ROME – Pope Leo on Sunday prayed for victims of two deadly cyclones in Madagascar and their families and asked that the upcoming Lunar New Year open a future of peace and bridge-building. Speaking to…
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday expressed his closeness to the people of Madagascar after two cyclones caused flooding and landslides. “I pray for the victims, their families, and for all who have suffered serious damage,”…
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered for the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Feb. 15, 2026. In his catechesis before the Angelus, Leo said Jesus fulfills the Law by calling Christians…
With Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Father Manuel Corral, canon of the metropolitan cathedral of Mexico City, called on those involved in criminal violence to live this liturgical season as a genuine opportunity…
Courtesy photoArchbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City. Courtesy photo. The school has indicated it will stick by its decision for Professor Susan Ostermann to lead a university institute.
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops President Archbishop Paul Coakley is urging the University of Notre Dame to drop the leadership appointment of an outspoken pro-abortion professor, joining nearly a dozen bishops in calling on the…
VILNIUS, Lithuania — As Catholic youth movements across Europe continue to shrink or retreat from public engagement, Lithuania’s Ateitis Federation stands out as a rare exception: an intergenerational Catholic movement that still forms leaders, sustains…
Bonnie Engstrom, the mother of the child who was healed through Archbishop J. Fulton Sheen’s intercession, said she “laughed out loud with joy” when she heard his beatification was going to move forward. On Feb.…
Ivanko80Abortion pills. After a report found that nearly two-thirds of abortions are chemical, advocacy groups are pushing for national and local safeguards against mail-order abortion pill prescriptions.
In his message for Lent 2026, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to listen more closely to God and others — and to “disarm” their language by fasting from words that wound. The Lenten season begins…