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Looking beyond the numbers on Mass attendance (The Catholic Weekly): “Overall, this study is dominated by the opinions of white, middle class, female, highly educated, non-Mass goers aged between 40 and 60.” The Archdiocese of [...] ... read more

Following the lead of Pope Leo is the obvious way forward for the U.S. bishops, Michael Sean Winters writes, but he fears the forces of resistance are still in control. ... read more

As the November midterm elections approach, Catholics across the United States are preparing to pray and keep vigil, asking for peaceful polling places, honest vote-counting, and protection for voters. ... read more

A gathering in Detroit 50 years ago this month was an antecedent to the church's synodal moment today. In 1976, bishops, Catholic activists and laity engaged in dialogue about some of the church's most fractious issues. ... read more

Sometimes you find yourself in a situation that turns into a more significant moment than you ever expected. Sr. Nancy Sylvester recalls her exchange with the vice president at a town hall, and what happened next. ... read more

"Will our leaders rebuild our credibility as a nation focused on human flourishing, or continue on the path of cruelty for cruelty's sake? It is our decision to make," Jean Welch Hill writes. ... read more

In a video message to participants in an international peace meeting in Assisi, Pope Leo XIV said that peace “must once again become the common ideal of all peoples, the guiding star for all our choices, the standard that exposes injustice, and the shared horizon for all.” ... read more

Ohio Courts Invalidate Parental Educational Choice Program: Appeal Sure to Follow Charles J. Russo The latest front in the battle to protect the God-given parental right to direct the educational upbringing of their young because “the child is not the mere creature of the state” affording them genuine choices as to where their offspring attend ... read more

I wept at the beauty of your hymns and canticles, and was powerfully moved by the sweet sound of your Church’s singing. Those sounds flowed into my ears, and the truth streamed into my heart: so that my feeling of devotion overflowed, and the tears ran from eyes, and I was happy in them. — ... read more

The Church celebrates the Feast of the Apostles Saints Simon and Jude. Their names occur together in the Canon of the Mass and are also celebrated on the same day. They may be paired together because they both preached the Gospel in Mesopotamia and Persia where it is said they had both been sent, but ... read more

LONDON — Oppression of Christians has worsened in 55% of countries assessed according to the latest report from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) UK, without any country showing an improvement.“Persecuted and Forgotten?” outlines how Christians are being forced from their homes through conflict, extremism, and religiously motivated violence in 18 countries across Africa, ... read more

LONDON — Oppression of Christians has worsened in 55% of countries assessed according to the latest report from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) UK, without any country showing an improvement.“Persecuted and Forgotten?” outlines how Christians are being forced from their homes through conflict, extremism, and religiously motivated violence in 18 countries across Africa, ... read more

The survey found that Indigenous and Black Catholics said they have faced racial discrimination at higher levels than other racial and ethnic groups. One in 4 Black Catholics reported experiencing racial discrimination in their parish and in Catholic education, a rate more than double that reported by Catholics overall, according ... read more

A survey of 2,401 Catholic adults found that 39% said they have faced racial discrimination at some point in their lives, and 10% said they have faced racial discrimination within their parish community.The survey was published on Oct. 26 by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), which is a research center at ... read more

undefined From left to right: William Contreras, Jackson Chourio, and Víctor Mesa Jr. Big leaguers from Milwaukee and Tampa Bay share how their faith in God and the Virgin Mary inspires them as they compete for their first World Series title. ... read more