Major League Soccer All-Star Rediscovers Beauty of Catholic Faith

Columbus Crew midfielder Eddie Gaven pursues soccer career with proper perspective.

Colorado Catholics Gather to Pray for Shooting Victims and Comfort Survivors

Bishop Conley prayed at the community vigil, and parishes remembered fallen parishioners.

Frontline Faith Marks 2 Years of Providing Catholic MP3s to the Troops

Apostolate to those defending our freedom rolls out digital versions for non-Catholic Christians and for those on the homefront.

Pope Benedict Reminds the Faithful to Praise God Always

June 20 papal audience highlights.

Pope Benedict: God Works Wonders Through Prayer

The Holy Father continued his dicsussion of St. Paul's life on June 13.

Pope Benedict: 'Amen' Expresses Trust in God

Christians must do God's will and transform our lives like St. Paul, the Holy Father said May 30.

Pope Benedict: Children of God, Cry Out to 'Abba, Father!'

"Perhaps modern man does not perceive the beauty, grandeur and profound consolation contained in the word ‘Father,’ with which we can turn to God in prayer, because the father figure is often not sufficiently present in today’s world and is often not a sufficiently positive presence in everyday life,” the Holy Father said May 23.

Pope Benedict: St. Paul Teaches Us to Pray With the Holy Spirit's Help

Heavenly aid helps us pray, the Holy Father said May 16.

Pope Reflects on the Power of Prayer

The Holy Father reminded the faithful May 9 to trust God like Peter did and thanks everyone for their prayers for him as the Successor of Peter.

Pope Benedict Speaks About St. Stephen's Courageous Conviction

The Holy Father said May 2 that Stephen's 'very martyrdom is the fulfillment of his life and his message: He becomes one with Christ.'

VIDEO: Is the Rosary Just "Vain Repetitions"?

The Healing of a Football Player’s Wounded Heart

Former quarterback finds peace of soul in the Mass, priesthood and intercession of St. Joseph.

Pope: Make Prayer a Priority

Without prayer as 'the breath of the soul and of life,' the Holy Father said, the faithful 'risk suffocating in the midst of a thousand everyday things.'

Help for the Journey of Life

Saturday Book Pick: Three aspects of our earthly pilgrimage.

Pope: Prayer Strengthens the Church

'We too,' said Benedict on April 18, 'must bring the events of our daily lives into our prayer, in order to seek their most profound significance.'

A Challenging Book, but Worth the Time

Saturday Book Pick: Stratford Caldecott’s All Things Made New: The Mysteries of the World in Christ.

Pope Benedict: Mary Is Our Model for Prayer

The Mother of God, he explained on March 14, “teaches us the necessity of prayer.”

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Pope Discusses Christ's Silence on the Cross and Need for Silence in Prayer

From Benedict XVI's March 7 general audience: Silence has 'the capacity to open a space in our inner being, a space in which God can dwell, which can ensure that his word remains within us and that love for him is rooted in our minds and hearts and animates our lives.'

Pope: Evangelize With Silence

March 11 issue editorial on how the work of bringing the world to God must involve silence as much as it involves words and actions.