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Rome – From Pius XII’s appeal during wartime to the annual papal messages of Paul VI, John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis , World Mission Sunday, established in 1926, has provided an opportunity to remind the entire Church of her missionary vocation.In the anthology of passages gathered here, taken from messages by various Pontiffs, ... read more

Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness to those affected in Gaza by the Israel-Palestine conflict amid new attacks.The pontiff sent a message to Holy Family Church in Gaza, near the Rimal neighborhood of western Gaza City, where Israeli airstrikes killed five civilians and wounded many others on Oct. 3. Among the victims, now buried, were ... read more

A historic Catholic parish established in 1926 is preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary on Oct. 18. Our Mother of Mercy Parish in Plateau, Alabama, has been serving the Catholic community in Africatown since its founding.Africatown is a historic community located just north of Mobile, Alabama, founded by West African survivors of the Clotilda — ... read more

A couple of weeks ago, leftist theologian Rich Raho posted on 𝕏 celebrating the advancement of Dorothy Day’s cause for canonization, linking to an article by Michael Fox at Catholics for the Common Good. Upon seeing his post, I reposted his statement and wrote one of my own: “There is only one reason her cause ... read more

In 1875, Jean-Jacques Katty, a Catholic-educated son of King Khoulon Katty, ruler of the Rio Pongo region in what is today the West African country of Guinea, wrote to the Catholic vicar apostolic based in Sierra Leone, requesting the prelate send missionaries to his homeland. Two years later, Alsatian priests from the Congregation of the ... read more

Doha – On Saturday, September 26, 2026, a historic chapter was written in the annals of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. After two years of dedicated preparatory work and promotional missioning by the Missio-Avona office, the Pontifical Holy Childhood Society was officially launched at Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Doha, Qatar. “More ... read more

Abortion is on the ballot in Virginia, Nevada, Idaho and Missouri this November, and the Catholic bishops in those states have been speaking out in hopes of convincing voters to side with the pro-life campaigns. ... read more

Long before the Catholic Church officially rejected capital punishment, Catholic stories and saints imagined divine mercy accompanying the guilty all the way to the gallows. ... read more

From the Rosary to Advent blessings, three Catholic families tell what they've learned about helping their children pray ... read more

Today the Universal Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Bruno (1030-1101), who was born in Cologne, Germany. He became a priest and achieved fame as a professor of theology at Rheims. He decided to leave the world and pursue a life of complete solitude and prayer. He established his hermitage in Chartreuse, near Grenoble, ... read more

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is challenging an immigration detention center’s visitation policies it says prevent Catholic detainees from receiving the sacraments, after a jail official suggested “clergy pass communion in a plastic bag to a prison guard who could then deliver it to the detainee.”The lawsuit, filed on Oct. 5 by Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski ... read more

Ricardo Seirutti has been removed from the office of auxiliary bishop and vicar general of the Archdiocese of Córdoba, Argentina, following a canonical process initiated due to “allegations made by two adults regarding conduct unbecoming of his episcopal ministry.”The archdiocese, headed by Cardinal Ángel Sixto Rossi, made the announcement in an Oct. 2 statement. The ... read more

WASHINGTON — Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, underscored the importance of using the Holy Spirit’s guidance in public affairs at the annual Red Mass marking the opening of the Supreme Court term.Seeking the Holy Spirit’s wisdom will help people reach their full potential in their work and responsibilities, Broglio ... read more

Pope Leo XIV urged members of the Vatican Gendarmerie on Oct. 3 to nurture their faith as they protect others, telling them that their service requires hearts guarded by the Lord.The pope celebrated Mass at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens in honor of the force’s patron, St. Michael the Archangel.He described the gendarmes’ ... read more

Leo was No. 18 on the magazine's "New Establishment list" which identifies "people who have defined the moment  — from the Information Age to the dot-com bubble, the financial crisis to the social media tidal wave." ... read more