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… Irish Missionary, 7 Other Hostages Freed in Haiti

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.

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 Praises Italian Society for Works Done in Spirit of St. Francis of Assisi

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 Opens Augustinians’ General Chapter With Call to Listening, Humility, and Unity

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… Pope Leo XIV Supports ‘Important and Urgent’ Creation Day Sept. 1

null / Credit: mikeledray/Shutterstock Denver, Colo., Sep 1, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). As the U.S. celebrates Labor Day, Catholics have a wealth of resources in biblical interpretation, Church teaching, and social thought that address… The Catholic Church has a lot to say about Labor Day — why?

Father James Martin, SJ. / Credit: Flickr by Shawn (CC BY-NC 2.0) Vatican City, Sep 1, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV met in a private audience with Father James Martin, S.J., at… Pope Leo XIV meets Fr. James Martin at the Vatican

Carlo Acutis Catholic High School in Blantyre, Malawi, opened in 2022 with just 90 students and has since grown to accommodate 300, with boarding facilities for girls and a dedicated computer lab. / Credit: Photo… From Malawi to Houston: Catholic schools around the world named after Carlo Acutis

null / Credit: GBALLGIGGSPHOTO/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). A recent study found that the rate of mental-health-related hospitalizations doubled for women who had abortions compared with women who gave birth. … Study: Mental health-related hospitalizations rates doubled for women who had abortions

If you know anything about Pope Leo XIV, it is likely that he chose his  name in part as a nod to his predecessor, Leo XIII, the father of modern Catholic social doctrine. Leo XIII’s… Leo XIV: Leveraging the Church’s ‘expertise in humanity’