3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1236+ words) Study Group 7 says bishops’ visits to Rome should be instruments of missionary conversion, communal discernment, and greater co-responsibility in the Church. VATICAN CITY — For centuries, “ad limina apostolorum” visits — the periodic pilgrimage of diocesan bishops to the tombs of the…...

3+ day, 18+ min ago   (1125+ words) The well-known priest said he was innocent of any canonical violations; the allegations involved no claims of sexual misconduct ‘whatsoever.’ Monsignor Roger Landry, director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA and a longtime contributor to Church commentary and analysis at…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (520+ words) A coadjutor bishop serves alongside the current diocesan bishop and succeeds him after his retirement. Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday appointed a coadjutor bishop for the Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao, the third bishop nomination for the island of Puerto Rico in…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (865+ words) ‘The entire Mass can be understood through the three aspects of invitation, communion, and mission.’ Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on Substack. It is reprinted here with permission. In contrast, the Catholic Faith is centered on the liturgy, which…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (229+ words) The pontiff urged Oxford scholars to seek truth courageously and promote an education rooted in human dignity, justice and the common good....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (927+ words) Critics of the devout religious superior have for years alleged that she refused to administer anesthetics to the sick and dying at her mission in Calcutta....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (536+ words) The state recently began allowing doctors to help patients kill themselves by prescribing lethal doses of medication....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (910+ words) Joe Schmid ran a highly popular agnostic YouTube channel for years, but ‘a gift of God’s grace’ has led him back to the faith. “Big news. God exists. Christ is Lord, and he established the Catholic Church.” That’s how Joe…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (508+ words) Behind the wild physical comedy and larger-than-life persona that made actor Chris Farley a household name, there was a deeply personal, devout Catholic faith. On a recent episode of Catholics and Cappuccinos, the comedian’s brother Tom Farley and host Siobhan…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (717+ words) The bishop’s purpose is to foster “greater unity among Catholic faithful” and attend to “their diverse spiritual needs,” a diocesan announcement said....