According to data published in the most recent (2024) edition of The Official Catholic Directory, 107,051 marriages took place in the previous year in the Latin-rite dioceses of the United States. The Directory classified 85,171 of them as [...] --- According to data published [...]

The Vatican announced Monday the appointment of Cardinal Baldo Reina as grand chancellor of the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, replacing Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia. The announcement marks one of the most significant personnel [...]

Pope Leo XIII was the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church from 1878 until his death in 1903. His pontificate of 25 years is the fourth-longest reign of any pope, surpassed only by St. Peter the Apostle, Blessed Pius [...]

by Grant Bailey (@grantjbailey) The divorce debate is alive and well in America. If you google “divorce” and limit results to big magazines and media, you’ll find these in the top results: “Divorce Can Be an Act of Radical Self-Love.” “Women are [...]

Pope Leo XIV greets crowds in St. Peter’s Square from the popemobile on Sunday, May 18, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA ACI Prensa Staff, May 19, 2025 / 12:03 pm (CNA). From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants [...]

Pope Leo XIV speaks to participants in the Jubilee of Eastern Churches on May 14, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, May 19, 2025 / 14:34 pm (CNA). A 36-minute video [...]

The nomination is the first major appointment made by Pope Leo XIV in the various offices of the Roman Curia, and is being welcomed by pro-life advocates. --- The nomination is the first major appointment made by Pope Leo XIV in [...]

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, seated in places of honor usually reserved for heads of state, meet with Pope Leo XIV in the papal library on May 19, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican [...]

A Washington state lawmaker has called on the Catholic Church to change its centuries-old confessional policy so that priests can comply with a new child abuse reporting law. #CatholicChurch #Confession #ChildAbuse #NoelFrame #Washington #SexualAbuse --- A Washington state lawmaker has called [...]

Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as head of the 1.4 billion members of the universal Catholic Church with a Mass in St. Peter's Square on May 18, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, May 18, 2025 / [...]