1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (597+ words) The Holy Father marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with prayers for the dead and those still bearing its wounds, while his Angelus reflection stressed that forgiveness is indispensable for peace. VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV remembered the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1740+ words) The arrangement of transferring ownership of local basilica to a Catholic nonprofit might be a model for other struggling parishes. Msgr. Chuck Kosanke had run out of options. He had been sent as pastor to a parish now known as…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (230+ words) Attorneys hailed the settlement as a 'tipping point and a turning point' regarding allegations of abuse in the archdiocese....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (518+ words) The Catholic objectors will be temporarily shielded from the law while a federal lawsuit plays out against the state policy....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (990+ words) COMMENTARY: The demand for 40 Days for Life is at an all-time high in post-Roe America. After the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, many pro-life advocates started preaching — and falsely continue to preach — that we are worse off than ever before…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (613+ words) Sunday, Sept. 13, is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Sirach 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35. In some cases, forgiving others who have harmed us may be the most challenging thing we are ever asked to do — as Peter recognizes. Peter says,…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1236+ words) Study Group 7 says bishops’ visits to Rome should be instruments of missionary conversion, communal discernment, and greater co-responsibility in the Church. VATICAN CITY — For centuries, “ad limina apostolorum” visits — the periodic pilgrimage of diocesan bishops to the tombs of the…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1125+ words) The well-known priest said he was innocent of any canonical violations; the allegations involved no claims of sexual misconduct ‘whatsoever.’ Monsignor Roger Landry, director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA and a longtime contributor to Church commentary and analysis at…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1226+ words) Virginia Coda Nunziante says the October gathering will unite doctrine and devotion, reaffirming the Blessed Virgin’s singular cooperation in salvation and her enduring place in Catholic life. A major Marian conference in Rome next month aims to reaffirm the Blessed…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (884+ words) Chad Pecknold, a longtime professor at The Catholic University of America, has begun working for the government agency that oversees immigration enforcement. A prominent Catholic theologian who has previously defended the Trump administration’s immigration policies on theological grounds has joined…...