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St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, at the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome, Italy on Feb. 3, 2016.

Padre Pio: 13 facts about St. Pio of Pietrelcina to know and share

Sep 23, 2025

By Alyssa Murphy

Padre Pio is known for his deep wisdom, his stigmata, miraculous reports of his bilocation, being physically attacked by the... Read more

Abdul Mannan Khan and his disabled son Abu Mosa Khan meet with Father Robert Terence McCahill at their home in Munshigonj district, Bangladesh, on Nov. 18, 2025. The priest visits villages daily to find disabled children and connect them with medical treatment.

Father Bob and his bicycle: How this 88-year-old priest serves Bangladesh’s disabled children

Dec 1, 2025

By Stephan Uttom Rozario

Father Robert Terence McCahill cares for poor disabled people in Bangladesh. Ths week marks 50 years of service for the... Read more

A crowd prays the rosary in Madrid, Spain, on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, patron saint of Spain, Dec. 8, 2023.

Vatican: Holy days of obligation not dispensed if transferred to a Monday

Nov 1, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Vatican said that certain feast days are established by canon law as days of obligation. These “must be observed”... Read more

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U.S. Supreme Court hears dispute over faith-based pregnancy centers

Dec 2, 2025

By Steven Harras

The U.S. Supreme Court considered whether a New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center may challenge a state subpoena demanding donor information. Read more

A screenshot from the Vancouver video in which Alissa Golob recorded her conversation with a health care worker at BC Women’s Hospital.

Reactions mount in Canada to undercover video exposing late-term abortions

Dec 1, 2025

By The B.C. Catholic

Alissa Golob, co-founder of RightNow, posed as an undecided pregnant woman in abortion facilities in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Calgary... Read more

Workers erect the Vatican’s 2025 Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025.

Vatican’s 2025 Christmas tree installed in St. Peter’s Square

Nov 27, 2025

By Kristina Millare

A towering Christmas tree now stands in the center of St. Peter’s Square after the spruce arrived at the Vatican... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV, at Mass in Turkey, calls for Catholic, ecumenical, and interreligious unity

Nov 29, 2025

By Elias Turk

Pope Leo XIV marked the start of Advent on Saturday with an appeal for unity and peace. Read more

St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown, Ohio.

Ohio Catholic high school and diocese hit with 4 lawsuits over alleged student-led abuse

Dec 2, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio, and one of its Catholic high schools are facing multiple lawsuits over the alleged mishandling... Read more

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5 Catholic resources to help you grow closer to Christ this Advent

Nov 23, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Here are five Advent resources to help you prepare to welcome Jesus this Christmas. 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 celebration of liturgical music is the focus of the Mass for the Jubilee of Choirs on Nov. 23, 2025, at the Vatican.

Liturgical singing requires ‘a deep spiritual life,’ Pope Leo XIV says

Nov 23, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV praised the “precious” ministry of liturgical music and told choir members that their service at the altar... Read more

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople sign a joint declaration at the Palace of the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV and Bartholomew I ‘deeply alarmed’ by global tensions

Nov 29, 2025

By Elias Turk

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople said on Saturday they are “deeply alarmed by the current... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets a young mother and her child outside of the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, Lebanon, on Dec. 1, 2025.

Pope Leo to Lebanese youth: Love, not retaliation, is the real answer to evil

Dec 1, 2025

By Elias Turk

Pope Leo XIV met Lebanese youth in the square in front of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch in Bkerké on... Read more

Pope Leo XIV reflects on the enduring message of St. Charbel Makhlouf at the hermit’s tomb at the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, Lebanon, on Dec. 1, 2025.

Pope Leo entrusts Lebanon to St. Charbel’s intercession, prays at his tomb

Dec 1, 2025

By Elias Turk

Pope Leo XIV began his second day in Lebanon on Monday with a deeply symbolic pilgrimage to the tomb of... Read more

St. Peter’s Square during the declaration of St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church in November 2025.

The Holy See closed the 2024 fiscal year with a surplus of $1.86 million

Dec 1, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Holy See closed the 2024 fiscal year with a surplus of 1.6 million euros ($1.86 million), according to the... Read more