Time to Move Beyond ‘Synoding’?
Daniel Ibañez/CNADelegates at the 2024 Synod on Synodality participate in roundtable meetings on Oct. 10, 2024, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. COMMENTARY: Perhaps it’s now time to move from synoding to applying…
Here Comes the Bride — and the Groom: Why Catholic Couples Are Walking Into Their Wedding Mass Together
Jacqueline EckertLiz (Holman) and Greg Westerhaus process down the aisle together at their Aug. 23 wedding at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Although it may be seen as a new trend, a…
Panelists Reflect On American Pope, Conclave Coverage at EWTN Family Celebration
EWTN NewsPontifical Missions Society USA National Director Monsignor Roger Landry speaks during a panel at the 2025 EWTN Family Celebration. Speaking about the first American born pope, Msgr. Landry said Americans and the whole Church…
How a Parish Play About Carlo Acutis Inspired Love for the Eucharist
Courtesy photoThe play, “Highway to Heaven,” was performed Oct. 12, 2024, the feast day of Blessed Carlo Acutis. Written and directed by Anna Harrison of Sydney Catholic Youth, it featured children ages 7 to 15…
Pope Leo prays for victims of landslide in Sudan
Turning his eyes to Sudan, Pope Leo XIV prayed for the victims of ongoing violence and a tragic flood during his General Audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Sudan appealed for international aid on Tuesday…
Supreme Court’s Tastries Bakery Case Offers Opportunity to Solidify the Promise of Religious Freedom
Wedding cake COMMENTARY: When the state forces a Christian baker like Cathy Miller to create a wedding cake for a ceremony she cannot in conscience affirm, it’s coercion.
Pope Leo XIV Praises Italian Society for Works Done in Spirit of St. Francis of Assisi
Members of St. Francis’ Work for the Poor, wearing t-shirts with the phrase ‘a helping hand to man every day’ with the Holy Father in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall. Their charitable works include managing cafeterias…
Pope Leo XIV Opens Augustinians’ General Chapter With Call to Listening, Humility, and Unity
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV is shown here at the Holy Mass for the opening of the general chapter of the Order of Saint Augustine on Sept. 1, 2025 . Reflecting on the teachings of St.…
Pope Leo XIV Supports ‘Important and Urgent’ Creation Day Sept. 1
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Care of Creation at Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Bishops in some countries plan to celebrate the new Mass formulary to mark the World Day…
Irish Missionary, 7 Other Hostages Freed in Haiti
Courtesy photoAmong those freed is Irish lay missionary Gena Heraty, director of NPH’s special needs programs. The release comes following Pope Leo XIV’s call for the immediate release of the hostages during the Angelus on…