There was a lot of buzz this week, in the Catholic world and beyond, after the Vatican gave long-expected official confirmation of plans for a papal visit to Latin America. The three-nation tour will include…
Greater emphasis on religious faith and interdependence correlated with less anxiety disorders globally, the research found. The research, which looked at data over three decades, reports that a country’s religious values may serve as ‘a…
An official portrait depicts Blessed Zdenka Schelingová, beatified in 2003 The postulator of Blessed Zdenka Schelingová’s cause has delivered the dossier on an alleged Denver healing to the archbishop of Bratislava, advancing her path toward…
Mario TomassettiPope Leo addresses the faitfhful on Aug. 9, 2026. The Pontiff also appealed for peace in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia during his Aug. 9 Angelus address and reassured the faithful: ‘Jesus…
August 9 is the United Nations’ International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, this year dedicated to preserving the Indigenous knowledge systems that have sustained the well-being of Indigenous Peoples for generations. “Rooted in holistic…
A native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Msgr. Juan Tomis Stack served for more than two decades as a missionary in northern Peru. On various occasions, Pope Leo XIV has referenced the Bridgeport, Connecticut, native as a…
BOGOTA, Colombia — When Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as Colombia’s president on Friday, he’ll become the latest conservative to helm a Latin American country. Conservatives have won seven major presidential elections in Latin…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Nearly 40 years after the last papal visit to Argentina, many Catholics received the news of Pope Leo XIV’s trip to the South American country in November as a divine sign…
Friends, neighbors and priests gather around Bob MacStoker on the front porch of his Garden City, New York, home during a surprise celebration of his 90th birthday. Friends, neighbors and priests in Garden City, New…
St. Dominic by Fra Angelico While the August feast is ‘always a feast’ for Dominicans, it’s not the primary one.