Augustinian monastery of Saint Clare of Montefalco

The Latest

Pope Leo XIV meets with the Augustinian nuns of Montefalco on Nov. 20, 2025, in Italy.

Pope Leo XIV visits Augustinian nuns he has known for years

Nov 22, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV had already been to the convent when he served as superior of the Order of St. Augustine,... Read more

Latest news

FOCUS Founder Curtis Martin announces his retirement from the role of FOCUS CEO, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025

Curtis Martin steps down as CEO of FOCUS after nearly 3 decades leading ministry group

Students from Nordiska Musikgymnasiet — The Nordic Music High School — in Stockholm perform traditional Swedish “Lucia songs” during an afternoon Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 11, 2025.

Swedish choir honors St. Lucy with songs in St. Peter’s Basilica

Simon Schwarz, head of the Caritas Vilnius Convicts Consultation Center, talks to university students in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Caritas Lithuania launches program to help those struggling with pornography addiction

“The Catholic Dating Show” recently launched on CatholicMatch, a Catholic dating site, and has quickly become a fan favorite.

Cupid goes Catholic: New faith-based dating show brings faith and matchmaking together

Father Richard Reiser, an iconographer based in Omaha, Nebraska, writes an icon of St. Bridget of Sweden with her family for FOCCUS Marriage Ministries’ 40th anniversary.

‘Holiness of family life’: A look behind the icon depicting a mother of 8

Children participate in the annual St. Lucy’s Day celebration in Sweden.

Why Sweden honors St. Lucy, a beloved Italian saint

Former EWTN president Doug Keck was presented with the Mother Angelica Award on Dec. 12, 2025.

Doug Keck honored with 2025 Mother Angelica Award

Pope Leo XIV honors Our Lady of Guadalupe during the Mass on her feast day, Dec. 12, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV entrusts pontificate to the Virgin of Guadalupe

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker at Chi Hack Night on July 12, 2017.

Bishops call Illinois assisted suicide law signed by Gov. Pritzker ‘heartbreaking’

Detail of the commemorative painting of the 124 martyrs of Jaén, Spain, beatified in 2025.

Priests, laypeople, Poor Clare nun among 124 20th-century martyrs beatified in Spain

Liturgical Calendar Show this year
Dec 13
St. Lucy
Today's readings

TRENDING