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 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 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…
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 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”…
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…
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…
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…
Syriac Catholic PatriarchateThe patriarchs and bishops of Lebanon have called for “perseverance in prayer for peace.” The Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon issued a statement combining a clear spiritual stance, a bold…
As Pope Leo XVI prepares to visit Algeria, the Bishop Michel Jean-Paul Guillaud of Constantine says the Holy Father’s presence will demonstrate that Christianity “is an asset and not a danger” to Algeria. In an…