SÃO PAULO, Brazil – A victim of sexual abuse by a priest over 50 years ago in April created Brazil’s first Network of Survivors of Ecclesiastical Abuse. The South American country had at least 148… First network of clergy abuse survivors is created in Brazil
Fertility rose at the end of the Depression and the end of World War II with the Baby Boom, to more than 3.5 births for every woman by 1960 — then plummeted immediately thereafter. /… United Nations solution to ‘fertility crisis’ faces criticism
Father Michael Herlihey, OFM Cap, one of three chaplains serving pilgrims along the Drexel Route, blesses children following the opening Mass of the 2025 Eucharistic Pilgrimage in Indianpolis on May 18, 2025. / Credit: Jeffrey… What it’s like to be a chaplain on the road with the body of Christ
He has only been in office for a month, but every word and action of Pope Leo XIV has been analyzed extensively by the media trying to determine the mentality of the new pontiff, elected… Pope Leo XIV gives first indication of how he might change ‘Synodality’
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Catholic bishops criticized the Senate for delaying the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, who is accused of misusing public funds and plotting to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Duterte… Filipino bishops hit Senate for delaying VP Duterte’s impeachment trial
Jose HernandezChurch of the Most Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv, Ukraine where most funerals take place for the Ukrainian soldiers who have lost their lives in battle during the ongoing war. COMMENTARY: Let’s… Yes, It’s Our War, Too
Daniel Kuebler, a professor of biology at Franciscan University, speaks at the 2025 Society of Catholic Scientists conference on June 7, 2025. / Credit: Rui Barros Photography Washington D.C., Jun 11, 2025 / 07:00 am… Scholars break down compatibility of evolution and Catholic doctrine at conference
Christians should bring “the pain of those who feel lost and without a way out” to Jesus Christ, according to Pope Leo XIV. The pontiff was speaking during his General Audience on Wednesday, and referring… Pope Leo says to look to Jesus if feeling ‘stuck and blocked’
The city of Birmingham in the United Kingdom is the site of the WeBelieve festival from July 25–28, 2025. / Credit: Alexey Fedorenko/Shutterstock London, England, Jun 11, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). A new Catholic… England’s WeBelieve festival to showcase beauty and diversity of the Catholic Church
Stock Studio 4477‘Real Presence’ As Eucharistic pilgrims face hecklers and streaming shows mock the Real Presence, Catholics are urged to respond not with outrage, but with reverence — and reparation.