After stillbirth loss, mother of 7 returns to school to help others heal
After experiencing an unimaginable loss, Kelly Helsel felt called to begin a new chapter. Following 17 years as a stay-at-home mother, she returned to school to pursue her dream of…
‘Love is stronger’: How a Catholic woman saved tens of thousands of orphans
In a chapel in Burundi in 1993, after she saw 72 of her friends, family, and colleagues executed, Marguerite Barankitse told God she no longer believed he was love. “How…
Pope Leo to sick and caregivers: ‘In the various situations of life, no one should be left alone’
In recognizing the work of the Italian Association for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (AISLA, by its Italian acronym), Pope Leo affirmed that “in the various situations of life — especially the…
Pope Leo meets with Haiti’s prime minister
Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, prime minister of Haiti, a country which continues to suffer from a wave of violence and insecurity, was received by Pope Leo on Saturday. Following the meeting,…
Holy See calls on UN to never subordinate migrants’ lives to other interests
The Holy See emphasized the need to place human dignity at the center of migration policies during its May 6 address to the Second International Migration Review Forum being held…
Catholics weigh in as Supreme Court faces deadline on telemedicine abortion ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court’s stay on the 5th Circuit’s ruling restricting access to telemedicine abortions is set to expire May 11, a deadline that could bring an extension, allow the…
U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to press China’s president on Jimmy Lai case
More than 100 U.S. lawmakers sent President Donald Trump a letter asking him to address Jimmy Lai’s case when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May…
Bishop urges global intervention against execution of 200 Ethiopian youth in Saudi Arabia
Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia has appealed to the international community to urgently intervene and halt the planned execution of 200 Ethiopian nationals reportedly…
Church in Colombia begins training digital missionaries to faithfully proclaim the Gospel
With the aim of proclaiming the Gospel on the so-called “digital continent,” the Colombian Bishops’ Conference launched the Digital Missionaries School last weekend. The school is an initiative of the…
Meet the Trump surgeon general nominee who kept her baby despite an unplanned pregnancy as a teen
President Donald Trumpʼs nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Nicole Saphier, kept her son, Nick, when she became pregnant unexpectedly at age 17. Saphier, a radiologist who specializes in treating breast…
French sister ‘bringing Jesus’ light’ to Haiti’s most vulnerable children
As children in Haiti face unimaginable conditions, a religious sister and her team are changing thousands of lives by providing protection, education, and faith formation in the nationʼs most dangerous…
Inside the most popular happy hour among Washington, D.C., Catholics
WASHINGTON — Young adult Catholics living in Washington, D.C., are flocking to the Emmaus Happy Hour, a monthly event that its founder says is rooted in authentic friendship and the…