At or near the top of almost any Catholic parent’s list of things they want for their children is for them to continue practicing their Catholic faith into adulthood. But recent statistics paint a ...
NEW ORLEANS — In the case of serial child molester and retired Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker, the cover-up failed. But it wasn’t for lack of trying by a coalition of high-ranking church officials ...
A Massachusetts couple suing the state's Department of Children and Families (DCF) say they were "shocked" when they were first informed of the reason their foster application was denied. Mike and ...
As more and more parents are choosing to homeschool, it is perhaps not surprising that long-simmering tensions between parish religious education and homeschooling parents are coming to a head.
When parents arrive at one of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Catholic schools, they typically come for one of three reasons: the physical and psychological safety of their children, academic rigor and ...
Before Christianity came on the scene, ancient Greek and Roman pagans did not consider children to be fully human persons like adults. Indeed, it is not too strong to say that Christianity introduced ...
Catholic leaders in Washington have sued the state over a new law requiring clergy to report suspected child abuse, including details potentially revealed during confession. The lawsuit, filed last ...
Catholic clergy members in Washington may be forced to choose between excommunication or disobeying the government because of a recently signed law that requires them to break the seal of confession ...
APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – A Kaukauna Catholic school teacher who was initially charged with seven counts of sexual exploitation of a child and seven counts of child pornography is now facing an ...
New York’s Catholic bishops are supporting a proposal from Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to increase the state’s child tax credit — an effort to address New York’s stubbornly high child poverty rate, ...
Dr. Gregory Popcak said the conclusion of the study was that children who grow up in a warm and affectionate home — spending time with their family in fun, prayer, and service to others — are more ...