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The Holy Family traveled more than 1,200 miles from Israel to Egypt and back

Jan 6, 2023

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

“Coptic Christians have identified some 25 places where they believe Mary, Joseph, and Jesus stayed during their sojourn in Egypt,”... Read more

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Leader of schismatic Colorado Springs group disregards excommunication

Dec 5, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The Servants of the Holy Family is a group that labels itself Catholic despite the Diocese of Colorado Springs’ declaration... Read more

Andrei Rublev, “The Nativity,” 1405.

Why the Church begins the year celebrating Mary, the mother of God

Jan 1, 2025

By John Grondelski

Catholic teaching has held together the mystery of “one Person with two natures” from the very beginning. Read more

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, arrives to the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “God and Country Breakfast” at the Pfister Hotel on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee.

13 things to know about J.D. Vance’s Catholic journey

Jul 21, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance has written extensively about his life in faith, both in a mega-selling memoir and... Read more

Blessed Carlo Acutis.

12 things you should know about soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis

Who was Carlo Acutis? Was his body found incorrupt? Was he really a gamer? What did he play? Here are... Read more

Stained0glass window of Blessed Carlo Acutis at St. Aldhelm’s in Malmesbury, England.

Here’s how to pray the official novena to soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis

Apr 17, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Carlo Acutis will be canonized during the Church’s Jubilee for Teenagers on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square and this... Read more

The lethal injection chamber at the Oklahoma State Penintentiary, May 7, 2010. Credit: Josh Rushing via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

U.S. executions rise in 2025 amid shifting public opinion

Dec 29, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A rise in executions in the U.S. in 2025 occurred alongside “shifting public opinion” against the death penalty, offering anti-death-penalty... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 28, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV urges families to keep the flame of love alive

Dec 28, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged Christian families to “cherish the values of the Gospel” and protect the “flame of... Read more

The tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in Assisi, Italy.

Blessed Carlo Acutis’ doctors recall his last days in hospital

Oct 12, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Fifteen-year-old Carlo Acutis died within a week of being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia, offering his suffering for the pope... Read more

A chalk home blessing from the feast of the Epiphany.

How to bless your home on the feast of Epiphany 2025

Jan 5, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The letters and numbers used in the traditional Epiphany blessing have great significance.  Read more

The Sacred Heart of Jesus.

U.S. bishops to consecrate nation to Sacred Heart of Jesus

Nov 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

U.S. bishops approved the consecration of the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 2026 to accompany the country’s... Read more

Pope Leo XIV venerates a statue of the child Jesus during the celebration of Christmas Mass during the Night in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Christmas night homily

Dec 24, 2025

By Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV's full homily at Christmas Mass during the Night in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday. Read more

Speaker Edward Sri gives a talk on Jan. 4, 2025, at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City.

St. Pier Giorgio Frassati inspires theme of SEEK conference

Oct 29, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students’ (FOCUS) SEEK conference is set to take place in three cities for the first... Read more

The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, was ravaged by arson on the night of Sept. 2, 2024.

Devastating attack on church in France renews concerns over security in places of worship

Sep 4, 2024

By Solène Tadié

The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, was ravaged by arson... Read more

Bishop Earl Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, carries the Blessed Sacrament during a procession at Pickaway Correctional Institution on June 28, 2024, at one of the stops on the Seton Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. Credit: Catholic Times/Ken Snow

Bishop of Columbus grants Mass dispensation to immigrants who fear deportation

Dec 29, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Bishop Earl Fernandes announced that those who fear immigration enforcement action are free from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass... Read more