Spending the day with the poor, Pope Leo XIV prayed that Catholics would make sure their parishes are welcoming of all people and would be “on fire” with God’s love.
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In Mark 4:35, just before the calming of the storm at sea, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.” They boarded a boat, and it was during this crossing that a violent storm arose, with heavy waves threatening to overwhelm them. It was there, in the midst of the storm, that Jesus calmed the sea.
Camped on inflatable pool floats and airplane pillows — and surrounded by hundreds of thousands of other young adults with their own assortment of sleeping bags, tarps, and makeshift shelters — sisters Maritza, Daisy, and Azeneth Ramos roughed a night in the fields of Tor Vergata in Rome to close out the celebration of the Holy See’s Jubilee of Youth.
The Diocese of Dallas and the Catholic Schools Office are celebrating a historic achievement in Catholic education. During the 2025-2026 school year, more than 1,000 students will receive tuition assistance scholarships — the highest number of student awards in a single academic year to date. This milestone reflects the growing impact of two vital pillars of tuition assistance support: the Bishop’s Invitational Golf Tournament and the Dallas Diocesan Education Endowment Trust.
At the start of the 2025-2026 school year, Diocesan school educators gathered at Bishop Lynch High School for a day centered on faith, community and Catholic Identity. The Educator Convocation offered time for spiritual enrichment, connection, and professional growth as educators prepared for the academic year ahead.
In this edition of Dialogues of Faith, Amy White, a reporter for The Texas Catholic, and Juan Carlos Moreno, director of the office of Evangelization, Catechesis, and Family Life, visit with Jose Manuel de Urquidi, a digital missionary and founder of Juan Diego & Co., about the July 2025 Jubilee for Digital Missionaries in Rome.
Pope Leo XIV’s dissertation — which he defended in 1987 for his doctoral degree in canon law — will soon be widely available through The Catholic University of America Press in Washington.
In late 2005, just two months after Hurricane Katrina, the American Institute of Architects tabbed Boston-based urban planner David Dixon to organize a national recovery conference with the goal of providing a roadmap for New Orleans out of the chaos unleashed by the most devastating natural disaster in U.S. history.
God never gives up on anyone, even when the person betrays God’s love, Pope Leo XIV said.
Firefighters saved the historic cathedral in Cordoba, Spain, Aug. 8, after flames and smoke were seen billowing from the iconic mosque-turned-church.