SÃO PAULO – The announcement of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado as the recipient of 2025’s Nobel Peace Prize was received with joy and hope by many Catholics in her native country, who have…
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Catholic leaders, after helping mount a massive protest three weeks ago, are now evoking the power of symbols in the fight against corruption. The Philippines is now facing its biggest corruption…
Holy Family Church in Booneville, Kentucky, with solar panels implemented as part of the Catholic Diocese of Lexington’s goal of net zero emissions. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Catholic Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky Washington,…
ROME – In his first visit to Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Pope Leo XIV conveyed a vision largely shared by his predecessor, calling for care of migrants and creation, condemning low European birth rates, and…
Courtesy photoHoly Family Church in Booneville, Kentucky, with solar panels implemented as part of the Catholic Diocese of Lexington’s goal of net zero emissions. Since the encyclical was published, dioceses and archdioceses across the country…
A view of the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility, also known as the ADX or “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado. The facility has been dubbed the “Alcatraz of the Rockies” because of its remote…
ROME – Pope Leo XIV is calling on all the faithful worldwide to support the church’s foreign missions as they offer catechesis and basic services to those in need. In a video message published Monday,…
PATRICK MEINHARDTA copy of Michelangelo’s Pietà is seen at the workshop of Anthony Agasi in Onitsha, Nigeria, on Feb. 28, 2023. Some sculptures can take up to a month to finish, selling both to churches…
Christopher Columbus, by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1519 The president called on the American people to observe the day.
By © Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar, The monks pray the Liturgy of the Hours at Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria. The prayers are set according to the Church calendar and are composed of Psalms, hymns and readings from…