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According to Pewʼs research, 65% of Catholics reported they have a positive view of religion, 12% have a negative view, and 22% have a neutral or unclear view. Nearly half of Catholics (49%) say the federal government should enforce separation of church and state, and 16% say it should stop ... read more

A Pew Research Center survey found a growing minority of U.S. adults believe religion is gaining influence in American life, and more than half of adults have a positive view of religion.The May 14 report found that 61% of U.S. adults said religion is losing influence in American life. In contrast, 37% said it is ... read more

Christ’s ascension is meant to help us to grow to full stature in Christ as we respond to his confidence in making us his missionaries, together with the Holy Spirit, to renew the face of the earth.The celebration of the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is an annual opportunity for us not only ... read more

Learning about the life of Mildred Martínez, the mother of Robert Prevost, allows one to better understand the family environment that helped inspire the vocation of the man who is now Pope Leo XIV.In his book “De Roberto a León” (“From Robert to Leo”) published by Editorial Mensajero, Armando Lovera, a native of Iquitos, Peru, ... read more

Father Noel Fitzpatrick was shot and killed along with four others including three youth in Belfast on July 9, 1972. Bishop Alan McGuckian, SJ, stands after Mass on May 3, 2026, at Corpus Christi chapel with relatives of the Springhill/Westrock shooting victims. | Credit: Colum Leneghan/The Irish News ... read more

Speaking at a Mass in Belfast, Northern Ireland, following an inquest that found five Catholics, including a priest, were unlawfully killed by British soldiers in 1972, Bishop Alan McGuckian, SJ, of Down and Connor told Corpus Christi parishioners that the verdict “restores dignity to the deceased, and it brings a measure of justice to those ... read more

How should Catholics view AI? Pope Leo XIII's foundational encyclical prompts us to ask: Will AI amplify or replace human capacities? ... read more

In an op-ed article,Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht in the Netherlands strongly criticized the Synod report on doctrinal issues, which included testimonies of men in same-sex marriages. The report “fundamentally contradicts Catholic moral teaching and thoroughly undermines its application to moral conduct,” said Cardinal Eijk. “It relativizes the Church’s moral doctrine, with ... read more

During his May 13 general audience, Pope Leo XIV prayed at the spot when Pope St. John Paul II was shot in 1981. “Today we remember the memorial of Our Lady of Fatima,” Pope Leo said. “On this day, 45 years ago, an attempt was made on Pope John Paul II’s life, and for ... read more

Father Davide Pagliarani, the superior general of the Society of St. Pius X, issued a declaration of faith today and addressed it to Pope Leo. “The Society places this simple Declaration of Faith in Your hands,” wrote Father Pagliarani. “It seems to us to correspond to the minimum indispensable to be in communion with ... read more

The Catholic Church has a simple principle that ecclesial revolutionaries keep finding impressively difficult to understand: obedience to legitimate authority belongs to communion and covenant hierarchy rather than institutional convenience. The announced plan by the [...] ... read more

L’Œuvre d’Orient marks 170 years with an appeal for solidarity with Christians in the East and highlights three major challenges threatening the future of Christians there. Monsignor Hugues de Woillemont looks out over the city during a visit to Taybeh, east of Ramallah, the last entirely Christian town in the ... read more

Monsignor Hugues de Woillemont, director general of the French organization L’Œuvre d’Orient, said that Eastern Christians, especially Christians in the Holy Land, are facing existential challenges that threaten their historic presence. Chief among these challenges, he said, are migration, the pressure of economic crises, and war. The head of the social and humanitarian association told ... read more

The federal government's planned 1.3-mile wall across Mount Cristo Rey, seen as a holy site where "faith transcends borders," has drawn opposition from environmentalists and the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico. ... read more

There's been no conspiracy to omit the mention of Jesus Christ, but there has been a hesitancy to place him at the center of our events. Pope Leo XIV aims to correct this state of affairs, writes Michael Sean Winters. ... read more