1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (597+ words) The Holy Father marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with prayers for the dead and those still bearing its wounds, while his Angelus reflection stressed that forgiveness is indispensable for peace. VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV remembered the…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1336+ words) The Pope’s upcoming visit to France following its recent legalization of euthanasia could shape our understanding of how the Leonine pontificate will navigate life issues, in Europe and abroad. One theme lingers in the background of all the major debates…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (693+ words) The pontiff said people can feel less free to be themselves even as autonomy is increasingly treated as absolute. Pope Leo XIV warned Wednesday of a “paradox” in Western societies where a growing emphasis on individual freedom coexists with an…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (959+ words) The pontiff said people can feel less free to be themselves even as autonomy is increasingly treated as absolute. Pope Leo XIV warned Wednesday of a “paradox” in Western societies where a growing emphasis on individual freedom coexists with an…...

6+ day, 53+ min ago   (996+ words) Archbishop Andrew Ding Yang’s episcopal ordination is the eighth held during Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, though not all eight bishops were appointed by him....

6+ day, 30+ min 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…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (255+ words) The Holy Father also reflected on the importance of fraternal correction among members of the Church....

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (869+ words) With the usual roads damaged or inaccessible, residents must travel in organized convoys through military checkpoints and Israeli-occupied territory, an ordea......

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (712+ words) More than 3,000 people have joined a growing Catholic Bible study initiative in Lebanon as organizers launch more days and times throughout the country and beyond. A year ago, three young Lebanese men started a small Bible study group in their…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1083+ words) COMMENTARY: The death of King Harald on Aug. 28 fell amid feast days that prompt Catholic reflection on kingship. Church bells tolled across Norway upon the death of King Harald V last Friday. The bells, said Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit, presiding…...