Martyrs or rebels?: Rome conference debates 100-year legacy of Cristero movement
A conference in Rome reflected on the legacy of Mexico’s Cristero movement, marking the 100th anniversary of the Catholic uprising against the country’s secular government. The “Viva Cristo Rey! Centenary…
U.S. bishops to elect secretary, committee chairs at November meeting
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will elect the next secretary and leadership for six committees during its November meeting, which will determine who leads the bishops’ work on…
Archbishop of Dijon, France, asks for prayers for priest who died by suicide
Archbishop Antoine Hérouard of Dijon, France, asked for prayers for Father Bernard Card, who died by suicide in his Sainte Chantal Parish house on Sunday, Oct. 4. In a letter…
Pope Leo XIV urges pontifical university students to ‘guard your hearts’
Pope Leo XIV urged students and faculty at Rome’s pontifical universities to “guard your hearts” and warned against reducing intellectual activity to the collection of data during a Mass Thursday…
Pope Leo XIV appoints Sister Mary Barron president of Pontifical Mission Societies
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Mary Teresa Barron as adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization in the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches,…
Exorcists discuss cases, emphasize essential role of sacred music and the Virgin Mary in exorcisms
About 120 exorcist priests met in Italy for a five-day conference on possession cases and on the place of sacred music and the Virgin Mary in exorcisms. The 15th Italian…
‘Nearly every Catholic health care institution’ in Illinois shielded from suicide law in court order
Catholic health institutions in Illinois will enjoy broad protection against the state’s assisted suicide law after a federal court expanded a block against the law to protect religious objectors from…
Holy See calls for abolition of death penalty at UN
The Holy See’s permanent observer to the U.N. urged the international community to abolish the death penalty during a meeting at the 81st General Assembly. Archbishop Christophe El-Kassis argued for…
Pope Leo XIV says unity is necessary for evangelization
VATICAN CITY — “Being a Christian … is a life in union with Christ,” and true evangelization stems directly from this spiritual bond, Pope Leo XIV said in a special…
Notre Dame religious liberty scholars urge Supreme Court to strike down Texas Ten Commandments law
Religious liberty scholars at the University of Notre Dame are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a Texas law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in…
Pope Leo XIV urges bishops to show courage in responding to struggling families
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday urged bishops from around the world gathered at the Vatican for a meeting on the family to face with “courage” the challenge of learning from…
‘Amoris Laetitia’ is consistent with Church teaching, sister tells pope and bishops
VATICAN CITY — Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis’ 2016 apostolic exhortation on the family, is consistent with the Church teaching and practice that came before it, Sister Helen Alford, OP, said…