Pope calls for protection of migrant minors: It is everyone’s responsibility
Pope Leo XIV appealed on Wednesday to “everyone’s sense of responsibility” to protect migrant and refugee minors, stressing that children and teenagers are the most vulnerable and often endure “unspeakable…
Sri Lanka jails 15 for up to 260 years over Easter Sunday church bombings
Sri Lanka’s High Court has sentenced 15 men to prison terms of 200 to 260 years for their roles in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The convictions are the first…
Pope’s Lourdes visit to highlight Church’s response to abuse
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lourdes this week will be key to his message of respect for human life in all stages and conditions, which is the theme of his…
Bishop baptized by Fulton Sheen reflects on his legacy ahead of beatification
As the Church prepares for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24 in St. Louis, the bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, is reflecting on the significance…
Spanish life coach subjected to repeated ‘lawfare’ by LGBT lobby
Ten years ago, Elena Lorenzo, a life coach in Spain specializing in personal identity, received the first legal complaint lodged against her by the LGBT lobby there. Now fully a…
Priest’s murder in Mexico may be warning to sow fear, priest says
The recent murder of Father Román de la Cruz Hernández in the Mexican state of Hidalgo has once again drawn attention to the violence plaguing the country and has renewed…
Bishop sees Pope Leo’s visit as bringing a ‘spiritual springtime’ to Uruguay
The president of the Uruguayan Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Milton Tróccoli, said the apostolic visit of Pope Leo XIV scheduled for Nov. 6–8 will awaken a “spiritual springtime” in the country.…
Popular Catholic podcaster and religious sister announces discernment of new community
Popular Catholic speaker, podcast host, and author Sister Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, announced on Sept. 21 that she is publicly discerning the establishment of a new religious community called Friends…
Notre Dame theologian John Cavadini to receive 2026 Ratzinger Prize
John Cavadini, a professor of patristic theology at the University of Notre Dame, will receive the 2026 Ratzinger Prize. The Vatican Foundation Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI announced Cavadini as the winner…
Pope Leo XIV, in France, will bring Catholic social teaching to a secular Europe
Pope Leo XIV flies to France on Friday, where across four days in three cities he will proclaim Catholic teaching to the heart of secular Europe on matters that include…
St. Francis of Assisi: His Life and Lessons for Today
Discover how St. Francis of Assisi’s love for Christ, the poor, and creation challenges our priorities and inspires everyday conversion.
Bishop of Austin decries ICE shooting as federal officials say man fled arrest
Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, said he was “deeply saddened and disturbed” by an ICE officer’s shooting of a Venezuelan man in Austin, as federal…