Mark Gray

A monstrance holds the Eucharist at a church in Colorado. (Unsplash/Josh Applegate)

US bishops defend planned $28 million eucharistic congress amid criticism

Bishop Andrew Cozzens, point man for the multiyear National Eucharistic Revival and the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress, says $28 million is "a lot of money," but "the spiritual fruits will be worth the investment."

(CNS/Reuters/Aaron P. Bernstein)

Abuse crisis, leadership failure seen having impact on church giving

By Brian Fraga, Catholic News Service
A man receives Communion on the U.S. side of the border in El Paso, Texas, Feb. 17, 2016, as Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec)

Do Catholics 'actually' believe in the Real Presence?

By Heidi Schlumpf

Study shows young adults leaving church start down that path at age 13

By Nicholas Wolfram Smith, Catholic News Service

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