11+ hour, 48+ min ago   (565+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians can help overcome the many distortions and lies about the true dignity of every human person and, in doing so, promote and defend human life, Pope Leo XIV said. "Created in God's image, through Christ and…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1049+ words) PEORIA, Ill. — With less than three weeks until the historic Mass of Beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, pilgrims from across the United States and around the world are preparing to gather in Peoria and St. Louis for nearly two weeks…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (190+ words) VATICAN CITY — The International Theological Commission has released a new document arguing that care for the environment is fundamentally a theological issue that reflects humanity’s relationship with God. The commission builds on the teachings of St. Pope John Paul II…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (661+ words) The Catholic Church will celebrate the XI World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on Sept. 1, with Pope Leo XIV inviting Catholics to reflect on the theme, “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (241+ words) As the Church prepares for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, 2026, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Catholics across the country are reflecting on the life and legacy of one of the most influential Catholic…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (387+ words) “While we were meeting to conduct the business of the order, everything we did was surrounded by prayer,” said Father Michael Heine, O.F.M. Conv., a friar and minister provincial of the order. “That included daily celebration of the Eucharist....

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (672+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Singing and playing music during the liturgy is an integral and necessary part of the celebration, which means it is much more than something "decorative," Pope Leo XIV said. "In the liturgy, to sing and to play…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago   (102+ words) Diocese of Raleigh NCCN visits St. Francis, part 4: Questions, narrators and favorite part St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Raleigh recently launched an audio, walking tour of its grounds for pilgrims during the jubilee year of St. Francis. In this…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (524+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Returning to his weekly general audiences after a monthlong summer break, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to embrace the Liturgy of the Hours more fully in their daily lives, saying the church's public prayer is an antidote…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (257+ words) Faculty and staff from across the Diocese of Raleigh's Catholic school system came together on Tuesday, August 4, at 11 a.m. for the annual All Employee Mass, a tradition that brings educators, administrators, and support staff from every diocesan school together in a…...