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Pope Leo warns against using God’s name to justify violence, oppressoin (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV departed from Lourdes (video) and flew to Metz (video) on September 28, the final day of his apostolic journey to France.
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USCCB publishes update on Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador (USCCB)
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: …
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St. Thomas Aquinas—Although our view of the sublimest things is limited and weak …
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
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Sep. 29 Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels, Feast
The liturgy celebrates the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels who are venerated in the tradition of the Church. Michael (Who is like God?) was the archangel who …
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‘This Is Only the Beginning’: Pope Leo’s Visit Electrifies France
Matteo PernaselciPope Leo XIV leads the Rosary and a candlelight procession at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. Huge crowds, unexpected displays of …
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Church leaders continue to urge Catholics to aid immigrants as government defends deportations
Pope Leo XIV titled this year’s observance of World Day of Migrants and Refugees “Even Just One of These Children,” citing Matthew 18:5: “Whoever welcomes one such child in my …
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Church leaders continue to urge Catholics to aid immigrants as government defends deportations
Church leaders continue to draw attention to what they call the “indiscriminate” enforcement actions of U.S. federal immigration officials as they urged Catholics on the World Day of Migrants and …
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Notre Dame Consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
National Catholic RegisterWith Notre Dame president and Holy Cross Father Bob Dowd by his side, Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, leads students, faculty and community members in …
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From the Champs-Élysées to Place de la Concorde, Pope Leo XIV gathered the faithful to celebrate Mass in a rare display of unity.
(translated from the original text in French) The large, joyful, and peaceful crowd present on the Champs-Élysées will likely stand as one of the most memorable images of Leo XIV’s …
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Injured Polish priest urges ‘love,’ ‘forgiveness’ after deadly knife attack on convent
Father Adrian Mantykiewicz, with injuries to his head bandaged, speaks Sept. 26, 2026, after a deadly mass stabbing attack on a convent in southeast Poland. | Credit: Photo courtesy of …