Several of the new cardinal-designates announced by Pope Francis have applauded the increased diversity of those getting a red hat, saying the appointments signal a shift in center of Catholicism...
In his meeting with his brother Jesuits in Belgium, Pope Francis call secularization a “complex phenomenon” and noted sometimes the Church must “confront forms of paganism.”
Participants in the ongoing Synod of Bishops on Synodality have said that while questions surrounding the role of women in the Church are important, they can be distracting from other key issues on...
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of a Hamas attack on Israel that sparked a full-blown war in Gaza that has spiraled into a broader regional conflict, a Lebanese prelate has asked that individual...
Pope Francis Sunday announced a consistory in December for the creation of 21 new cardinals from all over the world, representing yet again the pope’s love of the peripheries, and his inclination to...
Goswyn van der Weyden, “Altarpiece of St. Dymphna,” 1505
Beginning Thursday, the feast of St. Dymphna, the U.S. bishops invite Catholics to join a nine-day...
University of Dallas students gather in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament
In the spirit of St. John Henry Newman, spiritual directors on campuses...
Chip Somodevilla
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Track and field athlete Selina Soule speaks during an event celebrating the House of Representatives passing The Protection...
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Anti-death penalty activists, including members of MoveOn.org and other advocacy groups, rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court...
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The Vatican has announced that the completed restorations on the soaring baldacchino over the central altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Gian...