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Pro-lifers march through lower Manhattan amid a heavy downpour and pro-abortion protests necessitating a significant police presence on March 23, 2024.

PHOTOS: New York pro-lifers march with ‘joy on steroids’ despite heavy rain and taunting

Mar 25, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

As hundreds of pro-lifers walked the route, escorted by a contingent of “New York’s Finest” police officers, the protesters followed... Read more

Saint Josemaría Escrivá inspired and promoted UNIV, an international meeting of young university students seeking to deepen their faith. Since 1968, thousands of students travel to Rome every Holy Week for this purpose.

Thousands of young people gather in Rome to delve deeper into meaning of Holy Week

Mar 25, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

St. Josemaría Escrivá inspired and promoted UNIV, an international meeting of young university students seeking to deepen their faith. Read more

Plymouth Bishop-elect Christopher Whitehead's planned installation was cancelled in February.

English bishop-elect whose installation was canceled returns to ministry

Mar 25, 2024

By Daniel Payne

“The diocese communicates that Canon Whitehead has resumed his duties as parish priest of St. John the Evangelist in Bath,”... Read more

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, gives the final blessing with the relic of the holy cross at the end of the Palm Sunday procession from Bethphage to Jerusalem on March 24, 2024.

PHOTOS: Palm Sunday procession in Holy Land celebrates ‘joy in being Christians’

Mar 25, 2024

By Marinella Bandini

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, led the procession, which departed from Bethphage on the eastern side of... Read more

A Palestinian family walks past buildings destroyed in previous Israeli strikes in Gaza City on March 25, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference urges Holy Week prayers for end to Israel-Hamas war 

Mar 25, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“Thousands of innocent people have died in this conflict, and thousands more have been displaced and face tremendous suffering. This... Read more

The Annunciation by Fra Angelico (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons.

Why isn’t the Annunciation celebrated today?

Mar 25, 2024

By Abel Camasca

Every March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord is celebrated in the Catholic Church. But not this... Read more

St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy.

Pope Francis to offer Mass in Venice’s St. Mark’s Square

Mar 25, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The 87-year-old pope will travel by helicopter from Vatican City to Venice in under two hours and will land on... Read more

Ultrasound of baby at 12 weeks

Norway bishops: Proposal to expand abortion abandons ‘Christian and humanistic heritage’

Mar 25, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Current Norway law allows elective abortions through the 12th week of pregnancy but only in limited cases afterward. Read more

Pope Francis meets with Nigerians living in Rome on March 25, 2024.

Pope Francis gives thanks to young Nigerian priests and nuns who answered God’s call

Mar 25, 2024

By Courtney Mares

In a meeting with Nigerians living in Rome on March 25, the pope said that he was grateful for all... Read more

Pope Francis addresses approximately 7,000 children from around the world in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Nov. 6, 2023, at an event sponsored by the Dicastery for Culture and Education dedicated to the theme “Let us learn from boys and girls.”

Pope Francis to young people: ‘Christ is alive and he wants you to be alive!’

Mar 25, 2024

By Courtney Mares

“Christ is alive and he wants you to be alive!” Pope Francis wrote in a letter to young people signed... Read more

Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist will be shown in theaters June 4, 5, and 6, 2024.

New film ‘Jesus Thirsts’ shows transformative power of the Eucharist

Mar 25, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist” will take viewers on a journey to rediscover and revive the importance of... Read more

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey held a news conference to sign school choice legislation on March 7, 2024, in Montgomery, Alabama.

Legislative update: The 5 states taking up private school choice bills in 2024

Mar 25, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

More than 13.7% of Catholic school students nationwide use school choice program funding to help with tuition, according to the... Read more

Mother Angelica.

Five suggestions from Mother Angelica for Holy Week

Mar 24, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN, offered recommendations for Holy Week that continue to be wise and practical to this day. Read more

Pope Francis at Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square on March 24, 2024.

Pope Francis prays for victims of Moscow terrorist attack at Palm Sunday Mass

Mar 24, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims of the “vile terrorist attack” in Moscow at the end of his Palm... Read more

Pope Francis at Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square on March 24, 2024.

Pope Francis on Palm Sunday: Jesus entered Jerusalem as a humble king

Mar 24, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis chose not to read the homily prepared for Palm Sunday Mass at the last minute without explanation. Read more

The daily procession of the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher. Due to the restoration works inside the basilica, Franciscans, as well as other communities, had to change the route of their processions. These are all issues that need to be discussed, as they fall within the Status Quo.

What is the ‘Status Quo’ that governs some of Jerusalem’s holiest sites?

Mar 24, 2024

By Marinella Bandini

A decree going back to 1852 governs the possession and rights of use for Catholic and Orthodox Christian communities at... Read more

A priest holds palms on Palm Sunday.

The most popular questions about Palm Sunday — and their answers

Mar 24, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Here is a list of the most popular questions about Palm Sunday and their answers. Read more

Pope Francis greets staff and families of RAI, Italy’s national public broadcasting company, March 23, 2024.

Pope Francis implores public broadcasters to serve the common good and combat ‘fake news’

Mar 23, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

The pope spoke of “the devious plans of those who seek to influence public opinion in an ideological manner, lying... Read more

Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Courtesy photo.

Catholic medical school at Benedictine College seeks accreditation, eyes 2027 opening

Mar 23, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

A new Catholic, osteopathic medical school that will be housed on the campus of Benedictine College hopes to open in... Read more

The exterior of St. Joseph's in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

‘It’s a minor miracle’: Parishioners purchase historic church from Pennsylvania diocese 

Mar 23, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Society of St. Joseph of Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, announced earlier this month that the society had purchased the... Read more