3+ day, 1+ 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, 19+ 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, 23+ min ago   (716+ words) The Holy Father received 147 bishops from five continents, participants in a formation course in Rome for new bishops....

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1336+ words) The Pope’s upcoming visit to France following its recent legalization of euthanasia could shape our understanding of how the Leonine pontificate will navigate life issues, in Europe and abroad. One theme lingers in the background of all the major debates…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (693+ words) The pontiff said people can feel less free to be themselves even as autonomy is increasingly treated as absolute. Pope Leo XIV warned Wednesday of a “paradox” in Western societies where a growing emphasis on individual freedom coexists with an…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (959+ words) The pontiff said people can feel less free to be themselves even as autonomy is increasingly treated as absolute. Pope Leo XIV warned Wednesday of a “paradox” in Western societies where a growing emphasis on individual freedom coexists with an…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (648+ words) The Pope celebrates Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano ROME — It was shortly after 5 p.m. local time when Pope Leo XIV arrived at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, awaited by thousands…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1734+ words) A closer look at St. John of the Cross reveals a mystic whose life was shaped not only by suffering and contemplation, but by an uncompromising love of God. This year, the Catholic Church is celebrating St. Francis of Assisi....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1130+ words) Catholic cardinal presides over Rosary Rally in Holland, Norway celebrates 100 years since first Mass, Scottish sisters to stand trial for abuse, and more in this week’s world news round up. Cardinal Raymond Burke will preside over Radio Maria’s annual Rosary…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (647+ words) The guide is meant to assist in priestly formation on Catholic Social Teaching, so they can better communicate those teachings to their congregations....