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Father Javier Cajusol Villegas is building a church with his own hands in Chiclayo, the northern Peruvian diocese where Pope Leo XIV was bishop.

Priest builds church with his own hands in Chiclayo, Peru, Pope Leo XIV’s former diocese 

Sep 23, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Father Javier Cajusol Villegas is building a church with his own hands in a poor area of ​​the Diocese of... Read more

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

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu in 2019.

Cardinal Becciu’s Vatican appeal hearing begins

Sep 22, 2025

By Edward Pentin

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the former deputy Vatican secretary of state, maintains he acted with papal approval and says prosecutors ignored... Read more

Police gather at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, following a mass shooting that killed two children and injured 17 others, 14 of them children.

Mothers urge lawmakers to ban assault weapons after Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

Sep 22, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Three mothers whose children survived the school shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in August are advocating for stricter gun laws. Read more

Bishop Silvio Báez, auxiliary bishop of Managua, Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan bishop denounces ‘real problem’ of region’s dictatorships and cartels

Sep 22, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

From his exile in the United States, Nicaraguan Bishop Silvio Báez denounced what he considered the “real problem” of Latin... Read more

Father Linh Bui celebrating Mass.

Archbishop Coakley urges prayers after Oklahoma priest dies from fall through ceiling

Sep 22, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Father Linh Bui, the pastor at St. Ann Catholic Church, died after suffering a severe brain injury caused by the... Read more

In Pope Leo XIV’s first sit-down interview, published in Spanish on Sept. 18, 2025, the pope warned of the loss of humanity in the digital world of artificial intelligence (AI).

Pope Leo XIV: ‘It’s going to be very difficult to discover the presence of God in AI’

Sep 22, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV pointed to the loss of humanity in the digital realm and warned that “extremely wealthy” people are... Read more

Erika Kirk embraces U.S. President Donald Trump at the conclusion of the memorial service held for Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Arizona, on Sept. 21, 2025.

Trump, Vance among those honoring Charlie Kirk’s Christian legacy 

Sep 22, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and many others honored the late Charlie Kirk and his efforts to... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with representatives of several women’s religious orders in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sept. 22, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV to religious: ‘God found not one, but many strong and courageous women’

Sep 22, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV met Sept. 22 with Discalced Carmelite nuns from the Holy Land along with participants in the general... Read more

The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) recently announced the 20th edition of its One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign, set to take place Oct. 7, 2025.

1 million children to pray the rosary for world peace on Oct. 7

Sep 22, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need has announced the 20th edition of its One Million Children Praying... Read more

The Eucharist is displayed in a monstrance in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City before a Eucharistic procession on Oct. 15, 2024.

Study: ‘Traditional liturgical experiences predict stronger belief in the Real Presence’

Sep 22, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

A recent study found that traditional liturgical experiences, including receiving the Eucharist by tongue, indicate a stronger belief among Catholics... Read more

Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. shares his perspective on how a legal system can provide for mercy during a conversation with Monsignor Laurence Spiteri (left) at the Vatican’s judicial headquarters on Sept. 20, 2025.

Justice Alito speaks at the Vatican about justice and mercy

Sep 21, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. spoke about the role that mercy can play in the legal system... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus and listen to his Sunday message on Sept. 21, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV on Palestinians: ‘Those who truly love them work for peace’

Sep 21, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to those living in the Gaza Strip during his weekly Angelus message on Sept.... Read more

The “Angels Unawares” sculpture depicting immigrants to America on The Catholic University of America’s campus in Washington, D.C.

Catholic Church in U.S. to kick off National Migration Week

Sep 21, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

From Sept. 22–28, the Catholic Church in the United States will observe National Migration Week. Read more

Then-Archbishop Van Thuan meets St. Teresa of Calcutta during her first visit to Vietnam as mother superior of the Missionaries in Charity in 1991.

Vatican urges faithful to revive efforts for sainthood cause of Cardinal Van Thuan

Sep 21, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The beatification cause of Venerable Francis-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan is being revived 50 years after he was imprisoned by the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Sept. 14, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV tells ALS advocates in Chicago: ‘You show us the best of humanity’

Sep 20, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Pope Leo XIV gave the video address to marchers at the Les Turner ALS Foundation’s annual ALS Walk for Life. Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses thousands of Church and civil lawyers, judges, and others who work in the legal environment during the Jubilee of Workers of Justice, part of the yearlong Jubilee of Hope, in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 20, 2025.

Forgiveness is fundamental to justice, Pope Leo XIV tells legal professionals at jubilee

Sep 20, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of Workers... Read more

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Bomb squad called after Christian nonprofit in Ireland receives possible anthrax

Sep 20, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

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

“Nuns vs. The Vatican” includes the detailed stories of Gloria Branciani (left) and Mirjam Kovac, two of three former members of the Loyola Community in Slovenia in the 1980s and early 1990s, when Father Marko Rupnik, a co-founder of the community, is accused of having committed sexual, psychological, and spiritual abuse against dozens of women religious.

Documentary brings Father Marko Rupnik abuse allegations to big screen

The documentary “Nuns vs. The Vatican” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this month. Read more

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Clinician says Minnesota law harms kids struggling with sexual orientation, gender identity

Sep 20, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

A Minnesota law has created a new minority: young people with same-sex attraction who do not want it, according to... Read more