23+ hour, 48+ min 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…...

23+ hour, 45+ min 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, 19+ 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…...

2+ day, 19+ 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, 13+ 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…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1362+ words) The Register was there to report on extraordinary acts from ordinary Catholics 25 years ago. Editor's Note: These reflections by former Register Executive Editor Tom Hoopes originally appear at Benedictine’s Media & Culture. They are reprinted here with permission. It has been…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (716+ words) The Holy Father received 147 bishops from five continents, participants in a formation course in Rome for new bishops....

4+ day, 1+ 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…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (479+ words) In the foreword to a new edition of the youth catechism YouCat, on the subject of love and marriage, Pope Leo XIV goes to the heart of the vocation to love: s......

4+ day, 21+ 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…...