Sister Laurie-Marie Parisi, who has about 20 years of teaching experience ranging from preschool through high school, now serves as principal at St. Mary’s Academy in Glen Falls, New York. What began with an unexpected…
The Bunson family enjoys a visit with Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Young Matthew is looking up at the archbishop. COMMENTARY: While my 7-year-old mind no doubt missed many of the profound insights he gave, they were…
View of St. Peter’s Basilica. Thirty-four dioceses received permission for celebrations in parish churches in 2025 — unchanged from 2024 — with the United States accounting for 24 of the 34 decrees.
Pope Leo XIV blows out his birthday candle during the launch of the “AQVA Catastrophe and Wonder” exhibition at the Vatican Apostolic Library on Sept. 14, 2026. The pontiff launched the ‘AQVA Catastrophe and Wonder’…
Daneil Ibanez Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, speaks at the press conference on the Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal recipient at the Sala San Pio X in Rome on Sept. 14, 2026. The recently retired prefect…
Matteo PernaselciPope Leo XIV greets the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Angelus address Sept. 13. The Holy Father marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with prayers for the…
The Catholic Initiative, which was formed by the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation in March 2025, is overseeing the restoration and ongoing needs of St. Anne Basilica in Detroit. The arrangement of transferring ownership of local…
(ZENIT News / Rome, 09.13.2026).- The traditionalist Catholic movement will return to Rome in October 2026, but its most visible liturgical moment will take place outside St. Peter’s Basilica. The decision not to authorize this year’s…
(ZENIT News / Rome, 09.13.2026).- For the Catholic Church, the credibility crisis caused by clerical sexual abuse cannot be solved by finding better words after a scandal breaks. The deeper challenge is to change the…
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 09.13.2026).- At noon on Sunday, September 13, Pope Leo XIV recited the Marian prayer of the Angelus from the balcony of the papal apartment, with hundreds of pilgrims gathered in…