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Pope Francis on Feb. 11, 2025, named Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona, as the new archbishop of Detroit.

Pope Francis appoints Tucson Bishop Weisenburger as new archbishop of Detroit

Feb 11, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Tucson Bishop Edward Weisenburger as the new archbishop of Detroit, accepting the resignation of current... Read more

A view of the Opera House in the port zone of Sydney, Australia.

Pope Francis appoints new auxiliary bishop for Archdiocese of Sydney in Australia

Feb 11, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“I’m grateful to the Holy Father for choosing another good and faith-filled priest to serve as a bishop in our... Read more

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit takes place at the Grand Palais in Paris on Feb. 10–11, 2025.

Pope Francis to Paris AI Action Summit: ‘Love is worth more than intelligence’

Feb 11, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“I ask all those attending the Paris summit not to forget that only the human ‘heart’ can reveal the meaning... Read more

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis to U.S. bishops amid mass deportations: Dignity of migrants comes first

Feb 11, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis addressed the bishops of the United States on Tuesday about the country’s ongoing mass deportation of immigrants. Read more

Mother Teresa (left) smiles during Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Atlanta on June 12, 1996.

St. Teresa of Calcutta added to Church calendar as optional memorial

Feb 11, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The decree issued Feb. 11 by the Vatican noted the influence of St. Teresa’s spirituality around the world. Read more

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Can a Catholic attend a same-sex wedding?

Feb 11, 2025

By David Ramos

Being invited to the wedding is often a cause for joy, but for many Catholics, being invited to a same-sex... Read more

Father Zvonimir Pavicic, OFM, is pastor of the parish church at the Marian shrine of Medjugorje.

Pastor of Medjugorje’s parish church to skeptics: ‘Come and see’

Feb 11, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Father Zvonimir Pavicic, OFM, welcomed the recent Vatican recognition of the spiritual phenomenon at Medjugorje as a call to make... Read more

Our Lady of Lourdes grotto, Lourdes, France.

5 fascinating facts about the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes

Feb 11, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

On Feb. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Read more

Parishioners attend a July 2024 Mass at St. Peter Church in Quincy, Illinois.

Mass attendance ticks back up nationally after pandemic falter, data suggests

Feb 10, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

New data from CARA suggests that Mass attendance levels have quietly returned to 2019 levels nearly six years later. Read more

Pope Francis greets His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales at the canonization of St. John Henry Newman at the Vatican on Oct. 13, 2019.

King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican

Feb 10, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The anticipated visit will be King Charles’ first time in Italy as monarch but his third time meeting with Pope... Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez in Rome.

Nicaragua lashes out at Vatican after EWTN interview with Bishop Rolando Álvarez

Feb 10, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Nicaraguan government has lashed out at the Vatican following an interview Bishop Rolando Álvarez gave last week to the... Read more

The Caesars Superdome is seen on Feb. 7, 2025, ahead of Super Bowl LIX, where the Kansas City Chiefs played the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans.

Super Bowl commercials: Rocket Mortgage, Google’s dream job were top life-affirming ads

Feb 10, 2025

By Alyssa Murphy

Here are the top pro-life commercials from Super Bowl 2025. Read more

Migrants walk alongside the railroad tracks after dismounting from the “La Bestia” train, which they rode through Mexico to reach the Mexico-U.S. border near Chihuahua, Mexico, on Sept. 27, 2023.

Minnesota bishops call for ‘generous but also prudent’ welcome of refugees

Feb 10, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The bishops took issue with a Jan. 21 Department of Homeland Security directive that ended restrictions on arresting people at... Read more

Pope Francis meets with participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences,” sponsored by the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences, held at the Vatican from March 14–15, 2024.

Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous rights ‘a matter of justice’

Feb 10, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

“Land, water, and food are not mere commodities but the very basis of life and the link between these [Indigenous]... Read more

Cardinal Michael Czerny is the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Vatican official: People ‘terrorized’ by U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration

Feb 10, 2025

By AC Wimmer

“A crackdown is a terrible way to administer affairs and much less to administer justice,” Czech-born Canadian Jesuit Cardinal Michael... Read more

Thirty-three university students of diverse faiths participate in the Middle Meets project at the headquarters of Scholas Ocurrentes in the Roman neighborhood of Trastevere.

Young Christians, Muslims, Jews at the Vatican: ‘It’s possible to live together in peace’

Feb 10, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The “Middle Meets” project aims to create a space for listening and understanding between Muslim, Jewish, and Christian students. Read more

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Does the death penalty deter crime?

Feb 10, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides... Read more

Military personnel in dress uniforms attend the Armed Forces Jubilee Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 9, 2025.

PHOTOS: Military, police gather with Pope Francis for armed forces jubilee Mass

Feb 9, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis also praised the “important priestly presence” of military chaplains, pointing to the moral and spiritual support they provide. Read more

Cardinal Kurt Koch speaks to journalists at the Synod on Synodality press briefing held at the Vatican’s Holy See Press Office on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

Cardinal Koch rejects extreme traditionalist, progressive positions on Vatican II

Feb 9, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Cardinal Kurt Koch reflected the tension between the two essential parts of the Second Vatican Council: fidelity to the sources... Read more

Derek Ruth has written his story in a new book, “The Eight-Minute Flight.”

Nebraska man describes meeting Christ in new autobiography

Derek Ruth, 28, has written a book about his medical crisis as a teen and his subsequent healing, as well... Read more