The pontiff held a private audience on Wednesday with a group of Vatican Museum patrons. --- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday urged patrons of the Vatican Museums to rediscover beauty in an era dominated by technology. The pontiff held a private audience [...]

Leo also recalled the Oct. 7 liturgical memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary and emphasized the importance of this traditional Marian prayer. --- VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called on Christians to be capable of “viewing the [...]

The sixth Assisi gathering will feature 384 religious representatives from 53 countries and promote what organizers describe as the ‘spiritual unification’ of the world. --- The sixth Assisi gathering will feature 384 religious representatives from 53 countries and promote what organizers [...]

A collection of Pope Francis’ private writings will be available on November 24.         The post Vatican to publish Pope Francis’ personal diary appeared first on The Catholic Thing. --- A collection of Pope Francis’ private writings will be [...]

Our Mother of Mercy Parish in Africatown celebrates 100 years of faith with an ecumenical revival bringing nearly 500 Christians together. --- A historic Catholic parish established in 1926 is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary on Oct. 18. Our Mother [...]

Joanna Bogle: Sir James Marshall's crusade against African slavery offers a vital correction to prevailing myths of the Victorian era. The post The Catholic Knight Who Stopped Slavery in West Africa appeared first on The Catholic Thing. --- The Catholic cemetery at [...]

Video messages ahead of the 2026 midterm elections asked voters to approach civic life with prayer, charity, and a commitment to the common good. --- Louisville, Kentucky, Archbishop Shelton Fabre says Catholics must form their consciences through Church teaching and place [...]

For a few minutes in St. Peter’s Square, Chicago had come to Pope Leo. --- A group of 50 pilgrims from the South Side of Chicago received a grace Catholics lining up for one of Pope Leo XIV’s Wednesday General Audiences [...]

A Catholic priest received an urgent call to travel nearly 200 kilometers to the bedside of a dying man who had left the Catholic Church years before. What followed was an extraordinary return to the faith, as the man [...]