NFL legend Mike Ditka was a Catholic coach
Former professional football coach Mike Ditka, a practicing Catholic who occasionally served as lector at the 7 a.m. team Mass on game-day Sundays during his decade leading the Chicago Bears,…
Transnational online scam operations on the rise, U.S. State Department says
The State Department released its 2026 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on Oct. 8, showing criminal organizations and repressive governments are using trafficking for profit in new ways. The report,…
Guadalupe expert appointed to lead Mexico’s preparations for 500th anniversary of apparitions
Father Eduardo Chávez has been named representative of the Primate Archdiocese of Mexico for the celebrations of the fifth centenary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which will…
Bishops of El Salvador ask Pope Leo to proclaim Saint Óscar Romero a Doctor of the Church
The bishops of El Salvador asked Pope Leo XIV to proclaim St. Óscar Arnulfo Romero a doctor of the Church and to visit the Central American country to pray at…
Vatican meeting examines why young people are reluctant to marry
VATICAN CITY — Why are fewer young people choosing to marry in the Catholic Church, and how does contemporary society understand the relationship between sexuality, procreation, and the sacrament of…
Pope Leo XIV to open international congress on infertility in Rome
ROME — Pope Leo XIV will open an international congress on fertility and infertility on Oct. 16, bringing together specialists from a range of disciplines to address the scientific, anthropological,…
U.S. Catholic bishops condemn ‘barbaric’ plan to livestream military execution
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) condemned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s announcement that the military execution of the Fort Hood mass shooter, Nidal Hasan, will be livestreamed for…
Iowa bishop calls for government to release immigrant mother facing deportation
Bishop Dennis Walsh of Davenport, Iowa, is joining a chorus of voices calling for the federal government to release an immigrant mother facing deportation as advocates argue that she is…
Priest in Ireland admits to over 100 child sex offenses as bishop seeks Vatican dismissal
A priest from the Diocese of Derry in Ireland has admitted to 109 child sex offense charges from June 22, 2023, to April 18, 2025. Bishop Michael Router said he…
Cardinal Tagle elected new dean of the College of Cardinals
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been elected dean of the College of Cardinals, succeeding Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who has held the position since 2020. The Filipino prelate is…
EWTN names Ursula Murua to succeed Montse Alvarado as head of EWTN News
EWTN Global Catholic Network on Friday named Ursula Murua, a longtime leader of digital strategy, as the next president of EWTN News, effective Nov. 1. Murua, a native of Peru…
The lifesaving miracle that led to St. John Henry Newman’s canonization
The sainthood of John Henry Newman, who was declared a doctor of the Church on Nov. 1, 2025, rested on two inexplicable healings that the Catholic Church officially recognized as…