As we celebrate Memorial Day and remember our brothers and sisters who gave their lives to protect our country, take a moment to read and reflect on this Prayer for Memorial Day from the USCCB. Watch this video to learn more about Memorial Day from a Catholic...
USCCB President Expresses Sorrow and Solidarity with Muslim Community after Islamic Center Shooting
Three people were killed on Monday in a shooting at San Diego’s largest mosque. Two teenage gunmen fatally shot a security guard and two staff members outside the mosque before dying from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Following the shooting, Archbishop Paul S....
What is it Like to be the Pope’s Brother?
Before becoming the first-ever American pope, Robert Prevost and his older brothers John and Louis grew up living “normal” lives like any other Midwestern family. In a recent interview with EWTN, John Prevost recalled their childhood, mentioning that faith was...
Federal Government Sues New Mexico Diocese Over Border Wall Land
A civil action filed at the request of the Department of Homeland Security, seeks to use eminent domain in an attempt to seize land from the Diocese of Las Cruces in order to facilitate the construction of a border wall between the United States and Mexico. The land...
Vatican Publishes Letter Prohibiting Formal Blessings for Same-Sex Couples
The Vatican released a letter on May 4, but dated November 2024, in which the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) categorically rejected a proposal from the German episcopate to introduce ritualized blessings for couples in same-sex unions and irregular...
Happy One-Year Anniversary, Pope Leo XIV!
One year ago today, on May 8, 2025, white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the College of Cardinals had elected the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church: American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV. In the twelve...






