The president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops called on the faithful to “pray ardently for mutually respectful and effective dialogue that leads to a cease-fire and a …

In his Easter message, the custos (Franciscan provincial) of the Holy Land contrasted God’s ways and the world’s ways. “The judgment of the world sees in the cross a defeat, …

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities lent his support to the Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, introduced in the House by Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) …

The director of the Holy See Press Office confirmed a French government announcement that Pope Leo XIV will receive President Emmanuel Macron at the Vatican on April 10. President Macron …

Citing security concerns, bishops in several Nigerian dioceses have directed that Easter Vigil Masses be celebrated at an earlier time than the typical nightfall. Bishop Jude Arogundade of Ondo, for …

The Nicaraguan regime has again restricted Holy Week processions, the Vatican newspaper reported. “For the third consecutive year, Daniel Ortega’s government has banned Holy Week processions in the streets of …

The prefect and secretary of the Dicastery for the Clergy issued a message to priests, deacons, and seminarians for Holy Thursday. Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik and Archbishop Carlo Redaelli began …

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, welcomed the formation of Sette Pani (Seven Loaves), an Italian Catholic healthcare consortium, as a means to foster Catholic identity …

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem celebrated the Holy Thursday evening Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (video), four days after Israeli police denied him access to the church …