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Catholics respond to Washington Post article and tweet calling Biden a ‘very Catholic president’
Prominent Catholics are passionately responding to a recent Washington Post tweet which said “A rising group of right-wing U.S. Catholic... Read more
Chicago's Running Nun talks about faith and sport
Through the Chicago marathon, Sister Stephanie Baliga and her team have raised more than $1.1M for her community's outreach to... Read more
Three-time Olympian shares her conversion story
Three-time Olympian Dominique Dawes talks about her conversion to the Catholic faith, and how God has been at work in... Read more
Priests share hope for new Pittsburgh parish in Black Catholic tradition
Last summer, Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh made an important announcement. St. Benedict the Moor, a historic parish in the... Read more
Apostolic nuncio in Iraq tests positive for COVID-19 five days before papal trip
The apostolic nunciature in Iraq reported on Sunday, Feb. 28 that the Nuncio Mitja Leskovar, has tested positive for COVID... Read more
Courage offers virtual Lenten reflection
As pandemic restrictions continue to affect in-person events, a pair of ministries for people with same-sex attraction and their loved... Read more
Report finds hate crimes rising against Indian Christians despite lockdown
Hate crimes against Christians in India increased by 40% in the first half of 2020 despite a three-month nationwide lockdown,... Read more
Cardinal Becciu says Torzi arrest is no 'earthquake'
Cardinal Angelo Becciu has said that the arrest of a businessman at the center of a Vatican property deal will... Read more
Fulton Sheen remains will move to Peoria, NY archdiocese says
The Archdiocese of New York will work to help transfer the remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a spokesman for the... Read more
Dubuque archbishop hospitalized after heart attack
Archbishop Michael Jackels of Dubuque, Iowa was hospitalized on Friday due to a heart attack. The archbishop was taken to... Read more
Quasimodo Sunday: How the Hunchback got his name
As fire ravaged the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris earlier this month, one artist from Ecuador used her... Read more
Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic refugees wait to leave Lebanon
On the last Saturday before Christmas, a community of Iraqi refugees living in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut gathered together... Read more
Pope Francis praises Lithuania’s history of hospitality
During his first speech in the Baltics Saturday, Pope Francis told Lithuanian authorities to take pride in their country’s history... Read more
Can Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals still deliver on reform?
By most accounts, Pope Francis was elected with a mandate to reform the Roman Curia- the complex network of dicasteries,... Read more
Bishops attacked by pro-government mob at basilica in Nicaragua
A group of bishops in Nicaragua who went Monday to free a group of protesters who had taken refuge in... Read more
Chilean abuse victim: Pope told me to accept being gay, God made me this way
A victim of the Chilean clergy abuse crisis who met privately with Pope Francis told a Spanish news source that... Read more
What caused the Reformation? A Catholic explainer
One fated Halloween, 500 years ago, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg Castle in a... Read more
Pope John XXIII a testimony to 'the strength of goodness'
The life of Pope John XXIII shows the saint's deep spiritual nature, as well as his great kindness towards others,... Read more
True peace hinges on the people, not bureaucracy, Pope says
On his last day in Colombia, Pope Francis said the peace process shouldn't be reduced to bureaucratic talks between two... Read more
Be humble in serving your brothers and sisters in need, Pope says in Colombia
In his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Francis said the story of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá, the patroness of Colombia, provides an... Read more
