Upon his installation as the 10th Bishop of Harrisburg, Bishop Joseph P. McFadden assumes the role of president of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference Administrative Board.

May is the month in which many children make their First Holy Communion. Whether you are attending the First Holy Communion of a child or not, it is the perfect time to reflect on the …

The Vatican released its Statistical Yearbook of the Church earlier this week. This latest edition, which includes information from 2000-2008, shows that the number of Catholics has increased worldwide by 11.54 percent, from 1.045 billion in …

Commenting on the final guidelines on Human Stem Cell Research published by the National Institutes for Health (NIH) last week, Philadelphia Archbishop Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, …