Can a Catholic receive holy Communion twice in one day? Also, is it possible to ask to receive Communion outside of Mass under normal circumstances, or is this something that is only possible for the sick?

Bishop James V. Johnston of Kansas City-St. Joseph is getting into the Super Bowl spirit as the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels -- although just under one quarter of the nation's Catholics are in the pews on a regular weekly basis.

Ahead of national and international celebrations of matrimony, Bishop Robert E. Barron said that marriage is "a source of hope for all generations."

Skiers at Mount Shasta Ski Park in Northern California now have a new, celestial protector: a 20-foot statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Unveiled this past December, the statue sits atop one of the park's three mountains.

"It was a jarring moment when I realized I didn’t love God. Or, rather, I didn’t love God as I should — simply because of who he is."

The 11th National Eucharistic Congress will be held in 2029, building "on the grace" received in Indianapolis at the 10th congress held last July, said Jason Shanks, CEO of the National Eucharistic Congress Inc.

This year's Academy Award nominations were announced on Jan. 23, and the Oscars ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2. Here are capsule reviews of the 10 films contending for Best Picture.

A group of U.S. pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Mary Major Feb. 6, taking part in the Jubilee of the Armed Services, Police and Security Personnel.

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is laying off a third of its Migration and Refugee Services staff after Trump's suspension of refugee resettlement program

Some staff of @USCCB Migration and Refugee Services Office will be laid off as a result of freezing of federal funds for refugee resettlement programs. Watch your local Catholic news source for the OSV News story.

Trump changes government's position in a Supreme Court case on a Tennessee gender transition ban for minors. Biden administration had appeals a lower court ruling upholding the ban.

U.S. Sunday Mass attendance levels, an attack on a priest in Spokane, the Super Bowl and more: Read the Week in Review ↓

The Nicene Creed is more than a statement of faith -- it is a powerful sign of unity among Christians, Pope Francis said as he welcomed young priests and monks from Oriental Orthodox Churches to the Vatican.

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The Regnum Christi Federation, which includes the Legionaries of Christ, says the Vatican has given the federation's statutes "definitive approval."

Health care professionals who help expectant mothers have a vocation that is an ode to life, Pope Francis said during a Feb. 6 audience with obstetricians, gynecologists and other health care professionals.

With uncertainty about USAID’s future, a former president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services says an end to the Catholic agency’s funding from USAID could be life-or-death matter for many.

The fight against human trafficking requires a global response and coordinated efforts at every level, Pope Francis said in a message for the Feb. 8 International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking.

Sunday Mass attendance in person at Catholic churches in the U.S. is back to pre-pandemic levels -- although just under one quarter of the nation's Catholics are in the pews on a regular weekly basis.