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Renunciation of riches is the origin and preserver of virtues. — St. Ambrose

In certain ways the Lenten Christian is like the Jew in exile. He is still exposed to the attacks of the enemies. Lent, like the exile in Babylon, is a …

Trump devoted a significant portion of his speech to his administration’s hardline immigration policies, declaring that under his watch the United States has the “strongest and most secure border in …

In a statement published Feb. 24, the bishops said that during a Nov. 17 audience, the pope spoke with them about “the risks of subjecting faith to ideologies without mentioning any …

Two prominent Catholic cardinals have expressed their profound concern and sorrow over a recently announced decision by the Society of St. Pius X — which rejects the authority of the Second Vatican …

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the U.S. said “the people of God resist, trust, and pray” despite the “countless deaths and millions of …

While thousands of residents of the western state of Jalisco in Mexico sheltered in their homes on Sunday, Feb. 22, due to the wave of violence unleashed by the capture …

The German bishops’ conference announced that it has elected Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim as its next president.

Pope Leo XIV warns in a new essay that “bitter nationalism tramples on the rights of the weakest” and says peace is first “defeated in the human heart” when people …

<p>Nearly a year into a pontificate largely anchored in Rome, Pope Leo XIV is preparing to launch a sweeping series of international trips that will carry him across Africa, to …