The number of Catholics worldwide rose by 16,690,000 in 2024, to 1,422,144,000, according to data published by Fides, the news agency of the Pontifical Mission Societies, ahead of World Mission …
NCR Book Club: In Where Wonder Leads, author Eric Clayton does for the reader what Gandalf does for a hobbit and Dumbledore does for an orphan: He points the way, names …
“Are we supposed to just believe her?” For the Catholic faithful, not bound by judicial burden of proof, the answer should be simple: yes. Our faith calls us to respond …
There is beauty in the fact that we do not serve a God who grants us wishes like a genie, writes Alli Bobzien. Our God is wild and free.
by Father Lance P. Nadeau Rome – If the Catholic world knows what is happening in the mission field today, we can thank one man and one remarkable vision. I’m …
Pope Leo XIV was discharged from the hospital today—four days after he underwent lung surgery—and returned to the Vatican. “Before leaving, the Holy Father thanked Professor Stefano Margaritora, who performed …
On October 18, the Church around the world commemorates the 100th World Mission Sunday. The theme of Pope Leo’s message for the day—issued on January 25, the Feast of the …
Pope Leo XIV was the principal celebrant of a Mass at Gemelli Hospital on October 16, three days after he underwent lung surgery. Dr. Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora—the …
No earthly pleasures, no kingdoms of this world can benefit me in any way. I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He …
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch (50-107), who was one of the great bishops of the early Church. He was the successor of St. Peter as …
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