German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said in an interview published on Thursday that the Catechism of the Catholic Church is “not set in stone” and “one is also allowed to doubt what it says.” The cardinal ...

One morning, while Mae Groleau was dutifully waiting for the parish catechism class to end so she could bring her children home, Father Edward Malloy approached her and said, “Mae, I see you bring ...

ROME – A celebrated prelate who helped write the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and who’s widely recognized as being among the Church’s top theologians, upheld Church teaching on LGBTQ+ issues on ...

Teaching catechism to little kids is a deliciously straightforward enterprise. You get to tell them wonderful, captivating stories, and then drop the bombshell: "And guess what? It's all true!" And ...

No matter where Dolores Montoya goes these days, to the store, to church, wherever, the scene replays itself over and over. A young person will see Montoya and ask a simple question: "Do you remember ...

A catechist in the Philippines has started teaching catechism and commenting on social issues to young Catholics on social media using puppets and theater. Alberto Saldajeno is posting five-minute ...

A version of this story appeared in the Jan 15-28, 2016 print issue under the headline: "Passing on the faith to a new generation". In countless parishes across the United States, volunteers take on ...

For the third year in a row, a Catholic podcast has bolted out of the gate after New Year’s Day to become the No. 1 most popular on Apple Podcasts, beating out secular podcasts from The New York Times ...

Night after night, Mary Beth Burns dons a black habit, steps on stage and teaches a catechism class — a Christmas catechism class, that is. Burns performs as "Sister" in the one-woman show, "Sister's ...

MIDDLETOWN -- For over 20 years, Marie Pandolfi, 74, has been teaching catechism to second-graders. Each Monday, she arrives at St. Sebastian's Church at 4 p.m. to assist Sister Juana with her class.

Each day at 5 a.m., at a rental house in West Seattle, four nuns sent here from a congregation in Mexico City begin an 18-hour day helping Hispanic Catholics in far-flung parishes throughout Western ...