This year the Church marks 800 years since St. Francis of Assisiʼs death at the age of 44 — his “Transitus,” as Franciscans call it. Pope Leo declared a special …

Around 10:30 p.m., as the moon rises over the St. Augustine Institute, Fr. Alex Mugalaasi turns his gaze back again to Our Lady, where he begins his fourth or fifth …

Christians in a remote village in the predominantly Hindu Indian state of Chhattisgarh (map) were assaulted on May 31 during a prayer service. Catholic Connect, a website of the Conference …

As a mother of five, I have spent many nights sitting in the hallway outside a bedroom door, listening to the angry, frustrated, or sorrowful noises of a child who …

The Diocese of Buffalo, New York, is encouraging all of the individual parishes in the diocese to file jointly for bankruptcy. Diocesan officials hope that what is described as “rapid …

The U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration and Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation published “A Path Toward Justice: A National Prayer Service Honoring the Many Journeys that …

Pope Leo XIV accepted Bishop José Moreira da Silva‘s resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Porto Nacional, Brazil. The prelate was 72, three years before the age …