VILNIUS, Lithuania — More than 1,000 pro-life advocates gathered in Vilnius on Sept. 26 for the country’s second March for Life, braving cold winds, morning rain, and autumn fog to affirm the dignity and value…
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Cathedral of St. Stephen in Metz, France, on Sept. 28, 2026. A Mass in Metz was the final event of the pontiff’s Sept. 25–28 trip to France.
SÃO PAULO – A major Marian shrine in Brazil unveiled the last of four giant mosaics by an accused serial rapist earlier this month. The Sept. 12 unveiling of the fourth and final façade of…
A warm welcome opens doors to a new school in 2023 — and to the faith. Former Disney executives are stepping in to help one California diocese boost its evangelization efforts.
WASHINGTON — A New Jersey man was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison for taking homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing for an annual Mass celebrating the…
LOURDES, France — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday blasted the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral “false compassion,” as he doubled down on Catholic teaching about life during a visit Sunday to Lourdes, the…
Pope Leo XIV greets the crowds from his popemobile as he arrives at the Prairie of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, where he celebrated Mass on Sept. 27, 2026. The Pope celebrated Mass,…
LOURDES, France — Killing the sick is neither compassionate nor normal, and being legal does not make it moral, Pope Leo XIV said Sunday, in a clear reference to France’s recent legalization of euthanasia and…
Pope Leo XIV addresses the staff and sick community of Accueil Notre Dame in Lourdes, France, on Sept. 27, 2026. In a speech to sick people and caregivers, the Pope denounced France’s recent legalization of…
Sisters of the Carmelite Monastery of Lourdes meet with Pope Leo XIV in a private meeting on Sept. 27, 2026 in France. The contemplative monastery was founded in 1876, just 18 years after Mary appeared…