference held at National Harbor, Maryland, to celebrate the gifts that Black Catholics...

Catholic school students welcome Archbishop Gregory

After Archbishop Wilton Gregory was announced as the new archbishop of Washington, one of the first things he did was visit St. Anthony Catholic School in Washington to meet the students there....

Photo gallery: Archbishop Gregory baptizes baby during Mass at St. John the Baptist Parish in Silver Spring

Photo gallery: Archbishop Gregory ordains 10 new priests for Archdiocese of Washington

Archbishop Wilton Gregory ordained Father John Benson, Father Joseph Cwik, Father Brendan Glasgow, Father Christian Huebner, Father Ebuka Mbanude, Father Stefan Megyery, Father Patrick Mullan,...

Black Catholics welcome Archbishop Gregory to St. Augustine

The mother church of Black Catholics in the nation’s capital opened its doors to history, as they welcomed new Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory to St. Augustine Church in Washington, D.C., to...

Junior Saints Drawings: Easter

On Easter, Christians around the world celebrate the most important tenant of our faith: that Jesus triumphed over death and rose again to new life. “Easter means a lot to me because Jesus rose...

Local

#iGiveCatholic campaign supports parishes, schools, ministries

This Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3, Catholics wishing to donate to parishes, independent schools and affiliated nonprofits and...

Dec 1

Catholic Charities, Pepco partner to host Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless

Nov 27

Thanksgiving around the Archdiocese of Washington

Nov 27

Legacy of faith of St. Cyprian, historic African American parish in Washington, remembered on its 125th anniversary

Nov 26

US & World

Pope asks Catholics to set up, be enchanted by a Nativity scene

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Nativity scene is a simple reminder of something astonishing: God became human to reveal the greatness...

Pope celebrates Mass with Congolese, sharing hopes for peace

New Jersey, Pennsylvania bishops spend Thanksgiving with pope, discuss clerical abuse scandal

Pope returns part of relic of Jesus’s crib to Holy Land

Faith

Pope gives relics of St. Peter to Orthodox patriarch

In what Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople described as a "brave and bold" gesture, Pope Francis gave...

Jul 3

Holy Family comes to life in African sacred art exhibit

Jul 3

Corpus Christi procession offers witness of faith in the nation’s capital

Jun 27

Jubilarian couple of 75 years believes their long marriage is 'a gift from God'

Jun 26

Culture