French abuse victims who met with Pope Leo on September 27 said they were moved by the Pope’s empathy—with one victim saying that he made the sign of the cross …

Fourteen men entered the seminary in Baltimore this year, bringing the total number of archdiocesan seminarians to 66. The growth in seminarians “has not been sudden,” said Archbishop William Lori. …

At a press conference on his flight from France to Rome, Pope Leo XIV defended his willingness to speak out on behalf of the right to life. “I went primarily …

In a strongly worded homily, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington denounced ICE deportation efforts. “We witnessed the indiscriminate raids on farmworkers and Home Depot parking lots, nursing homes and schools, …

Archbishop Anthony Randazzo, who was appointed prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts earlier this year, discussed the relation between synodality and canon law in the life of the Church. …

Pope Leo XIV called on European leaders to learn from the example and words of Venerable Robert Schuman (1886-1963), a founding father of the post-World War II European order—and not …

Pope Leo XIV concluded his apostolic journey to France with the celebration of Mass in Metz Cathedral (video 1, video 2).

Pope Leo XIV departed from Lourdes (video) and flew to Metz (video) on September 28, the final day of his apostolic journey to France.

The Office of Policy and Advocacy of the US bishops’ Secretariat of Migration has published a brief “Update on Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador.” The update addresses two questions: …

Although our view of the sublimest things is limited and weak, it is most pleasant to be able to catch but a glimpse of them.  — St. Thomas Aquinas