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Pope Leo XIV encourages young people to be ‘beacons of hope’ at Chicago event
Jun 14, 2025“You are the promise of hope for so many of us,” the pope told young people attending the “Chicago Celebrates Pope Leo XIV” event at Rate Field.
‘Senseless violence’: Minnesota Catholic leaders respond to shooting, murder of lawmakers
Jun 14, 2025Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed Saturday, while state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot.
Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Chicago could go for more than $1 million
Jun 14, 2025The three-bedroom brick structure with a spacious backyard was home to Pope Leo XIV — then Robert Prevost — during the pontiff’s childhood.
Annual report finds there are ‘not enough’ deacons being ordained in the U.S.
Jun 14, 2025The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University published the survey results in its 2025 report “A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate in 2024.”
Young people present to Pope Leo XIV their spiritual renewal project for Europe
Jun 14, 2025Pope Leo XIV this week spoke with young people who have embarked on a “spiritual revolution” to restore Europe’s soul.
Virginia teen’s Catholic school journey inspires whole family’s conversion
Jun 14, 2025After enrolling in Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School, Kelly McCoppin was immediately drawn to the Catholic faith — and brought her whole family with her.
House launches probe of Catholic nongovernmental organizations’ role aiding migrants
Jun 13, 2025Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are among those named in the investigation.
Pope Leo XIV to canonize 7 saints on Oct. 19
Jun 13, 2025Pope Leo XIV will canonize seven blesseds on Oct. 19, including two Venezuelans: Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros and María del Carmen Rendiles Martínez.
Pope Leo XIV on Holy Trinity Sunday: God’s ‘dynamic’ love opens humanity to encounter
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Young people present to Pope Leo XIV their spiritual renewal project for Europe
Pope Leo XIV to canonize 7 saints on Oct. 19
Here is the miracle that makes possible Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization
He fought porn addiction for 23 years — now he helps other men find freedom
Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s address to Catholics in Chicago
Pope Leo XIV encourages young people to be ‘beacons of hope’ at Chicago event
‘Senseless violence’: Minnesota Catholic leaders respond to shooting, murder of lawmakers
Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Chicago could go for more than $1 million
Gravely wounded Colombian presidential hopeful improving; could be miracle, cardinal says
Bishops in Puerto Rico push back against ICE raids, deportations
Reacting to ICE raids, Church in Mexico reminds: ‘Not all undocumented migrants are criminals’
Chilean cardinal strongly opposes country’s euthanasia bill
Brazilian census: Catholic population falls to 57%
St. Anthony of Padua considered ‘all the world as his home’
French president to push social media ban for children under 15
Bishop of Graz in Austria ‘stunned and shaken’ after deadly school shooting
Italian abuse survivor: Bishops’ report doesn’t show full scale of crisis
England’s WeBelieve festival to showcase beauty and diversity of the Catholic Church
Pope, Indian bishops mourn crash of airliner that killed hundreds
Surfing priest makes second ocean rescue, saving father and son
Why the Philippines faces 9 vacant dioceses
Catholics, Buddhists gather in Cambodia for interreligious meeting focused on peace
In the Philippines, empty chapels spark call for Eucharistic renewal
Monks close doors of St. Catherine’s Monastery as battle with Egypt government continues
Nigerian priest who served in Alaska captured by Boko Haram, bishop says
Red Cross: Conditions in Gaza ‘worse than hell on earth’
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Egyptian court ruling on St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai sparks outcry
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Here is the miracle that makes possible Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization
Jun 13, 2025The Vatican has recognized two miracles attributed to Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s intercession that make possible his canonization on Sept. 7.
Pope Leo XIV: ‘The gravest form of poverty is not to know God’
Jun 13, 2025Pope Leo XIV has released his message for the ninth World Day of the Poor, which will be held on Sunday, Nov. 16.
Gallup poll says many Americans think U.S. is becoming more religious
Jun 13, 2025“Thirty-four percent of U.S. adults believe religion is increasing its influence in American life, similar to the 35% measured in December, ...” the latest Gallup poll reads.
10 things you should know about Blessed Carlo Acutis
Jun 13, 2025Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis on Sept. 7. A gamer and computer coder who loved the Eucharist, Acutis will be the first millennial Catholic saint.
