A priest carries the crucifix past Catholic worshippers during a Good Friday service at the Bienheureuse Anuarite parish during Holy Week, ahead of Easter, in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on April 3, 2026.…
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The archbishop of Dhaka is urging the Bangladeshi government to reconsider a proposal to introduce online classes for school students amid the countryʼs ongoing energy crisis, warning that the move would undermine…
St. Francis of Assisi Archbishop José Gomez has declared 15 sites in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as pilgrimage destinations during the 2026 Jubilee Year of St. Francis.
Alberto PizzoliPope Leo XIV delivers his first Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. COMMENTARY: The tendency to interpret Pope Leo…
When Pope Leo XIV visits Africa for the first time as pontiff next week, Catholics and others across the continent will be watching with interest for what it reveals about the pope’s agenda and priorities…
A group of Catholic religious sisters has taken care of terminal cancer patients free of charge in New York for almost 125 years without a problem. Now, state officials are warning the sisters and other…
A crescent Earth rises beyond the moon’s cratered surface as NASA’s Artemis II crew passes behind the lunar limb on April 6. EDITORIAL: The awe-inspiring Artemis II moon mission comes at a providential time for…
AnonymousPope Paul VI, standing in an open car, waves to the welcoming crowd jamming the road to Kampala on July 31, 1969. At the Pope’s right is Archbishop E.K. Nsubuga of Kampala. ANALYSIS: A closer…
A loving Catholic family at home in Ireland provided the foundations and values that led Venerable Father Edward Flanagan to establish Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska, according to experts on his life in Ireland. Flanagan, who was…
LAHORE, Pakistan — A Capuchin Franciscan friar has been installed as archbishop of Lahore, assuming leadership of Pakistan’s largest Catholic diocese after a turbulent period marked by the removal of his predecessor. Archbishop Khalid Rehmat,…