These cloistered nuns who never leave the convent are at WYD for the first time
“If you are afraid, this is going to paralyze you. If you think that God is calling you, respond. A vocation has two important points: the call and the response.…
What’s so unique about Mouraria, the Lisbon neighborhood mentioned by Pope Francis this week?
The Church of São Cristóvão, one of only a handful of buildings and monuments whose works of art survived the 1755 earthquake that devastated Lisbon, would be raised to the…
Judge halts law that would restrict Illinois pro-life pregnancy centers
The Thomas More Society, a Catholic law firm, is representing the pregnancy centers in the lawsuit. The organization also represents the national pregnancy help center network National Institute of Family…
Acquitted pro-life activist Mark Houck announces run for Congress
In the early hours of Sept. 23, 2022, authorities arrived outside the Houck family’s home in Kintnersville in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. On the day of Houck’s arrest, his wife, Ryan-Marie…
Cardinal Tagle to young Filipinos: ‘Only Jesus will make us true influencers’
“If the one influencing you is Jesus and the Gospel, go right ahead, influence other people through this social media, which is a world in itself,” Tagle said. The cardinal…
Pope Francis at WYD Stations of the Cross: ‘Jesus wipes away our hidden tears’
“Approaching my high school graduation, my parents went through a horrendous divorce and my world spiraled out of control. I sank deep into depression, I struggled with self-harm, became a…
UK man fined for praying outside abortion clinic now faces criminal charges
The Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP) Council issued a charge against Smith-Connor on May 12 but did not inform him of the charge until July, ADF UK said. “In permitting…
New pastoral note by Denver archbishop highlights ‘clearest teaching on the Eucharist’ in Scripture
John 6:51, 53-56 Jesus is emphatic in his teaching and consistent in his claims. It is difficult to understand how a believer reading this passage could come away with a…
Pope receives posthumous letter from young Carmelite who wanted to attend WYD
“In that case, I hope he allows me to lend you a hand — and all the better — from heaven, ‘stirring things up’ and celebrating, as you say so…
Generation Xers’ church attendance drops to millennial levels, survey suggests
“Among the biggest changes in their religious perspective were declines in believing God created humans, that he is the basis of truth, and that he is the omniscient and omnipotent…
‘I want to give my life for this’: 2 priests, friar at WYD share their vocation stories
‘What’s next?’ Father Peter Julia, the diocesan vocations director in the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, readily admits he has an unorthodox history for a priest. “I thought just like a…
Pope meets with clerical abuse survivors, urges Church to hear victims’ ‘anguished cry’
The clerical abuse watchdog BishopAccountability.org issued a statement following the pope’s meeting calling for “true reform” to accompany gestures and apologies, and for the pope to enact a “zero tolerance”…