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Pope Leo XIV concluded his series of five weekly pastoral visits to parishes in Rome with a March 15 evening visit to the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ponte Mammolo. ... read more

Juba – “Mental Health – Invisible Wounds: Mental Health, GBV, and the Lived Realities of Women with Disabilities in South Sudan – Let us take action!” is the title of the roundtable organized by the ResPEct project at the University of Juba. The occasion was the recent International Women's Day. The event was attended by ... read more

Beijing – Spiritual retreats, visits to the sick, formation courses, and participation in the Stations of the Cross during Lent are shaping the daily life of Chinese Catholic parishes during this season. A total of 43 priests from the Diocese of Wenzhou participated in a retreat from March 7 to 14, themed "The God in ... read more

There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gatea pool called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes.In these lay a large number of ill, blind, lame, and crippled.One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.When Jesus saw him lying thereand ... read more

When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now. — St. Ignatius of Loyola ... read more

The mercy of God is not an invitation to sin. He may forgive us and take away the punishment due to sin. But let us not take it as an encouragement to sin more freely. The warning which Christ has just given to the man cured of his long infirmity is also meant for us: ... read more

The Government of Israel condemned the Iranian regime for “firing missiles at the holy sites of Jerusalem, endangering Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike.” Fragments of an Iranian missile on a rooftop adjacent to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on March 16, 2026. | Credit: Government of Israel, ... read more

An Iranian-launched missile exploded over Jerusalem, and fragments fell near several of the cityʼs holiest sites, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.TweetAccording to a statement released by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, fragments of the missile “fell on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Patriarchate, the Jewish Quarter, and the Temple Mount, ... read more

Jürgen Habermas, the philosopher whose debate with the future Pope Benedict XVI on the foundations of democracy became a touchstone for the relationship between faith and reason, has died at 96.Habermas emerged from the so-called Frankfurt School, which linked its philosophical and sociological ideas to Karl Marx and figures such as Sigmund Freud. The Frankfurt ... read more

The chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference praised the late philosopher Jürgen Habermas’ landmark 2004 dialogue with the future Pope Benedict XVI on faith and reason. Internationally renowned German philosopher Juergen Habermas speaks to journalists in an auditorium of the Philosophical School of Athens on Aug. 6, 2013. He died ... read more

As Nebraska wildfires burn through more than 700,000 acres across the state, Bishop James Conley of Lincoln and Gov. Jim Pillen have asked for prayers.Four major wildfires are burning across Nebraska as of Monday afternoon, including the largest wildfire in the state’s history, according to state officials.“Please join me in praying for all those who ... read more

As Nebraska faces its largest-ever wildfire, Bishop James Conley of Lincoln and Gov. Jim Pillen are calling for prayers. As Nebraska wildfires burn through more than 700,000 acres across the state, Bishop James Conley of Lincoln and Gov. Jim Pillen have asked for prayers. Four major wildfires are burning across Nebraska as of Monday afternoon, ... read more

Bishop Robert Barron and Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone spoke out against the U.S. government’s past targeting of pro-life Catholics in health care at the U.S. Religious Liberty Commission’s fifth hearing.Cordileone, who serves on the commission’s Advisory Board of Religious Leaders, highlighted the ongoing legal battle being fought by the Little Sisters of the Poor over government ... read more

The Religious Liberty Commission’s hearing on health care and social services highlighted legal issues faced by Catholic health care professionals. The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission meets in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 16, 2025. | Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA Bishop Robert Barron and Archbishop Salvatore ... read more

(Image: Léonard Cotte / Unsplash.com) One question facing Pope Leo XIV will be whether to advance the “new paradigm” for moral theology proposed by Pope Francis and some of his advisors in recent years. In 2016, in Chapter 8 of his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), Pope Francis proposed a new ... read more