Pope Leo XIV Prays at Tomb of St. Francis of Assisi
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV visits the tomb of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, on Nov. 20, 2025. Pope Leo XIV also traveled to the city of Montefalco, where he celebrated Mass in the monastery of…
Pope tweaks a law allowing a woman to head the Vatican City State, months after a nun was appointed
ROME — Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on Friday in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration. Leo amended the 2023…
Immigrant Rights Advocate Mercy Sister JoAnn Persch, 91, Dies
Kathleen Murphy/CNASister of Mercy JoAnn Persch, a longtime immigrant rights advocate, died on Nov. 14, 2025, at age 91. Sister Persch and Sister Pat Murphy were founding members of the Su Casa Catholic Worker House…
Ukraine asks Vatican to formalize mediation role for return of citizens taken by Russia
ROME — Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations over the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the nearly four-year war, a Kyiv government official said Wednesday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the…
1,700 years ago, bishops and an emperor wrote a creed
Centuries of church schisms show that if there’s a doctrine to be fought over, there’s a good chance Christians will fight about it. That repeated splintering is what makes the Council of Nicaea — a…
New museum in California offers immersive experience of the Shroud of Turin
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — An interactive museum dedicated to the Shroud of Turin, which some say was Jesus’ burial cloth, opens its doors to the public Wednesday at the Christ Cathedral campus in Southern California.…
Report: Roughly 1/3 of Catholic clergy ordained in Britain 1992-2024 come from Anglicanism
Roughly a third of all Catholic clergy ordained in England and Wales over the past three decades have come from the Anglican Communion, a new report launched Thursday in London shows, giving for the first…
Burials for little ones: How a New Orleans ministry helps families grieve
A family grieves their lost baby at a funeral at the crypt at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in New Orleans. Many friends, relatives, and families attended the funeral that day. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Compassionate…
DHS Official Justifies Immigration Enforcement With St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’
Michael M. SantiagoA man seeking asylum from Colombia is detained by federal agents as he attends his court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on Oct. 27, 2025, in New…
Burials for Little Ones: How a New Orleans Ministry Helps Families Grieve
Compassionate Burials for Indigent BabiesA family grieves their lost baby at a funeral at the crypt at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in New Orleans. Many friends, relatives, and families attended the funeral that day. Funerals help…