The U.S. Bishops on Tuesday opened registration for the National Eucharistic Congress. The event–which will be the 10th congress and first in 83 years–will take place from July 21-24, 2024 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The event is part of the greater...
According to a new study published by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), the nation with the best Catholic Mass attendance in the world could be Nigeria. When asked the question “Apart from weddings, funerals and christenings, about how often do...
In 2019, Pope Francis established the Sunday of the Word of God to be celebrated each year on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. As the Holy Father stated in his apostolic letter instituting the observance, “Devoting a specific Sunday of the liturgical year to the...
Sister Andre Randon, a French nun and the oldest person in the world, has passed away at the age of 118. “There is great sadness but ... it was her desire to join her beloved brother. For her, it’s a liberation,” David Tavella of the Sainte-Catherine-Laboure nursing...
The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) hosts a conference each year with the goal of equipping young Catholics with the tools they need to become effective witnesses to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. At this Year’s SEEK event from January 2-6, over 17,000...
On December 29, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued proposed revisions to a regulation that interprets various laws that protect the exercise of religious beliefs and moral convictions in healthcare, commonly called the “Conscience Rule.” In...
Kansas City Chiefs fans perhaps tuned in to Monday Night Football praying for a Cincinnati Bengals victory over the Buffalo Bills to put the Chiefs in the AFC's first-seed position. However, the prayers for a win on the field quickly turned to prayers for the...
Pope Benedict XVI, a leading theologian, and the first pope to resign in almost 600 years, died on December 31 at the age of 95. The Vatican press office director, Matteo Bruni, stated, “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today...