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‘I’m devastated’: Polish archbishop asks Vatican to laicize priest accused of murder
Archbishop Adrian Galbas of Warsaw, Poland, has asked the Vatican to laicize a priest accused of murdering a homeless man. Read more
Actor Jonathan Roumie to Catholic creators: Social media is today’s mission field
Actor Jonathan Roumie sent a video message on Monday to those gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries... Read more
Cardinal Parolin: Attack on church in Democratic Republic of Congo a ‘dangerous sign’
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin expressed his concern over the July 27 attack on a Catholic church in... Read more
U.S. bishops invite Catholics to pray for end to taxpayer-funded abortion
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has invited Americans to participate in a daily prayer to St. Joseph to... Read more
How Pope Leo XIV can influence the Catholic Church’s new social media missionaries
The Vatican is welcoming more than a thousand social media influencers to Rome this week for an event intended to... Read more
The Jubilee of Youth from St. John Paul II to Leo XIV: The ardent spirit of youth
Thousands of young people are expected to spend the night in tents at the Tor Vergata esplanade in the south... Read more
‘Media nuns’ urge AI mindfulness: ‘Human beings create, machines only generate’
AI “generates a lot of questions, it generates a lot of concerns, but it also generates a lot of excitement,”... Read more
Catholic moms launch ‘Dorothea Project’ to help migrants
The Dorothea Project seeks to defend human dignity, respond to injustice, and educate others in Catholic social teaching. Read more
Massacre in Congolese Catholic church kills at least 31 worshippers
According to the BBC, members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed a church in the town of Komanda, where... Read more
Pope Leo XIV urges ‘full respect for humanitarian law’ in Gaza
Pope Leo XIV called for peace negotiations and respect for humanitarian law in Gaza, 10 days after an Israeli strike... Read more
PHOTOS: Where St. Francis slept on stone, pilgrims still find peace
The Hermitage of St. Francis is a little known sanctuary in Assisi that still preserves the spirit of St. Francis. Read more
‘Miracle woman’ inspires Native youth through faith and survival story
For Yup’ik woman Danielle Beaver, 33, of Alaska, sharing her Catholic faith is not just a mission but the reason... Read more
Pope Leo XIV tells U.S. Pax Christi group: Spread peace in neighborhoods, parishes
The pope issued the message to the Pax Christi USA assembly taking place in Detroit. Read more
‘A voice told me not to be afraid’: The story of Lourdes’ 72nd recognized miracle
Diagnosed in 2006 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — a progressive and fatal condition — Antonia Raco experienced a recovery that... Read more
Amid plunging births, scholar says parenthood needs to be touted as ‘pathway to happiness’
“It’s troubling that we’re actually hitting record low here when it comes to fertility in America,” sociologist Brad Wilcox said. Read more
Meet the Catholic saints included in the National Garden of American Heroes
President Donald Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes was allotted $40 million in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read more
Nagasaki church replaces cathedral bell 80 years after it was destroyed in atomic blast
Catholics in Nagasaki, Japan, have replaced a bell in a cathedral bell tower there almost exactly 80 years to the... Read more
Filipino millionaire devotes his life to works of mercy, Marian consecration
Ernest Escaler, a renowned Filipino businessman and the owner of Gourmet Farms Philippines, is described as a man of few... Read more
Over 2 dozen Planned Parenthood facilities shut down amid federal funding losses
More than two dozen Planned Parenthood facilities are shutting down after new federal rules prevent the organization from being reimbursed... Read more
Pope: Catholic migrants save countries that welcome them from ‘spiritual desertification’
“With their spiritual enthusiasm and vitality, [migrants] can help revitalize ecclesial communities that have become rigid and weighed down,” Pope... Read more
