Antonia Brenner was twice divorced and had raised seven children when she gave up her comfortable life in Southern California to live in a small prison cell in the border city of Tijuana.
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For the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church’s 2025 was primarily about the death of Pope Francis and the election of Pope Leo XIV.
More than 550 people attended a medical professionals conference at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, that focused on human dignity and explored the theme, “Mission-Driven Healthcare in a Profit-Driven World.”
Christian archaeology seeks to see, hear, and touch the Word made flesh, Pope Leo XIV said, inviting the world’s bishops and others to encourage young people, lay people, and priests to study archaeology.
Recipients were awarded grants this fall totaling almost $1 million from The Catholic Foundation on Nov. 14 during a ceremony at Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Vietnamese Church in Carrollton.
The secret to living an authentic life is praying to understand what is truly beneficial according to God’s plan and letting go of the superfluous, Pope Leo XIV said.
A Catholic bishop in South Sudan appealed for peace, respect of human life, and the protection of civilians in Sudan, as the town of Kalogi, South Kordofan region, reeled from the deaths of over 100 people killed in drone strikes.
Getting to know more deeply the people of Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis since a fatal shooting Aug. 27 during an all-school Mass has made clear how important prayer has been in keeping them together, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda said Dec. 6.
Welcoming a group of new ambassadors to the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV told them, “The Holy See will not be a silent bystander to the grave disparities, injustices, and fundamental human rights violations in our human and global community.”
More than 450 altar servers from parishes across the Diocese of Dallas gathered Nov. 8 with family and friends for a Mass recognizing recipients of the 2025 Serra Club Altar Server Awards.