4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (219+ words) The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Sept. 9 in St. Peter’s Square. Brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! The journey that made it possible to highlight the fundamental characteristics and rights of…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (855+ words) As French bishops fight against time to organize Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the country, they stress the apostolic trip will be a “very significant moment” for Catholics in France and beyond. On Sept. 8, the president of the French bishops…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (434+ words) Pope Leo XIV explained why “giving witness to unity” is something close to his heart in a Sept. 9 audience with bishops associated with the Focolare movement. The pope, whose motto is “In the One, we are one,” underlined the urgent…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1738+ words) If Bishop Robert Paul Boxie was selected to become a bishop just because he is Black, he said he is comfortable with that. “Some people may believe I’ve been selected, picked, because I’m Black,” he said in an interview with…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (598+ words) Pope Leo XIV returned Sept. 7 to the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, where he asked the Virgin Mary for aid to bring God’s word to light through “courageous and wise decisions.” The pope traveled to Genazzano, a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (628+ words) Catholic campus ministers from across the United States gathered at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., from Aug. 3-6 for the 26th annual LAUNCH conference held by the Catholic Campus Ministry Association. That association was founded in 1969 as a successor organization…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (591+ words) Pope Leo XIV began the five-week Season of Creation by calling on the faithful to step away from the frenzy of daily life to “hear the melodious voice of creation,” stressing that “it is not yet too late” to repair…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (448+ words) The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s 2026 message for the 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation celebrated by the Church on Sept. 1. “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (314+ words) Pope Leo XIV encouraged members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to follow the example of its namesake by giving witness to their faith through serving the poor. “Saint Vincent de Paul demonstrated that prayer and social justice…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (469+ words) There are many opportunities for Catholics across the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington to observe this year’s Season of Creation, which will begin on Sept. 1 (the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) and end on Oct. 4 (the…...