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Mom Izairya and daughter Zylani found a home at St. Gerard Campus. COMMENTARY: St. Gerard’s helps young mothers recognize their own worth and the value of the child they’re carrying. ... read more

Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV speaks during the general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Jan. 28, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News The Holy Father appealed to communities of nations 'to be ever vigilant, so that the horror of genocide may never again befall any people.' ... read more

In an undelivered address to cardinals last week, Cardinal Arthur Roche planned to voice opposition to the traditional Roman Rite, which he sees as a concession that needs to be eventually phased out in favor of the post-Vatican II liturgy as the unique expression of the Latin Rite. In a two-page text on Traditionis Custodes ... read more

Bangladesh’s largest annual Catholic gathering faces uncertainty as security concerns and upcoming national elections create division among the faithful about whether to attend. Pilgrims gather at the pilgrimage site of St. Anthony near Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 1, 2019. | Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Just days before Bangladesh’s national elections, ... read more

The foundation promotes the publication, dissemination, and study of Pope Benedict XVI’s writings and thought. Father Roberto Regoli was appointed by the Vatican Secretariat of State in January 2026 as president of the board of directors of the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Roberto ... read more

A statue of St. Thomas Aquinas. (us.fotolia.com/philipbird123) In December 2024, I had the great fortune of venerating the skull of one of my great spiritual and intellectual heroes: Saint Thomas Aquinas. We had gathered up our four kids in the minivan, driven a short distance from home, and within moments, found ourselves ... read more

The new secretary of the Dicastery for the Clergy exemplifies the pope’s push for rule-of-law governance and seasoned hands in Rome. Archbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli in 2022. | Credit: Archdiocese of Gorizia Pope Leo XIV’s appointment earlier this month of Archbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli as secretary of the ... read more

According to one German theologian, the Catholic saint and doctor of the Church can contribute to contemporary discussions about AI’s risks and role in society. An illustration of the topic of Thomas Aquinas and AI created by DALL-E, a text-to-image model native to ChatGPT. | Credit: DALL-E/OpenAI What would Thomas ... read more

The bishops have examined artificial intelligence’s role in Church ministry, with leaders emphasizing that digital tools must lead people to authentic relationships. Edwin Lopez, executive secretary of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Social Communications, speaks during a bishops’ seminar on artificial intelligence at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center in ... read more

Tyler Arnold March for Life 2026 attendees carry signs that reference Scripture or popular culture. EDITORIAL: Topping the list for Trump is rolling back the Biden-era policy of wide distribution of the abortion pill. ... read more

The time he spent as a volunteer and later as the director of “Our Little Brothers” home for disadvantaged children in Latin America profoundly marked the new archbishop of New York, Ronald A. Hicks. Bishop Ronald Hicks celebrates a school graduation Mass for children in Miacatlán, Morelos state, during his ... read more

Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday morning as the bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of millions of Anglicans around the world. ... read more

The message of the clock "cannot be clearer," said Alexandra Bell, president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which was founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer and University of Chicago scientists who developed the first atomic weapons. ... read more

The Catholic college launched an energy program that has nearly eliminated the college’s carbon footprint while saving $600,000 a year. Mark Kretschmer, vice president for operations at Thomas Aquinas College (TAC), pictured with Thomas Kaiser, a biologist and researcher, and Lawerence Youngblood, an electrical engineer and director of Brompton Energy. ... read more

According to local media reports, armed men in pickup trucks stormed a soccer field in the small town of Loma de Flores in the afternoon of Jan. 25 and opened fire. Mexican flag | Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa The Mexican Bishops’ Conference (CEM, by its Spanish acronym) condemned the massacre ... read more