Steve Cheng/Bruin Report OnlineVillanova Wildcats forward Jermaine Samuels (23) goes for a layup during the Villanova-UCLA basketball game on Nov. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles. Pope Leo XIV is a 1977 alumnus of Villanova University…
AlexLBThe bill, titled the Respect for Marriage Act, follows the House version that was passed earlier in July. the archdiocese announced that going forward, ‘the interview, preparation, and verification procedures will be strengthened to safeguard…
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 02.12. 2026).- On February 12, 2026, a meeting took place at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, which was described in a press release of the Dicastery as…
St. David’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales COMMENTARY: Welsh Archbishop John Murphy knew that the secular world places its hope on career, comfort and cash. Life, when it does not fit into these factors, is…
The Pew Research Center released a report examining the most and least religiously diverse countries and territories across the globe. The Feb. 12 report found that the United States is not among the 10 most…
Samuel CorumU.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott (left), Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Joseph Edlow (center), and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons testify during a House…
Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Gregory Aymond on Wednesday, paving the way for coadjutor Archbishop James Checchio to assume the leadership of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Leo appointed Checchio, 59, coadjutor…
Leaders of the Christian churches in Italy signed a new ecumenical pact during the opening ceremony of the first Symposium of Christian Churches in Italy, which concluded Jan. 24 in the southern city of Bari.…
Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, Bishop Kevin Rhoades on Feb. 11 expressed “dismay” and “strong opposition” to the University of Notre Dame’s appointment of a pro-abortion professor to a leadership position at the school, with the…
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced the permanent closure of seven churches, effective March 12. The decision was formally communicated to parishioners during Masses on Feb. 8 at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, where a…