1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (842+ words) Catholic Standard Text of Cardinal Mc Elroy's letter to priests on pope's appointment of two new Washington auxiliary bishops (The following is the text of a letter sent on May 1, 2026 by Cardinal Robert W. Mc Elroy, the archbishop of Washington, regarding…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (852+ words) Bishop-Elect Studniewski and Bishop-Elect Boxie will join Auxiliary Bishop Juan Esposito in serving the Archdiocese of Washington alongside Cardinal Robert W. Mc Elroy, the archbishop. The Archdiocese of Washington includes the nation's capital and the five surrounding Maryland counties. In a…...

23+ hour, 41+ min ago  (251+ words) The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's general audience address given Apr. 29 in St. Peter's Square. Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! Today I would like to talk about the Apostolic Journey I made from…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1193+ words) Catholic Standard Full text of Pope Leo's homily for Good Shepherd Sunday This is the official English translation of the full text of Pope Leo XIV's homily for Mass on the Fourth Sunday of Easter (also known as Good Shepherd…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (1208+ words) A new poll certainly tells the Catholic Church what it wants to hear: That 67 percent of Catholics who haven't been to confession in the past year are open to returning, with roughly half expressing a clear desire to return. The…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (601+ words) With a dress-down day, students at St. John the Baptist School in Silver Spring provided a lift up for the Annual Catholic Services Appeal of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. The St. John the Baptist School students wore casual…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (385+ words) Pope Leo XIV has dedicated his prayer intention for the month of May to one of humanity's most persistent challenges: hunger. In a video message released on April 30 by the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network, the pope called on Catholics worldwide…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (638+ words) A national garden proposed by survivors of clergy sexual abuse promises to foster healing not only for survivors but also for the Catholic Church as a whole in the nation's capital. "We can't heal alone," said Mike Hoffman, chair of…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1268+ words) Situated in the kindergarten classroom at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Elementary School in Clinton, Maryland is a student-sized altar where the youngest students at the school begin their faith formation. It is in this classroom and around that altar…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (234+ words) When Pope Leo XIV landed in Yaound, the capital city of Cameroon on April 15, he became only the third pope in history to visit that country, following Pope St. John Paul II's visits in 1985 and 1995, and Pope Benedict XVI's visit…...