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The traveling “People of Hope Museum” by Catholic Charities USA is sharing the transformative power of Christian service in a sprawling tour across the country.Catholic Charities announced the 2026-2027 tour in April 2025 after it received a $5 million grant from the Lilly Endowment as part of its Christian Storytelling Initiative.When considering what stories the charitable organization ... read more

Pope Leo XIV toured several major religious sites in Algeria on April 13 and 14, visiting with the local Catholic community and meeting with Islamic dignitaries during the first leg of his papal trip to Africa. The Holy Father is scheduled to continue his visit with trips to Angola, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon on his ... read more

Nearly four years after Catholic father of seven and pro-life activist Mark Houck was arrested at gunpoint, he and his wife won a settlement of more than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).The Houck home, located in rural eastern Pennsylvania, was raided by 20 armed federal agents in the early hours of ... read more

The Spanish-language editor of the Italian writer and apologist Vittorio Messori, who passed away this past Good Friday, revealed the keys to the Italian writerʼs literary success and the secret behind a heroic life lived out of love for the Church.The relationship between editor Álex del Rosal and Messori, one of the most successful Catholic ... read more

ANNABA, Algeria — Pope Leo XIV concluded his visit to the land of St. Augustine by celebrating Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba, where he said the Church is continually reborn when it brings hope to the despairing, dignity to the poor, and reconciliation where there is conflict.The basilica, dedicated to the ... read more

A priest in Chicago has resigned after the archdiocese found that he misused parish funds for “personal expenses,” Cardinal Blase Cupich told parishioners this month. Cupich told St. John Henry Newman Parish in Evanston that the archdiocese had launched a review of the parishʼs finances on March 30 amid “serious questions” about the parishʼs “fiscal ... read more

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Thousands of pro-life marchers filled the streets of Prague on Saturday, April 11, for the Czech Republicʼs annual March for Life, though organizers say police restrictions on crowd access to the eventʼs main gathering point significantly depressed turnout.The event began with a Mass in St. Vitus Cathedral, where around 2,000 people ... read more

THRISSUR, India — People from all walks of life paid tribute to Father Francis Alappatt, the priest-physician who galvanized public support for medical service to the poor, at a memorial gathering in Thrissur in the southern Indian state of Kerala on April 13.“It was Father Francis who recommended that all the charitable and welfare programs ... read more

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV emphasized that technological, economic, and military power must be directed toward the common good.In an address to the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, the pontiff discussed authority in the context of Catholic social teaching and described it as grounded not in strength but in moral ... read more

In a message to members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, Pope Leo XIV urged them to overcome “fear of illness and death” through faith in Christ, noting that facing these two realities can help individuals “discern in their own lives what is not essential, in order to turn toward, or return to, the Lord.”“In the ... read more

After traveling approximately 695,000 miles over its 10-day trip around the moon, the Artemis II crew — made up of astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, and Victor Glover — made their splash landing into the Pacific Ocean, arriving safely back on Earth, on April 10.A day after the end of their historic journey, ... read more

Pope Leo XIV has confirmed that he will hold a consistory with cardinals from around the world on June 26–27, saying their previous discussions produced contributions that are “a resource of lasting value” for the Church.In a letter to the members of the College of Cardinals dated April 12 and made public Tuesday, the Holy ... read more

ANNABA, Algeria — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday said that “God’s heart is not with the wicked, the arrogant, or the proud” as he visited the Ma Maison care home for the elderly in Annaba during his apostolic journey to Algeria.After leaving the archaeological site of Hippo, the pope traveled to the home run by ... read more

“Endowed by Their Creator: Catholicism, the Declaration of Independence, and the American Experiment at 250” was the subject of a conference this month at The Catholic University of America (CUA) featuring a bevy of Catholic academics, jurists, and public intellectuals.Co-hosted by CUAʼs Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Carroll Forum for ... read more

ANNABA, Algeria — Pope Leo XIV traveled Tuesday from Algiers to Annaba — ancient Hippo — in what for the Augustinian pontiff amounted to a return to the roots of his faith and vocation.After a flight of about an hour, Leo arrived in the city most closely associated with St. Augustine, who served as bishop ... read more