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Lowest-ever fertility rates have complicated causes, no easy solutions, experts say

May 16, 2019

By Ed Condon

Fertility rates in the United States have fallen to an all-time low, according to provisional figures released by the Centers... Read more

Pope Francis arrives in Bulgaria May 5, 2019.

To invest in the future, invest in young people, Pope Francis says in Bulgaria

May 5, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

On the first day of a trip to Bulgaria, Pope Francis encouraged authorities to strengthen and grow their country by... Read more

World Youth Day in Krakow, July 2016.

Where 'no religion' is default, a look at Europe's young Catholic minority

Mar 22, 2018

Young Catholics in Europe live in a culture where religious affiliation, church attendance, and regular prayer are generally at low... Read more

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As demographics change, how will the US Church respond?

Jul 2, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

The rapidly changing realities of the Catholic Church in the U.S. bring a host of challenges and unknowns, but also... Read more

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Priests designated as "Missionaries of Mercy" gather for a special Mass in Rome on March 30, 2025. To date, approximately 1,250 priests have been commissioned by the Vatican to embrace the call in Misericordiae Vultus to be “living signs of the Father’s readiness to welcome those in search of his pardon.”

Jubilee of Hope: Missionaries of Mercy priests celebrate Mass in Rome

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis in Sunday Angelus: Jesus heals our wounds so we can love others

Catholic Charities USA President Kerry Alys Robinson.

Notre Dame to honor Catholic Charities president for ‘faith-filled service’

A monumental cross towers above the Valley of the Fallen complex.

Cardinal’s role in effort to ‘resignify’ Franco era war monument sparks controversy

The Association of Pilgrimages in Lebanon (APL) unveils its plans for Caminos Lebanon, an innovative project designed to revitalize Christian religious tourism through a unique pilgrimage experience inspired by the renowned Camino de Santiago in Spain, on March 28, 2025.

Lebanon will soon have its own ‘camino,’ once traveled by Christ and the Romans

The proposed restoration of the frontage of the Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit.

Vatican-backed program to restore Catholic parishes ‘for generations to come’

Pope Francis looks out at the crowd gathered below his hospital window at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on March 23, 2025.

Missionaries of Mercy gather in Rome as Pope Francis praises their ‘ministry of forgiveness’

Speakers present at the briefing presenting the report “Attacks on Christians in Israel and East Jerusalem” by the Rossing Center on March 27, 2025. From left to right: Hana Bendcowsky, director of the Jerusalem Center for Jewish-Christian Relations at the Rossing Center; Bernard Sabella, a retired professor of sociology; Federica Sasso (Rossing Center)), moderator, Hussam Elias, executive director of the project; and Jesuit Father David Neuhaus.

Christian communities in Israel face growing hostility, annual report reveals

Mural of Archbishop Oscar Romero,

Nunciature in El Salvador issues correction for liturgical abuse

Bishop Christian Carlassare (center), President Salva Kiir (left), and Dr. Riek Machar (right).

Bishop calls for peace in South Sudan as country’s first vice president reportedly arrested

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