A U.S. archbishop has denounced the Biden administration's decision to resume deportations of Haitian migrants, given the rampant violence and instability in Haiti.

Jesus’ love through the Holy Spirit can inspire Catholics to heal the world, said Father Mathias Thelen at an Encounter Ministries Twin Cities Regional Conference April 11-13.

On April 15 — it was an unusually warm spring day in Belle Plaine — Jim Glisczinski’s worn farm boots compressed the soft, freshly unfrozen ground as he walked toward his new John Deere planter. The complex machine will help him plant his 1,700 acres more precisely and with less seed and fertilizer, if it works.

Parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis are gearing up for a new movement that invites an encounter with the Eucharistic Christ: the procession of the Eucharist as part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s Marian Route.

The Supreme Court on April 22 heard a case concerning the constitutionality of local laws that ban public camping and their impact on people who are homeless.

Catholics working to address the nation's fentanyl problem told OSV News a new congressional report naming China -- and blaming its government -- as the key source of the drug is important but old news, and that healing rising rates of addiction ultimately demands divine assistance.

Father Benedict Groeschel, a founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, pointed out in his book "In the Presence of Our Lord: The History, Theology, and Psychology of Eucharistic Devotion" that there are "four kinds of prayer most appropriate in the presence of the Eucharist, namely adoration and praise, thanksgiving, repentance, and trusting intercession."

When I was living in Rome, I got to know the Little Sisters of the Lamb. They are a mendicant order, literally begging for their bread, for their means of life. These were spectacularly beautiful women with deep spirits, and so free.

Kenna Millea and her husband, Pat, felt called to offer their gifts to the Church in an “intentional” way — she as a licensed marriage and family therapist, he as a speaker and parish minister. In 2022, after much discernment, they founded The Martin Center for Integration — which offers faith-based mental health services for individuals, couples and organizations — and they host a free podcast called “This Whole Life.”

The debate over the legalization of sports gambling has intensified at the Legislature, raising concerns about the potential negative impact on individuals and communities. The Minnesota Catholic Conference stands firm in our opposition to the expansion of gambling, advocating instead for strict limitations and expansive safeguards against addiction.