Catholic Standard

17 articles in this series

World Youth Day Panama

World Youth Day is an international Catholic festival for on youth and young adults, held this year January 22-27 in Panama...

Finding grace along the pilgrim journey

Jan 19

Archdiocese of Washington pilgrims hope to learn about God, themselves and others during World Youth Day

Jan 17

Latest

From near and far, Catholic youth and young adults rally for life

Discovering who had traveled the farthest to be at the Archdiocese of Washington’s annual Youth Rally before its Mass for Life...

Jan 19

Marchers urged to stand strong, fight for life with 'compassion, hope'

Prior to March for Life, faithful gather for Mass at cathedral

'So small a thing' can be a big deal, bishop says at march vigil's end

Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond, Virginia, quoted from Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien to make a pro-life point during his...

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’

"If Beale Street Could Talk" (Annapurna) is a faithful, evocative and reverent adaptation of James Baldwin's 1974 novel about a...

Australia delegation makes pre-WYD stops at March for Life, Guadalupe

About 1,000 young Catholic Australians left their homeland to participate in World Youth Day in Panama. But, since they were in...

USCCB education secretary is used to thinking outside the box

Mary Pat Donoghue, the new education secretary at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, knows that Catholic schools have to...

Cardinal Wuerl apologizes to priests for ‘lapse of memory’ involving 2004 allegation against Archbishop McCarrick

Jan 16

Annual poll shows 75 percent of adults want restrictions on abortion

Jan 16

Galleries

January Junior Saints Drawings

For the January Junior Saints, students drew pictures of how they respect life. Peyton Barnett, eighth grade, St. Mary's School, Bryantown Camille Urcia, sixth grade, St. Columba School,...

Las Posadas procession brings Christmas story to Capitol Hill

Wearing robes and head coverings on a chilly December evening on Capitol Hill, young people dressed as Joseph and Mary made their way from St. Joseph's to St. Peter's Church a short walk away. A...

Junior Saints: St. Pius X Regional School

For the month of November, students were asked to create images of their favorite saint and to share what makes that saint special to them. Here are just a few favorite saints shared by students at...

Local

Through new program, students with intellectual disabilities can find a home at Bishop McNamara

When asked what his favorite thing is about attending Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, 10th grade student Raymond...

After praying with each other across continents, CUA students will meet fellow pilgrims in Panama

CUA entrepreneurship students mix business, art and virtue during masterclass with renowned artist

Increased BOOST funding among hopes of Maryland Catholic Conference for 2019 legislative session

US & World

Judges block expansion of religious exemptions to contraceptive mandate

Two federal judges temporarily blocked the government from putting into effect new rules that would expand the exemption to the...

Irish abuse survivor wants Vatican summit to increase accountability

Pope meets with Chilean bishops, discusses abuse crisis

Faith is passed on at home, pope tells parents at baptism

Faith

Prayer has the power to change lives, hearts, pope says

God is a father who never ignores his children when they call to him in times of suffering, loneliness and despair, Pope...

Jan 09

Seek Jesus, adore him, serve him and others, pope says on Epiphany

Jan 06

Prayer involves recognizing self as God's beloved child, pope says

Jan 02

Pope prays for new year marked by tenderness, brotherhood, peace

Jan 01

Culture