undefinedPope Leo XIV blesses 3-year-old Olivia Hamelin, held in the arms of her father, Alexandre Hamelin, during the pope’s meeting with the sick on Sept. 27, 2026, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes…
undefinedCardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, delivers the homily during the fourth day of Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 29, 2025. The Italian prelate has served as archpriest of St. Peter’s…
undefinedCouples gather at the altar alongside the bishop during a communal convalidation ceremony held as part of the Diocese of San Jose’s Radiate Love initiative. Led by San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantú and program director…
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Italian Cardinal Mauro Gambetti to serve as the archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, the Vatican announced on Oct. 3. Gambetti will leave his post as the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, where…
Two Christian women were killed early on Oct. 3 in an Israeli strike on a residential apartment in western Gaza City, according to Palestinian and Church sources. The women had recently moved into the apartment…
An aborted baby from New Mexico has won a wrongful death lawsuit against an abortionist. The estate of a child killed in utero during the third trimester collected $200,000 under New Mexico’s wrongful death law.…
undefinedJean-François Millet, ‘The Angelus,’ ca. 1858 ‘… whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious …’
undefinedBishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, ordains a seminarian of the North American College in Rome to the transitional diaconate on Oct. 1, 2026, in St. Peter’s Basilica. Following years of rigorous formation in the…
BARCELONA, Spain — A senior Spanish bishop has spoken out against a government campaign to promote abortion, saying the resources would be better spent helping women in difficult circumstances who wish to keep their baby.…
Pope Leo XIV has convened a gathering on the family at the Vatican from Oct. 7–14, during which bishops will listen to the testimony of 11 married couples from five continents. These families will present…