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The Communion Project initiative hopes to repair polarization in the U.S. Church and aid the Church in offering a better and more joyful witness in a divided country, organizers said.“Unfortunately, too often Catholics and Catholic leaders are acting more like thermometers instead of thermostats,” Jonathan Lewis, mission strategy officer for the Paulist Fathers and co-director ... read more

Ahmad Gharabli The Catholic Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition, top right, is pictured from the Mount of Olives in the old city of Jerusalem on Feb. 24, 2025. The April 28, 2026, assault on a Catholic sister took place on Mount Zion near King David’s Tomb, steps from Dormition Abbey. The Aug. 26 ruling ... read more

An alleged “Eucharistic manifestation” has drawn the attention of the faithful in Guatemala, where a consecrated host reportedly remained intact inside a glass of water, bearing apparent stains of what “could be blood.”While the event has captured the attention of the Catholic community in the country, the Church has urged the faithful to exercise “prudence ... read more

The Catholic Spirit ONE YEAR LATER: Laura Eiden lights a candle during the final part of a gathering at Our Lady of Grace in Edina, Minn., Aug. 19, 2026. Eiden was one of four people who spoke at the event about their experiences and journey following the fatal shooting at nearby Annunciation Catholic School ... read more

When a deadly shooting devastated Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, a neighboring Catholic parish quietly provided support to the school, opening its doors for the parish school’s needs.Now, Our Lady of Grace is memorializing that connection in a fresco by Minnesota-based artist Mark Balma.Balma is in the process of painting two ... read more

Martyrs are now passé—for the Synodalist Church, that is. Martyrs spilled their blood for Truth come down from Heaven. For the Synodalist, there is no truth, only transactional process. Who would die for that? For the Synodalist, truth is an antediluvian embarrassment—and so are martyrs. To the chagrin of faithful Catholics, the Synodal Church marches ... read more

Detail from “Saints Augustine and Monica” (1846) by Ary Scheffer [commons.wikimedia.org] The Catholic Church has blessed the world with strong and faithful women who not only guide us on our path to heaven but who champion our efforts as we navigate this path. These women come from diverse backgrounds, offering an array ... read more

I have vague recollections from my early childhood of storming downstairs to the television in my parents’ bungalow to watch He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon. It aired early Saturday mornings and, as I remember it, again on Saturday afternoons and weekdays after school. I watched He-Man and collected the action figures quite ... read more

Michael Sean Winters surveys the landscape in the contests for control of the Senate. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV said today that “there is no better defense against drugs than a good family.” ... read more

A 68-year-old man was charged with arson after a fire destroyed the Catholic church in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, in Canada. CBC Radio-Canada reported that the church was “believed to be the largest wooden church left in New Brunswick.” “This event has plunged us into deep sorrow,” said Bishop Michel Proulx, O. Praem., ... read more

An Israeli man who attacked a French religious sister in Jerusalem this spring was acquitted because of mental illness and sent to a psychiatric facility for up to six years. Jerusalem Magistrate Court Judge Ophir Tischler ruled that the assailant could not be held responsible for the assault. ... read more

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago announced the reinstatement of Father Michael Pfleger to ministry, a month after the activist priest was accused of abuse. “The Review Board has concluded there is no reason to believe Father Pfleger is guilty of this allegation,” said Cardinal Cupich. “After careful consideration I have accepted their conclusion ... read more

Pope Leo XIV today mourned the victims of devastating floods in Nepal and offered prayers for the deceased and for emergency personnel. ... read more

The Mass for safeguarding the environment that Pope Leo XIV first celebrated last summer is now available for Catholic churches in the U.S., just in time for the upcoming ecumenical Season of Creation. ... read more