On November 6, the 46th anniversary of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Bishop Wack will release his first pastoral letter. In "Sharing the Gift," he shares his vision for the diocese moving forward and challenges the faithful to evangelize.

The Hyde Amendment, which protects Americans from being forced to pay for elective abortions with their tax dollars, is facing repeal. We must tell Congress that any health care proposals must not fund elective abortions. Continue reading to learn how to make a stand.

WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued the following statement on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

South Bend, Ind. is an idyllic, mid-size city town of gently undulating hills, with homes and businesses nestled beneath canopies of oak, sycamore and tulip trees that shed colorful leaves in the fall and stand tall against the wind and snow during the winter. Built along the curve of the St. Joseph River and five miles from the Michigan border, the city was originally settled in the mid-1800s by Eastern European immigrants, mostly Polish and Hungarian. Through the years, South Bend’s claim to fame has been the Studebaker automobile company, the South Bend Cubs and being a next-door-neighbor to the University of Notre Dame. Now, it has another distinction: It is the town where Bishop William Albert Wack, CSC, ninth child and seventh son of Jim and Alice, was born and raised.