Archive for June 14, 2025

The McCoppin family (from left): Alyssa, Courteney, James, Rhys, and Kelly, poses for a photo after entering the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil on April 8, 2023, at Sacred Heart Church in Manassas.?w=200&h=150

By Ashleigh Kassock/The Catholic Herald

Virginia teen’s Catholic school journey inspires whole family’s conversion

After enrolling in Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School, Kelly McCoppin was immediately drawn to the Catholic faith... Read more

Fernando Moscardó (center) and his friend Patricia (far left) meet with Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Mikel Garciandía of Palencia (right) after the Holy Father’s general audience on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Young people present to Pope Leo XIV their spiritual renewal project for Europe

Pope Leo XIV this week spoke with young people who have embarked on a “spiritual revolution” to restore Europe’s soul. Read more

Deacons gather in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in February. The number of deacons in the U.S. has declined year over year, according to a recent report, June 13, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Annual report finds there are ‘not enough’ deacons being ordained in the U.S.

The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University published the survey results in its 2025 report “A... Read more

The front door of 212 E. 141st Place, the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, in Dolton, Illinois.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Chicago could go for more than $1 million

The three-bedroom brick structure with a spacious backyard was home to Pope Leo XIV — then Robert Prevost — during... Read more

A Brooklyn Park police officer looks on while guarding the entrance to a neighborhood on June 14, 2025, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

‘Senseless violence’: Minnesota Catholic leaders respond to shooting, murder of lawmakers

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed Saturday, while state Sen. John Hoffman and... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses Catholic faithful on the scoreboard at Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox, on June 14, 2025, in Chicago during a celebration and Mass to honor his selection as pope.?w=200&h=150

By Jonathan Liedl

Pope Leo XIV encourages young people to be ‘beacons of hope’ at Chicago event

“You are the promise of hope for so many of us,” the pope told young people attending the “Chicago Celebrates... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses Catholic faithful on the scoreboard at Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox, during a celebration and Mass on June 14, 2025, in Chicago to honor his selection as pope.?w=200&h=150

By Pope Leo XIV

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s address to Catholics in Chicago

“You are the promise of hope for so many of us,” the pope told young people attending the event at... Read more