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(Image: Clay Banks/Unsplash.com) In recent months, there have been several articles in both Catholic and secular press noting an uptick in interest in the Catholic Church among young adults in the United States. While encouraging, some of the reporting was based on anecdotal observations: particular churches with active young adult ministries; social ... read more

I have watched with great interest the happenings of the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints in anticipation that a current Servant of God will be advanced and named Venerable. As I’ve kept my eye to news from Rome, I’ve learned that two new Venerables connected to the United States have been advanced: Servant of ... read more

On the eve of Pope Leo’s apostolic journey to Spain, a leading Spanish newspaper reported that since 1952, “94 senior Church officials have covered up complaints, protected clerics or silenced victims.” “Of those, seven are cardinals, 61 are bishops and 26 are superiors of religious orders,” El País reported. “Two other cases are ... read more

A Vatican official told national directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies that younger missionary dioceses will need to become more financially self-sufficient because of a decrease in donations from Catholics in the West. ... read more

The Court of Appeal for Ontario ruled that a sexual assault lawsuit filed against Father Thomas Rosica, C.S.B., by a younger priest may proceed. In a 2024 suit, Father Michael Bechard alleged that Father Rosica assaulted him in 2002, when Father Rosica was organizer of World Youth Day in Toronto. The Congregation of St. ... read more

March for Life UK announced that a record 14 bishops, led by Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster, will take part in the march this year. “It is hard to think of another event, or cause, that receives this level of support from the hierarchy of the Church,” organizers said in a statement. “Their presence ... read more

At the forefront of educators' minds — and at the center of hearts — must be the recognition that schooling is a sacred setting in which much more than grades, credentials and career prep are at stake. ... read more

A typical AI data center uses the same amount of power as 100,000 houses, according to the International Energy Agency. ... read more

"When we use screens," the teacher told her students participating in a pilot program at John Paul II School, "believe it or not, we're always still dealing with real people. And real people have real feelings." ... read more

A court in Sri Lanka has imposed a travel ban on the country’s former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as part of a renewed investigation into the Easter Sunday Bombings that killed 269 people and injured more than 500 others in 2019. Rajapaksa, who was forced to resign in 2022, is one of several prominent political figures ... read more

Pope Leo XIV told members of German Catholic student associations today that “human beings are always seeking God, and he has revealed himself to us as our Saviour.” ... read more

Faith is the proof of what cannot be seen. What is seen gives knowledge, not faith. —St. Gregory the Great ... read more

The Church celebrates the Memorial St. Boniface (c. 673-680-754). Boniface was a monk of Exeter in England. Boniface is one of the great figures of the Benedictine Order and of the monastic apostolate in the Middle Ages. Gregory II sent him to preach the Gospel in Germany. He evangelized Hesse, Saxony and Thuringia and became ... read more

Erika Cross The Fordham University Church, also known as Old St. John’s, is a Gothic-style church serving the university community and local Catholics in New York City. COMMENTARY: Students need more theology, more humanities and more professors and administrators with a robust sense of mission. ... read more

Guidelines urge districts to “immediately and expressly adopt a parental notice and opt-out policy,” which provides prominent and regular notice that will reach all parents. Students at St. Mary Catholic Virtue Preschool in Littleton, Colorado. | Credit: Photo courtesy of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty ... read more