Pope Leo XIV has expressed concern about rising tensions between the United States and Cuba, joining the Cuban Bishops in calling for dialogue, profound reform, and respect for human dignity The post Pope joins Cuban Bishops in calling for dialogue [...]

An Italian priest from the 1600s is credited with bringing skiing from remote Scandinavia to other parts of Europe. Father Francesco Negri was a natural history and geography buff, and The post How a Catholic priest brought skiing to Central [...]

While describing herself as 'not that religious,' the actress who died at age 71 never divorced (rare in Hollywood), believed in prayer and said motherhood was her most important role. --- While describing herself as 'not that religious,' the actress who [...]

The greatest danger facing the Church today is not persecution from the outside. The Church has endured emperors, revolutions, prisons, martyrdom; the deeper danger today is confusion within. --- The greatest danger facing the Church today is not persecution from the [...]

Human dignity, art, life, migrants, the elderly, young people, and artificial intelligence: these are some of the themes of the prayer intentions that Pope Leo has entrusted to his Worldwide The post Pope Leo’s prayer intentions for 2027 appeared first [...]

Pope Leo XIV is to repeal a 2023 decree that led to Cardinal Raymond Burke paying more than triple his usual rent for his Vatican apartment and also reportedly affected The post Pope Leo XIV repeals decree that led to [...]

Catholic marriages in the U.S. have declined 75% in about 50 years, even as the Catholic population has risen. A steep decline in Catholic marriages in the U.S. over the past few decades is underscoring [...] --- Catholic marriages in the [...]

Few American Catholics have ever heard of Mary Ward. The more recent books and articles about her tend to portray her as a proto-feminist, a seventeenth-century Catholic woman who spent her life fighting for the [...] --- Few American Catholics have [...]

Pope Leo claimed that the heavily criticized note Mater Populi Fidelis will be of ‘great benefit’ to the faithful and provides ‘important clarifications’ despite it contradicting numerous popes and saints. --- Pope Leo claimed that the heavily criticized note Mater [...]

A young Spanish nun and social media influencer talks about integrating her apostolate with religious life and young people’s search for their vocation. Sister Marta has just received a YouTube plaque at Holy Cross Benedictine [...] --- A young Spanish nun [...]