VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has highlighted the importance of sacred music in the liturgy, calling for the Church’s musical heritage to be preserved while fostering healthy inculturation of local traditions. “For this reason,…
Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 19, 2026. The Pontiff’s Aug. 19 general audience focused on the role of sacred music…
According to the “9th Study on Social Rights” in Cuba published on Aug. 13, 94% of Cubans live in extreme poverty, eight out of 10 have been forced to skip a meal during the day,…
Catholics in the Philippines observed a day of mourning Wednesday, one day after a shooting at a Catholic school left two students dead. A ninth-grade student shot and killed a classmate in the grade above…
The Ateneo de Zamboanga University. The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines urged the public not to circulate images of the attack, saying a grieving school community stands behind every post.
New research has found that annual baptisms have fallen by 30 percent over the last ten years in Ireland. A briefing note from the Iona Institute, a Christian advocacy and research body, says falling births and…
The Archdiocese of Quebec in Canada will pay out an eight-figure sum as part of a major class action lawsuit that has played out there over the last several years. The archdiocese said in a…
Guy SmallmanFlowers are laid at the plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square during an Aug. 17 vigil for Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge professor who was found dead at his London home Aug. 14.…
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to require 12-person juries in criminal cases, with the bishops arguing against a Florida policy allowing smaller six-person juries in many cases. The…
Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster in England issued “a vital call to action in support of people around the world oppressed for their faith” to national governments and the United Nations. Moth, president of the…