In a meeting with future priests, Pope Leo XIV said celibacy is a charism “to be acknowledged, conserved and educated.” The pontiff was speaking on Wednesday to seminarians from the dioceses in the Italian region…
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Unveiled in Rome, a Vatican-backed report advocates for a radical reform of the global financial system, claiming its debt mechanisms harm Africa and developing nations. The Jubilee Report was compiled by around…
Violence raging for Christians in the East “seems to be raging … with a diabolical intensity previously unknown,” according to Pope Leo XIV. The pontiff said it was “truly distressing” to see the principle of…
jorisvoA fresco in the Church of St. Nicholas in Valencia, Spain, depicts St. Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei. COMMENTARY: Pope St. John Paul II called him ‘the saint of ordinary life,’ but we could…
An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano. /…
During his meeting bishops on Wednesday who were in Rome for the Jubilee, Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday said clergy should be helping the faithful who are facing despairing situations, and they need to do…
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Wednesday, June 25, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, Jun 25, 2025 / 07:15 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on…
Atlanta History CenterFlannery O’Connor COMMENTARY: Miss O’Connor’s embrace of the challenging vocation of writing was shaped by the vocation of suffering.
Christians sometimes approach Jesus in a superficial way, “without truly believing in his power,” according to Pope Leo XIV. The pontiff was speaking during his weekly General Audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, when…
Diocese of SavannahFive Georgia Martyrs COMMENTARY: Sts. Thomas More, John Fisher and others were martyred for defending the truth about marriage. Will we have the courage to stand as they did?