The Catholic Biblical Association of America elected its first Jewish president: Amy-Jill Levine. --- The first Jewish president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America (CBA) — Old and New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine — intends to strengthen resources for educators [...]

Pope Leo XIV has highlighted the importance of sacred music in the liturgy, calling for the Church’s musical heritage to be preserved while fostering healthy inculturation of local traditions.   The post Pope Leo XIV: The musical heritage of the [...]

Pope Leo XIV has appointed three U.S.-based individuals, all with ties to the University of Notre Dame, to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.       The post Three U.S.-based leaders named to Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human [...]

The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is launching a series on Rome’s Seven Pilgrim Churches, beginning with St. Peter’s Basilica and reflections from Cardinal Raymond Burke and Fr. Chad Ripperger. --- The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is launching [...]

The pontiff’s Aug. 19 general audience focused on the role of sacred music in the liturgy. --- VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has highlighted the importance of sacred music in the liturgy, calling for the Church’s musical heritage to be [...]

Fiction can often convey the human texture of a time and place better than scholarly works of history. Herewith, and in honor of the national semiquincentennial, some novels that help tell the Catholic story in [...] --- Fiction can often convey [...]

A man was arrested after vandalizing a Catholic church in Tel Aviv amid rising attacks on Christians in Israel that Church leaders say often go unpunished. --- A man was arrested after vandalizing a Catholic church in Tel Aviv amid rising [...]

“American Martyr” can be seen in theaters Aug. 25-26 in English and in Spanish on Aug. 27. [...] --- “American Martyr” can be seen in theaters Aug. 25-26 in English and in Spanish on Aug. 27. [...]

The beauty queen visited La Merced Church, where she joined a group of children in singing “Mary, Look at Me.” --- Fátima Bosch, Miss Universe 2025, shared a tender moment with a group of children when she joined them in singing [...]