Stories

Celebrity chef Father Leo Patalinghug displays a Lenten seafood pasta meal he prepared in his Baltimore kitchen Feb. 24, 2016. During a Nov. 22, 2019, session at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, Father Patalinghug, better known as the "the cooking priest," provided a different kind of recipe, "Five Steps to Become a Teenage Saint," to help youths get to heaven. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)

Father Leo Patalinghug: Connecting Food and Faith

Susan Hines-Brigger May 14, 2020

Why do we have to limit Thanksgiving to once a year? That’s what this food-loving priest wants to know.

Stained glass of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Elizabeth Ann Seton: A Profoundly Human Saint

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD May 9, 2020

Daughter, wife, mother, widow, friend—all of these describe this first American-born saint.

Praised Bee: Marklin Candles

Susan Hines-Brigger March 27, 2020

This month, parishes across the country will light their paschal candles before the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday. Chances are, some of them were made by this self-taught candlemaker.

Catholic Colleges provide a good foundation

A Higher Education: The Importance of Catholic Colleges

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD August 23, 2019

Catholic colleges that are rooted in mission draw students who want to put their faith into action while they learn.

Mister Rogers’ Legacy

Janice Lane Palko June 24, 2019

Fred "Mister" Rogers changed the world with his message of love and respect for our neighbor. The Fred Rogers Center in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, continues to spread that message.

A Voice for Justice

Susan Hines-Brigger April 28, 2019

Patty Crawford went up against Baylor University after hundreds of women bravely came forward with sexual assault allegations. Her faith is what got her through.

The Remarkable Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe

María Ruiz Scaperlanda January 25, 2019

Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe’s been featured in Time magazine and on CNN for her humanitarian work, but her faith, not fame, is what fuels her efforts to rescue abducted girls in South Sudan and Uganda.