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Pope Francis meets with 300 priests taking part in the World Meeting of Parish Priests on May 2, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis tells world’s parish priests: The Church could not go on without you

May 2, 2024

Pope Francis published a letter on Thursday addressed to all parish priests in the world with his advice for building a missionary Church.

Father Paul Tatu Mothobi, a member the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata (CSS/ Stigmatines) and former Media and Communications Officer of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), was found dead of gunshot wounds in South Africa, on April 27, 2024.

Priest shot dead in South Africa; Catholic bishops there decry ‘pandemic’ of murder

May 2, 2024

Father Paul Tatu Mothobi, CSS, was found dead of gunshot wounds last weekend in South Africa.

Pope Francis shared a stage with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on May 12, 2023, to speak at a two-day conference on “The General State of the Birth Rate,” held at Conciliazione Auditorium close to the Vatican.

Pope Francis to speak at event on Italy’s record-low birth rate

May 2, 2024

Pope Francis will address “The General State of the Birth Rate” conference on May 10 at the Conciliazione Auditorium close to the Vatican.

Thousands of pilgrims come together each year to take part in the annual Walk to Mary, which takes place on the first Saturday of May in Wisconsin. The 21-mile pilgrimage starts at the National Shrine of St. Joseph in De Pere, Wisconsin, and ends at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wisconsin.

Walk to Mary pilgrimage brings thousands to ‘grounds where Mary appeared’

May 2, 2024

Thousands will come together on May 4 to walk the 21-mile pilgrimage that ends at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wisconsin.

God “is our peace” and “prayer leads us to meet him,” said the archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio.

Colombian bishops call for day of prayer for peace, reconciliation in violence-torn country

May 2, 2024

The Colombian Bishops’ Conference has called on all Catholics to join the Day of the Holy Cross on May 3 in a prayer for peace and reconciliation in that country.

The pro-life flag from the Pro-Life Flag Project (www.prolifeflag.com).

Pro-life roundup: Here’s what happened with abortion at the state level this week

May 1, 2024

Here’s a look at what’s happening in the states with abortion-related legislation and policies.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa gives the homily at a Mass in which he took possession of his titular church, St. Onuphrius, in Rome on May 1, 2024.

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem takes possession of Rome titular church after delays due to war

May 1, 2024

The ceremony at St. Onuphrius, the titular church of the papal order of the Holy Sepulchre, was scheduled for April 15 when the conflict in the Middle East worsened.

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore pack the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen during a concluding listening session on the archdiocese's major parish restructuring plan on April 30, 2024.

Archdiocese of Baltimore concludes traumatic ‘listening sessions’ around restructuring plan

May 1, 2024

Hundreds of Catholic residents of Baltimore packed the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Tuesday evening to give their reactions to the archdiocese’s restructuring plans.

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Archdiocese of New Orleans suspected of child sex trafficking, warrant shows

May 1, 2024

The affidavit requesting the warrant alleges that multiple victims claim they were transported to parishes and out of state, where they were sexually abused.

Here are the countries that rank worst in the world in religious freedom 

May 1, 2024

Among the countries topping USCIRF’s list of the world’s most egregious religious freedom violators are Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, and India.

Today begins May, the month dedicated to our spiritual mother, the Virgin Mary

May 1, 2024

May will always be a special month, the month that the Church dedicates to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God and our spiritual mother.

Hispanic Eucharistic Convention leads thousands to renewed faith in the Real Presence

May 1, 2024

In an environment filled with joy and hope, thousands of people met at the Gaylord of the Rockies Convention Center in Denver on Saturday to testify to the Eucharist.