Catholic News

The Latest

Eucharistic adoration at Lucas Oil Stadium during the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, July 17-21,2024.

National Eucharistic Revival continues Year of Mission with bilingual outreach

Oct 14, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Year of Mission continues with a series of bilingual webinars about evangelization. Read more

Barricades are set up at a military checkpoint on the Tongil bridge, the road leading to North Korea’s Kaesong city, in the border city of Paju on Oct. 9, 2024. North Korea’s army said on Oct. 9 it was moving to “permanently shut off and block the southern border” with Seoul and had informed the U.S. military to prevent an accidental clash.

Archbishop warns of diminishing hope for peace as North Korea escalates military threats

Oct 14, 2024

By Daniel Payne

A South Korean prelate said Catholics continue to pray for peace and hope but that “hope is fading” for reunification... Read more

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.

Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer apologizes for how Dorito video was ‘construed’

Oct 14, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The viral video shows Gov. Gretchen Whitmer feeding Liz Plank, a Canadian author, journalist, and influencer, a Dorito chip during... Read more

Al-Rusul School in Jounieh, Lebanon.

Catholic schools in Lebanon stand resilient amid war

Oct 14, 2024

By Romy Haber

In Lebanon, Catholic schools stand as beacons of hope as the education system veers on collapse as war escalates. Read more

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi (left) arrives at the Vatican for Synod on Synodality meetings on Oct. 10, 2024. The Vatican announced on Monday, Oct. 14, that the cardinal returned to Moscow to meet with Russian authorities as part of the peace mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis.

Cardinal Zuppi returns to Moscow as Vatican peace envoy

Oct 14, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi returned to Moscow on Monday to meet with Russian authorities as part of the peace mission entrusted... Read more

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Sept. 20, 2024, in Atlanta.

Trump attacks Harris on her support of tax-funded transgender surgeries for prisoners

Oct 14, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“Even the liberal media was shocked Kamala [Harris] supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and illegal aliens,” the ad says. Read more

Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland where 15 Benedictine monks pray and welcome visitors.

Scotland’s Pluscarden Abbey: the northernmost Benedictine monastery in the world

Oct 14, 2024

By Emma Silvestri

In northeast Scotland, six miles southwest of Elgin in Moray, stands Pluscarden Abbey, the northernmost Benedictine abbey in the world. Read more

Pope Francis addresses the faithful during the Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.

Pope Francis: ‘True wealth is being loved by God’

Oct 13, 2024

By Courtney Mares

“Let us remember this: True wealth is not the goods of this world. True wealth is being loved by God... Read more

Father John Nepil of the Archdiocese of Denver celebrates Mass on top of Wetterhorn Peak in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado.

Catholic priest celebrates Mass atop Colorado’s highest peaks

Oct 13, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

After 13 years, Father John Nepil can say he has celebrated Mass on every 14er in the state of Colorado. Read more

Dallas Jenkins, creator, writer, and director of “The Chosen,” at ChosenCon 2024 in Orlando, Florida.

Season 5 of ‘The Chosen’: ‘We’re getting closer and closer to the cross,’ show’s creator says

Oct 13, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Here’s what fans can expect from Season 5 of “The Chosen,” which focuses on the events of Holy Week.   Read more

Pope Francis prays with members of the Synod on Synodality during one of its meetings in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on the morning of Oct. 12, 2024.

Catholics invited to ‘adopt’ Synod on Synodality members in prayer

Oct 12, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The prayer campaign sends a daily email with guidance on how to pray for the “adopted” Synod on Synodality participant. Read more

Pope Francis celebrated Mass on the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29, 2023, where he also blessed the pallia for new archbishops.

Vatican shares Pope Francis’ schedule for December consistory to create cardinals

Oct 12, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Dec. 8, Pope Francis will preside at a Mass with the College of Cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica. Read more

Pope Francis prays at the Mass in suffrage for the cardinals and bishops who have died in the past year, Nov. 2, 2022.

Pope Francis writes letter to new cardinals: You express the Church’s unity

Oct 12, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis will add 21 members to the College of Cardinals at a consistory at the Vatican in December. Read more

Ana Finat said writing her conversion story “was very scary,” especially because of the implications for her husband and daughters.

Ana Finat — aristocrat, influencer, and convert: Trusting in God gives immense freedom

Oct 12, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Spanish influencer and aristocrat Ana Finat, a descendant of St. Francis Borgia, has just published the story of her... Read more

Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his Cabinet.

March called in Colombia to protest government for pushing sex changes for minors

Oct 12, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

A nationwide march has been called for Oct. 19 in Colombia to protest the government’s support of sex changes for... Read more

null

What does the Catholic Church teach about lying?

Oct 12, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Unsurprisingly, after 20 centuries, the Catholic Church has a lot to say about lying, one of the most common phenomena... Read more

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris on July 29, 2024, in Ambler, Pennsylvania.

Michigan’s Catholic bishops condemn Gov. Whitmer’s chip video as ‘mocking’ faithful

Oct 11, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The video, posted on Thursday and which quickly went viral, shows Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer feeding a journalist a Dorito... Read more

Eight people in this church and adjoining buildings in Derdghaya, Lebanon, were killed.

Israeli missile destroys Catholic church in Lebanon; at least 8 dead

Oct 11, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

A church of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Tyre, Lebanon, has been hit by a missile from Israeli airstrikes... Read more

The General House of the Society of Jesus in Rome.

Top Jesuit supports ‘LGBTQ Catholics’ event held at order’s headquarters in Rome

Oct 11, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Father Johan Verschueren expressed his support for the “LGBTQ Catholics” event held recently at the general house of the Society... Read more

People hold up signs during a pro-abortion rally on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade in West Palm Beach, Florida, on June 24, 2024.

Florida pro-abortion amendment poised to fail

Oct 11, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Here’s a roundup of abortion-related developments that took place across the country this week. Read more