Sunday, October 19, is World Mission Sunday. World Mission Sunday, established by Pope Pius XI in 1926 and organized by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, is a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church's missionary activity...
On October 10, Washington state filed a motion in federal district court affirming that state and local governments would stop attempting to require priests to report child abuse learned during the sacrament of reconciliation. In July of this year, the Washington...
According to a Pew Research study, 84% of U.S. Catholics report a favorable view of Pope Leo XIV, with only 4% expressing an unfavorable view, and 11% stating they have never heard of Pope Leo. 56% of non-Catholics view the pope favorably. When it comes to...
In a moment that will likely increase Pope Leo’s favorability among St. Louis residents and Chicago “Southsiders”, the pontiff took a playful jab at the Chicago Cubs’ recent elimination from the MLB playoffs during his Wednesday audience. When someone in the crowd...
“We hope they accept it; so far it seems a realistic proposal,” Pope Leo XIV said regarding the 20-point peace plan presented to the White House for Gaza by U.S. President Trump, with the approval of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. He stressed the importance of a...
At least 64 people have been killed in a brutal attack on a Catholic parish in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. A violent onslaught by members of the Islamist rebel group Allied Democratic Forces struck the parish of Saint Joseph of Manguredjipa in the...