Pope Leo XIV has urged the media to show the human face of suffering amid war and to verify news so as not to recirculate “propaganda” or become a “mouthpiece for those in power.”
From Dublin to Dubuque and Montserrat to Melbourne, the feast of St. Patrick is celebrated by millions around the world — and for as many reasons as there are revelers, from faith to cultural heritage to fun.
Believing problems and differences can be resolved with war is absurd, Pope Leo XIV said, chastising those who use God’s name in their dark and deadly pursuits.
Over two weekends in February, hundreds of catechumens from parishes across the Diocese of Dallas gathered at the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the Rite of Election, a pivotal step in their journey toward the Sacraments of Initiation in the Catholic Church.
Con pompones ondeando y carteles de agradecimiento en alto, los estudiantes, profesores y administradores de la Academia Católica San Felipe & San Augustin dieron la bienvenida a un autobús lleno de miembros de The Crystal Charity Ball el 19 de febrero. Acompañados por miembros de la junta escolar y la superintendente de las escuelas católicas de la Diócesis de Dallas, Jeannette Lambert, los invitados recorrieron el campus del sureste de Dallas mientras SPSA celebraba su selección como una de las ocho organizaciones sin fines de lucro elegidas como beneficiarias de The Crystal Charity Ball 2026.
Hours after a terrorist gunman attacked a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Detroit Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger called for prayers and said Catholics in southeast Michigan “stand in solidarity” with their Jewish brothers and sisters.
Pope Leo XIV has highlighted how St. Joseph, who is never directly quoted in the Bible, is an example for Christians of the importance of “being present.”
With pom-poms waving and thank you signs held high, students, faculty, and administrators at St. Philip & St. Augustine Catholic Academy welcomed a busload of members of The Crystal Charity Ball on Feb. 19. Joined by school board members and Diocese of Dallas Catholic schools Superintendent Jeannette Lambert, the special guests toured the southeast Dallas campus as SPSA celebrated its selection as one of eight nonprofits chosen as a 2026 The Crystal Charity Ball beneficiary.
On this episode of Dialogues on Faith, host Juan Carlos Moreno speaks with John A. Di Camillo, president of The National Catholic Bioethics Center, about how Catholic teaching guides complex medical decisions. From end‑of‑life care to emerging technologies, the conversation explores how faith, medicine, and human dignity meet in real‑world choices.
The Catholic Church is made up of diverse people who are united by their faith in Christ and are called to welcome all of humanity, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience.