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Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignations of Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, and Bishop Emanuel Hana Shaleta, the Chaldean Catholic bishop of San Diego, on March 10. Bishop Shaleta was arrested on March 5 at San Diego International Airport while attempting to leave the country and ... read more

The Apostolic Penitentiary has published a short book on Confession, Il sacramento della riconciliazione. Fondamenti biblici, formazione presbiterale e guida pratica (The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Biblical Foundations, Priestly Formation, and Practical Guide). The book, edited by the Major Penitentiary (Cardinal Angelo De Donatis) and Major Penitentiary emeritus (Cardinal Mauro Piacenza), includes ten reasons for ... read more

Pope Leo XIV transferred Archbishop Sebastian Shaw, OFM, of Lahore, Pakistan’s most populous archdiocese, to the Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta, the nation’s smallest ecclesiastical jurisdiction. ... read more

The president of the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) emphasized the importance of prayer for peace at a Mass at the Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy in Vilnius, Lithuania. “Vilnius is the city where, through St. Faustina, the world heard the message of God’s mercy anew,” Archbishop Gintaras Grušas preached ... read more

Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï, the Patriarch of the Maronite Church, lamented the death of Father Pierre al-Rahi, killed in an Israeli attack on a Christian village in southern Lebanon. ... read more

Statue of John Henry Newman, by Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud, outside Brompton Oratory in London. (Image: Another Believer/Wikipedia) Editor’s note: The following is Part One (of two) of an address given to The Thomistic Institute of Fordham University on February 26, 2026. Introductory Remarks We are gathered in the month which marks the 225th anniversary ... read more

Body & Soul, summer issue ... read more

Moses spoke to the people and said:"Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decreeswhich I am teaching you to observe,that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. Therefore, I teach you the statutes and decreesas the LORD, my God, has commanded ... read more

This, then, is our desert; to live facing despair, but not to consent. To trample it down under hope in the cross. —Thomas Merton ... read more

Today we have a venerable Lenten Mass. This Mass is best understood by remembering that the ancient catechumens (or prospective converts) used to come for instructions to the first part of Lenten Masses. The catechumens heard the readings and homily, and then left the church. The offertory procession and remainder of the Mass were for ... read more

Romy Haber The town of Akoura, Lebanon. Caught between Hezbollah and Israeli strikes, Lebanon’s Christian villages in the South seek Vatican support. ... read more

Sasan/Middle East Images Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, prompting Iranian retaliation with missile attacks across the region. Cardinals in the United States and elsewhere are raising ... read more

USCCB Public Affairs Father Michael J.K. Fuller. Father Michael J.K. Fuller was designated as 'chaplain to His Holiness' following a decade of work serving the U.S. bishops. ... read more

Caught between Hezbollah and Israeli strikes, Lebanon’s Christian villages in the South seek Vatican support. Lebanon is asking the Vatican to stand with Christian villages in the southern part of the country. In recent days, these communities were widely praised across Lebanese and international ... read more

Lebanon is asking the Vatican to stand with Christian villages in the southern part of the country. In recent days, these communities were widely praised across Lebanese and international media after residents chose to remain in their homes despite the dangers around them. Caught between Hezbollah infiltrations and Israeli strikes, villagers insisted on staying in ... read more