A stone from Assisi’s Portiuncula has become a sign of communion for Catholics in the Gulf. The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia’s celebration of the jubilee year dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi, proclaimed by Pope Leo […]
Caritas Cuba and Catholic Relief Services have been key players in dispersing U.S. government aid throughout Cuba. As political tension between the United States and Cuba intensifies, the Catholic Church is providing an opportunity for greater solidarity between […]
The pontiff’s visit will be the first papal trip to Spain since 2011. Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, confirmed on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV would visit several foreign countries over […]
The Holy Father will undertake his first pastoral visit to the continent of Africa as pontiff April 13–23, beginning with a stop in Algeria. The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will undertake his […]
Irish musician Paul Luby, who now lives in Australia, has begun singing Catholic Mass hymns during pub gigs — and is getting a great response. An Irish pub singer has begun to include Mass hymns […]
In the fourth and fifth meditations offered to Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Curia, Bishop Erik Varden reflected on how the modern debate over “freedom” challenges Christians. In a world where “the notion of […]
President Donald Trump urged stronger federal action to prevent the gender transition of minors. He also urged lawmakers to pass laws to combat unlawful immigration. WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump touted his policies related […]
Editor’s note: This interview, originally published at CWR on November 14, 2024, is reposted as an introduction to those readers who want to know more about Bishop Erik Varden, who has been leading the Lenten […]
Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, Vatican Secretary of State from 1979 to 1990—and before that, the architect and chief diplomatic agent of the Ostpolitik of Pope Paul VI—initially played hard-to-get when I tried to interview him for […]
How Have the Popes Treated the SSPX? (National Catholic Register): “As the Society of St. Pius X is again on the brink of schism, perhaps a more traditional approach from the Holy See would serve […]
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