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From heartache to hope: One woman’s mission to match Catholics for marriage

Jun 22, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The founder of Cana Connections describes the new dating service as “more old-school, traditional matchmaking.” Read more

A life-sized statue of Christ is displayed at the site of the Stations of the Cross garden in Maysville, Kentucky, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Kentucky political leader builds life-sized Stations of the Cross garden

Jun 22, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Catholics in northeastern Kentucky will soon be able to follow the passion of Christ in life-sized form thanks to the... Read more

The outside of Guaranteed Rate Field, where the Chicago White Sox baseball team plays.

‘He’s one of us’: New short film chronicles Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago life before papacy

Jun 21, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

CEO and President of Spirit Juice Rob Kaczmark takes viewers on a tour of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood life on... Read more

American adults in their 20s and 30s plan to have fewer children than adults did a decade ago, Pew Research Center reported on June 19, 2025.

Pew report: U.S. adults in their 20s and 30s plan to have fewer than 2 children

Jun 20, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

American adults in their 20s and 30s plan to have fewer children than adults did a decade ago, a new... Read more

The childhood home of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, in Dolton, Illinois.

Auction for the sale of pope’s childhood home extended

Jun 20, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

The extension comes as the village of Dolton, Illinois, continues its efforts to acquire the 1,050-square-foot home located at 212... Read more

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, chair of the United States’ recently created Religious Liberty Commission, talks with Raymond Arroyo on “The World Over” on June 19, 2025.

Religious Liberty Commission chair shares outlook after first hearing

As the work of the presidential Religious Liberty Commission gets underway, the commission’s chairmansaid he sees two sets of domestic... Read more

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Linz, Austria, is the largest church building in that country.

Austria to ordain more priests in 2025 than in previous years

Jun 20, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more

Los Angeles Archbishop José Gómez.

Archbishop of Los Angeles criticizes mass deportations: ‘Judge each case on its merits’

Jun 19, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

L.A. Archbishop José Gómez, who is himself an immigrant from Mexico and a naturalized citizen of the United States, penned... Read more

The United States Capitol.

U.S. House panel investigates Planned Parenthood’s use of federal funds

Jun 19, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia, announced June 18, 2025, that it will offer graduate degrees in education beginning in the fall.

Christendom College to offer graduate degrees in education

Jun 19, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Christendom College announced that it will begin offering graduate degrees in education in what its president calls a “tremendous moment”... Read more

Political advocacy and media organization CatholicVote announced on June 19, 2025, that Kelsey Reinhardt will be its new president.

CatholicVote names Kelsey Reinhardt new president 

Jun 19, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

CatholicVote has named Kelsey Reinhardt as its new president following the appointment of the group’s co-founder, Brian Burch, as U.S.... Read more

An 1889 rendition by architects Bullard & Bullard of the National Emancipation Monument proposed for Springfield, Illinois (Library of Congress), superimposed on a 34-star U.S. flag dating to the Civil War.

Catholic parishes mark Juneteenth, the ‘second independence day’ for U.S.

Jun 19, 2025

By Paris Apodaca

Catholic churches are celebrating the national holiday of Juneteenth this week by honoring the freedom won by formerly enslaved Black... Read more

St. Adalbert Parish in Chicago.

Chicago City Council votes to protect historic Catholic parish after yearslong effort

Jun 19, 2025

By Daniel Payne

City leaders voted at their June 18 meeting to designate St. Adalbert’s Parish in the Pilsen neighborhood as a Designated... Read more

Demand among Catholic families in northern Virginia has spurred the leadership of the St. Jerome Institute, a classical liberal arts high school in Washington, D.C., to announce plans to open a second campus in the Diocese of Arlington.

UPDATE: Classical Catholic high school in DC announces plans for second location

Jun 19, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Demand from Catholic families has spurred the St. Jerome Institute, a classical liberal arts high school in Washington, D.C., to... Read more

Venerable Augustus Tolton.

Juneteenth and the life of the first Black American Catholic priest

Jun 19, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

On the federal holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States, we honor the first African American... Read more

“Witnesses to Hope” is the theme for the 2025 Religious Freedom Week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced June 18, 2025.

U.S. Catholic bishops announce Religious Freedom Week theme: ‘Witnesses to Hope’

Jun 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced “Witnesses to Hope” as the theme for the upcoming 2025 Religious Freedom... Read more

The Blessed Sacrament is seen through the window of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage van moments before departure from St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis on May 18, 2025.

Citing safety concerns, plans changed for Los Angeles conclusion of Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Jun 18, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The culmination of the St. Katherine Drexel pilgrimage route will no longer include a Eucharistic procession through downtown Los Angeles. Read more

An image of the Sacred Heart in the Church of the Jesu, in Rome.

Ohio bishop invites entire diocese to renew devotion to Sacred Heart of Jesus

Jun 18, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Bishop David Bonnar of the Youngstown diocese has issued a pastoral letter encouraging priests, religious and laity to rediscover devotion... Read more

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Abortion Pill Rescue Network reports 7,000 babies saved by reversal drug

Jun 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The abortion pill reversal drug has saved the lives of more than 7,000 unborn children since 2007, according to estimates... Read more

Aid to the Church in Need released its 2024 report detailing how it spent $150 million in donations on June 18, 2025.

Report: Aid to the Church in Need spent $150 million helping Christians globally in 2024

Jun 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The international Catholic nonprofit Aid to the Church in Need spent more than $150 million on projects supporting Christians in... Read more