Canadian Catholic bishops have expressed sorrow and pledged prayer following a deadly fire at one of that nation’s military bases.
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Marriage requires more than physical attraction, Pope Leo XIV said in his first weekly general audience since undergoing lung cancer surgery, emphasizing that authentic love involves mutual self-giving, fidelity, and a lifelong commitment between spouses.
Is curiosity a good thing? As modern men and women, I think we are used to thinking of curiosity as an unqualified good. We might even be tempted to dismiss people who focus on only a few things as close-minded.
More than 900 parish leaders and volunteers gathered Oct. 3 at Bishop Lynch High School with a common question: How can we better help others encounter Christ and grow in faith?
Artificial intelligence, migration, and signs of Church renewal are expected to be on the agenda when the nation’s Catholic bishops hold their annual fall meeting next month.
One week after Pope Leo XIV first revealed to the world that he would be undergoing lung surgery, the pope returned to the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace Oct. 18, thanking Catholics worldwide for their prayers five days after undergoing lung cancer surgery.
Bishop Edward J. Burns called on Catholics in the Diocese of Dallas to pray for Pope Leo XIV after the pope was diagnosed with lung cancer, asking them to seek healing and strength for the Holy Father.
Doctors treating Pope Leo XIV said Oct. 15 that tests show “good recovery of the operated lung” two days after his cancer surgery.
Cardinal Tagle reads Pope Leo’s homily to bishops: ‘The world has no future without strong families’
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the newly elected dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the closing Mass for the Vatican meeting of bishops on marriage and family on Oct. 14, reading aloud a homily that had been prepared by Pope Leo XIV prior to his lung cancer surgery, saying, “The world has no future without strong families.”
Every day for more than four years, in a Catholic parish deep in the Russian region of Siberia, a small community has gathered before the Blessed Sacrament to pray the rosary for peace between Russia and Ukraine.