Dressing With the Liturgical Year
Mary Harper’s limited-edition ‘The Liturgical Style Guide’ was released in January 2026. Mary Harper’s new guide invites Catholic women to turn everyday style into an act of prayer.
Cardinal denounces Trump administration’s ‘gamifying’ of Iran conflict
A senior U.S. cardinal has issued a stinging condemnation of the Trump administration’s “gamifying” behavior, as the U.S.-led bombardment of Iran enters its second full week. Blase Cupich, the cardinal archbishop of Pope Leo XIV’s…
Pope Leo XIV decries violence against women, appeals for respect of equal dignity
ROME – Pope Leo XIV gave a shout-out to women everywhere and called for an end to feminicide and gender-based violence on Sunday, International Women’s Day. Speaking during his March 8 Sunday Angelus address on…
Pope Leo XIV warns of wider Middle East conflict
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday appealed for peace as violence and fear continue to spread in Iran and across the Middle East, praying in particular for Lebanon and warning that the conflict could widen. Speaking…
Pope Leo XIV Warns of Wider Middle East Conflict
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on March 8, 2026. At his Sunday Angelus, the Pope voiced alarm over violence and fear…
Christian villagers in India uneasy after church vandalized
MUMBAI – The vandalism of a village chapel has shaken a small Christian community in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. Sacred items were burned and the church building damaged in an attack on March…
Pope Leo XIV Appoints New Envoy to the U.S.
Credit: Holy See Mission to the United NationsArchbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations in New York, speaks on Aug. 29, 2025, the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. Archbishop Gabriele…
University of Dallas panel explores American exceptionalism through a Catholic lens
In a standing-room-only event, college students lined the walls of a large room at the University of Dallas to hear three Catholic academics and an apologist reflect on what makes America exceptional in a celebration…
Luxembourg includes ‘freedom to abort’ in its constitution, following France’s lead
Luxembourg has become the second country in Europe to enshrine the “freedom to abort” in its constitution, following the precedent set by France in 2024. The Luxembourg unicameral legislature approved establishing the “freedom to abort”…
9 Things to Know About the Catholic Heart of Lou Holtz on Faith, Family, and Football
Aaron P. BernsteinFormer Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz speaks during a campaign rally at the County War Memorial Coliseum November 5, 2018 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Beautiful things to know about the strong Catholic…