For decades, celibacy for priests has been an ongoing discussion within the Catholic community.
As part of Ash Wednesday observance, Christians place ashes on their foreheads to remind them of their mortality.
Saint Francis of Assisi is known as the patron saint of animals and the environment.
Many of them started on Wednesday, but many Catholic schools have already had their first day.
Catholic schools return to the classroom starting Aug. 16.
Archbishop Shelton Fabre said his motto is "Comfort my People."
A Kentucky priest's pasta sauce is headed to the friendly skies -- and it's all for a good cause.
"It is grievous that one of President Biden's first official acts actively promotes the destruction of human lives in developing nations," read the statement from Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann.
Organizers and attendees hope more people will come to the table to have uncomfortable conversations and come up with solutions to racial inequality.
In a Sept. 16 message posted to posted on "The Record," an official Catholic website that serves parishioners in Central Kentucky, Kurtz explained how his treatment will proceed.