Bishop Barron lauds U.S. secretary of state’s speech to Munich Security Conference
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) over the weekend that elicited a standing ovation and widespread accolades, including from Bishop Robert…
Pope appoints Catholic Harvard professor to Vatican social sciences academy
Pope Leo XIV has appointed a Harvard University epidemiology professor and director of the Human Flourishing Program to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Tyler J. VanderWeele, a Catholic, is…
Pope Leo XIV tells Opus Dei no decision yet on revised statutes
Pope Leo XIV told the prelate of Opus Dei on Feb. 16 that “the process of updating Opus Dei’s statutes continues in its study phase and that no publication date…
Just what does it mean to be named a ‘chaplain of His Holiness’?
Among the recent appointments of Pope Leo XIV, one in particular has been made with remarkable frequency: that of “chaplain of His Holiness.” What does this honorary title mean? In…
Pope Leo to mark start of Lent with historic procession on ancient Roman hill
Pope Leo XIV will preside over the traditional Ash Wednesday procession and Mass on Rome’s Aventine Hill, an important place of Christian veneration and pilgrimage for more than 1,500 years.…
DC bishop: Catholics should ‘get the facts’ on immigration, Church teachings
Catholics must educate themselves on “the facts” regarding the U.S. immigration system and the Church’s teachings on the matter, according to Washington, D.C., Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala. Following his participation…
Pope Leo XIV, in first Roman parish visit, calls for ‘disarming’ meekness
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday made his first visit to a parish in the Diocese of Rome, celebrating Mass at Santa Maria Regina Pacis in Ostia Lido and urging Catholics…
Catholic thinkers, tech experts reflect on promise and perils of AI at New York Encounter
NEW YORK — How can Catholic social teaching guide us in weighing the benefits of artificial intelligence against the dangers it poses to human dignity? That question animated a wide-ranging…
Pope Leo XIV prays for Madagascar after twin cyclones
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday expressed his closeness to the people of Madagascar after two cyclones caused flooding and landslides. “I pray for the victims, their families, and for all…
‘It was the best thing I’ve ever done’: Abuse victim details papal meeting
Feb. 2 marked a turning point in the life of David Ryan, a 61-year-old Irishman who suffered sexual abuse as a teenager. More than 40 years later, he was able…
Ukraine bishop at New York Encounter: War begins when man rejects God from his heart
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, survival means remaining in relationship with Christ and in community with one another, according to a delegation of Ukrainian Catholic Church leaders who gave their…
Slowing of religious decline points to ‘shifting’ faith landscape, experts say at New York Encounter
Recent claims of an emerging religious revival in the West may overstate the case, but there are clear signs that belief in God is rising, experts said Saturday at the…