In his homily during second vespers on the solemnity of Our Lady of the Snows at the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Monday evening, Pope Francis meditated upon the […]

The Venezuelan government is facing increasing pressure to conduct a transparent recount of its July 28 presidential election. According to the government-controlled National Electoral Council, President Nicolás Maduro secured another […]

When Sister Pia Maria first set foot in the maximum-security prison that houses Texas’ female death row inmates, she was understandably nervous. Not only was she entering what was arguably […]

Pope Francis on Sunday urged prayers for those suffering in the world due to political conflict, violence, and natural disasters, highlighting humanitarian crises in Venezuela, the Middle East, and Myanmar. […]

Seminarians in Africa are not allowed “to be themselves” and must find ways “to get by,” a Catholic priest from Nigeria has said, challenging institutions that form future priests to […]

Pope Francis on Sunday noted three gestures from the Bible account of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes which he argued are mirrored by Jesus at the Last Supper […]

At just 4 years of age Emilio Madrid Mérida played the celebration of “Mass” at home with his stuffed animals. Now, at 16, he dreams of being a priest and […]

Bishops and prominent prelates from around the world have joined the French Bishops’ Conference and U.S. bishops in criticizing the Paris Olympics opening ceremony held on July 26 for its […]

On October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants attacked Israel, hostilities between Hezbollah (a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group) and Israel resumed, putting Christian communities on both sides […]