I think non-Christians can be given a little slack for being a bit incredulous about the dogmatic claims of Christmas.

We radiate the life of Jesus to the world to the extent that we live with the conviction that we are divinely loved. Advent calls us beyond the false security of the merely virtuous person and into ...

Cartoon characters can devolve into dullards over time. But some are more enduringly appealing than others, as the adventure "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants" (Paramount) proves.

“The Nativity scene and the Christmas tree are signs of faith and hope,” he said to all those present. “Let the tenderness of the child Jesus illuminate our lives. Let God’s love, like the branches of ...

Catholic bishops in Illinois offered their support to a lawsuit from pro-life pregnancy centers that say a Prairie State law requiring those centers to refer women for abortions violates their First ...

People working at a kiosk on the first floor of Mall of America in Bloomington are selling merchandise and tickets to Vatican Unveiled, a Jan. 10 to Feb. 1 exhibit that will feature the largest ...

"Someone lost a boot!" As the story begins, my dad starts laughing. Every year he loves to retell the tale of the December we got a 16-foot tree to stuff in our house. One of us wound up crying ...

After Christmas Eve Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, Archbishop Bernard Hebda lightheartedly suggested that his seat should be auctioned next year because it was the closest one to the ...

As heightened immigration enforcement efforts continue in the Twin Cities, Archbishop Bernard Hebda issued a statement Dec. 23 urging all to “lower the temperature of rhetoric, stop fear-filled ...

It wasn’t until the snow began to thaw (around Mother’s Day) that I came to realize that there were vineyards (and wineries) all over the diocese. Who knew that snowy Northern Michigan would be such a ...

With a U.S. flag in the background, Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile as he rides around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Aug. 6, 2025. CNS ...

Condemning the attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney, Pope Leo XIV said, "Enough with these forms of antisemitic violence! We must eradicate hatred from our hearts." ...