2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1479+ words) On the final day of his apostolic visit to Spain, Pope Leo XIV issued a scathing rebuke to human traffickers and those exploiting vulnerable people, demanding they "stop," "repent," and make amends. The pope made his appeal June 12 during a…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (528+ words) President Donald Trump June 11 called the U. S. Catholic bishops' consecration of the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for its 250th anniversary "a powerful moment in our national story and a poignant reminder that America has always been guided by the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (800+ words) As a kid in Mexico, Ruben Quezada was already learning what it took to serve others, being the errand boy for the family. If anyone needed anything, be it milk or tortillas, Quezada went off to get it and bring…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (781+ words) Peace, communion and mission -- those three words serve as the foundation for the ministry to the new apostolic nuncio to the United States. And those three words were offered by Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia June 10 in his inaugural address as the…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (889+ words) The Church must "put out into the deep" and "create hope in Christ," said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The archbishop shared his thoughts in his opening address at the USCCB's annual…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (304+ words) Blessed Edward Poppe was born on December 18, 1890. He was an excellent student, but very mischievous as a child. In 1902, he received his first Communion and made his Confirmation, which made him more serious and dedicated to Christ. In 1904, Edward's father…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (685+ words) Nearly 100 years after the death of "God's architect" Antoni Gaud, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Barcelona on June 9 for a two-day visit to the Catalan capital that will culminate in the inauguration of the crowning tower of his unfinished masterpiece,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1172+ words) In a highly anticipated and historic speech to Spain's parliament, Pope Leo XIV urged modern-day leaders to be guided by ancient and Catholic principles that gave birth to universal human rights based on the inalienable dignity of the human person....

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (880+ words) Hours after celebrating Mass for an estimated 1. 5 million people and leading a Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Madrid, Pope Leo XIV found himself in a very different setting. He was in a packed arena where Spain's leading figures…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (186+ words) St. Medard was born around 456, in Salency, France. His father was a noble Frenchman and his mother was from a Roman family that had settled in Gaul." At the age of 33, Medard was ordained a priest. He wanted to remain…...