Pope Leo XIV in Paris: No one ‘is merely a number’
PARIS — Pope Leo XIV told his congregation at an open-air Mass in Paris on Saturday that “none of us is merely a number or an entry in a register…
Pope addresses ‘surprising’ Catholic growth in secular France
PARIS — Pope Leo XIV met new and prospective Catholics and their leaders on Saturday as he encouraged the Catholic Church in France to “strike a wise balance” between welcoming…
Knights of Columbus pitch their role at Symposium on Young American Men
A senior adviser to the Knights of Columbus discussed the need for men to have fraternal community at the Second Symposium on Young American Men held in Washington, D.C., on…
Prayer vigils for unborn babies kick off across nation
Prayer vigils led by the pro-life group 40 Days for Life are underway this week, from Sept. 23 to Nov. 1, across the nation. 40 Days for Life is a…
English scholars ‘piece together history’ to reunite missing pages of centuries-old Catholic text
Not many literary works in medieval Europe could lay claim to the status of “bestseller.” Among them was “The Mirror of the Blessed Life of Christ.” That text, which was…
Pope Leo hears testimony of migrants in Paris: God opened ‘a new path for me’
PARIS — Pope Leo XIV listened to the stories of faith and hope of two migrants to France at an integration center in the Paris archdiocese on Saturday. France is…
Thousands of young French Catholics converge on soccer stadium for prayer with Pope Leo
SAINT-DENIS, France — At least 80,000 young Catholics flocked to France’s national soccer stadium north of Paris on Friday night to pray with Pope Leo XIV and to hear his…
Over 150,000 visitors prepare to welcome Pope Leo in Lourdes
LOURDES, France — As Pope Leo XIV lands in Paris to begin the first official papal visit to France since 2008, pilgrims, organizers, and business owners in Lourdes are preparing…
Texas abortion law not to blame for death of Tierra Walker, pro-lifers say
A lawsuit is targeting Texas’ law against abortion, saying a 37-year-old woman was a casualty of the law — but pro-life physicians disagree. Tierra Walker, 37, died of preeclampsia in…
Pope Leo prays at Notre-Dame Cathedral: ‘where heaven and earth meet’
PARIS — Pope Leo XIV prayed Evening Prayer at Notre-Dame Cathedral on Friday, becoming the first pope to set foot in the monumental church since it was rebuilt after the…
Pope Leo XIV warns of ’corruption of culture’ in the age of AI
PARIS — Pope Leo XIV warned that Artificial Intelligence has fostered a “corruption of culture” that could affect what it means to be human, during a speech at the United…
A Catholic support program for the children of divorced parents
According to a study presented in 2024, in Spain much like in many other countries, “the approximate probability of a marriage ending in divorce is around 50%.” This is a…