China ordains 18th bishop under Vatican agreement
Father Andrew Ding Yang was ordained Tuesday, Sept. 8, as archbishop of Chongqing in southwestern China, a see that had been vacant since March 26, 2001. It was the fourth…
Mary’s birthday: The Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of Sept. 8, nine months after the Dec. 8 celebration of her immaculate conception…
Leo XIV: Mary’s simple presence — and her Son within her — moves all of history
ROME — It was shortly after 5 p.m. local time when Pope Leo XIV arrived at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, awaited by thousands of people along…
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine after Russian attacks
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday deplored the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine and voiced hopes for peace amid U.S.-led efforts to end the war. “With a sorrowful heart, I have…
7 lesser-known apostles and where Catholics can encounter them today
When Christians think of Jesus’ Twelve Apostles, they might immediately think of Peter, John, and Matthew. But what about some of the lesser-known followers he chose? While Scripture gives us…
Pope Leo XIV to Arab-region churches: ‘Do not be afraid of your smallness’
Pope Leo XIV offered a clear measure for the mission of the Church in the Middle East, a region marked by conflict, migration, and hardship, telling Latin-rite bishops serving across…
Pope Leo XIV points to St. John Henry Newman as a model for education today
Pope Leo XIV received a delegation from the University of Oxford’s Oriel College at the Vatican on Sept. 4, highlighting St. John Henry Newman’s vision of education as a response…
Pope Leo XIV to seminarians: ‘As I look at each of you, I see the marvelousness of God’
On Sept. 3, Pope Leo XIV received at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace a group of seminarians from two Italian seminaries, thanking them on behalf of the Church for “the ‘yes’…
Abuse prevention, liturgy central to Vatican courses for new bishops
The Vatican is hosting its annual formation course for newly appointed bishops from Sept. 2-10, bringing together 147 prelates from five continents to strengthen ecclesial communion and provide practical tools…
True ecological conversion passes through the Eucharist, says International Theological Commission
VATICAN CITY — “Ecology is the result of how the equation of the interaction between cosmology and anthropology is resolved. Therefore, an ecological approach that seeks to get to the…
Pope calls for ‘unmasking’ the contradictions of the world, such as seeing war as a solution
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called for “unmasking the contradictions” of the contemporary world and said that believers are called to take on “the burdens of their…
Pope Leo: Take time out of the daily bustle to ‘listen to the melodious voice’ of creation
Pope Leo XIV invited people to take time out from the daily bustle of their lives to listen to “the melodious voice of creation,” through which God speaks, as the…