Unfortunately very serious sin - mortal sin - "kills" our friendship with God. By willfully committing mortal sin, we reject God, and we lose this sanctifying grace (Titus 1:16).

We can know what sins are considered mortal from Holy Scripture; from the teaching of the Church, and from the writings of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom pointed to the decree to highlight the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement ...

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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 5375, forcing priests to break the Seal of Confession. The Roman Catholic Church, independently governed by the Vatican State, ministers ...

Coghlan described the decision of Father Ian Vane, pastor of St Joseph’s Church in Dorking, as ‘utterly disrespectful’ and insisted that ‘my private religion will continue to have zero direct ...

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Non-Catholics may not be aware that eating before receiving communion was once a mortal sin. But even altar boys get hungry, especially eight-year-old ones, so it was that the “devil got” Gilgan on ...

Our fallen world does not want God’s presence or grace. It is content to swim in its own cesspool and convince itself that things are okay. Such a mentality has no tolerance for prayer.

Most think reports about sexual abuse in the church reflect ongoing issues, but they don’t think the problem is unique to the Catholic Church, according to Pew Research Center.

Catholic leaders in Covington hold discussion on church teachings on immigration Almost 200 people showed up, filling the room, as ICE arrests continue in Greater Cincinnati.

After closing parishes with little or no explanation or regard for the parishioners whose spiritual lives were uprooted, they now come out with this outrageous edict.