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Vatican announces theme for 2026 World Day of Peace

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims during his general audience on July 30, 2025, in...

Bishop sets out stakes for future of Steubenville diocese

Bishop Edward Lohse did not rule out the prospect of a merger in the near future.

Starting Seven: March 11, 2025

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Nigerian bishop: Priest murder ‘not isolated tragedy’

Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu was killed last week, amid a rising tide of violence aga...

A new era of acephality?

What happens to clerical religious in suppressed religious institutes?

Zelenskyy shares letter from Pope Leo XIV on Ukraine’s ...

Pope Leo XIV gives his Sunday Angelus address from the Apostolic Palace overlook...

Pope Leo XIV: Jesus challenges presumption of those who...

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd during his Angelus address on Aug. 24, 2025. / C...

Pope Leo XIV calls Christians to ecumenism to be archit...

Pope Leo XIV meets with a U.S. ecumenical group led by Cardinal Joseph Tobin and...

French Lessons: An American Family Goes to School in Paris

When we decided to move to France, one of the biggest decisions was where to sen...

Pope Leo XIV calls for fasting and prayer for peace on ...

Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in th...

Leo XIV calls theologians to find ‘balanced synthesis’ ...

Pope Leo XIV waves during his Wednesday audience Aug. 20, 2025. In a telegram da...

Pope Leo XIV invites Church to pray and fast for peace ...

Pope Leo XIV greets a young papal admirer in St. Peter’s Basilica during the gen...

Pope Leo XIV could visit Lebanon before the end of the ...

Lebanese Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï, the head of the Maronite Catholic Church,...

Where to Eat Around the Sacré-Coeur in Montmartre

Whether you’re looking for a quick bite or inventive cuisine, a short walk will ...

From AI to the White Sox: Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days...

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Sq...