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Abolitionists Rising is a new movement afoot in America. Their target is not slavery but child-murder: abortion. I have seen many clips of their interchanges with the public, often on college campuses. They bring large posters showing the bloody results of abortion: the mangled or burnt victim. Their representatives are staunchly polite, though they defend ... read more

Every family with small kids has its bedtime rituals. As kids, my five siblings and I would lay in bed with our doors open while Dad led the Rosary from the hallway. A friend of mine does a dramatic reading of Kipling’s “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” for his kids if they sit through night prayers. My sister and ... read more

The first-class relic of Fulton Sheen was presented during his beatification Mass Sept. 24. As images of Sheen's mandible have spread on social media, reactions have been strong and swift. ... read more

Chris and Jeffie Hardin, who live in North Carolina, will visit the Vatican's Borgo Laudato Si' to learn more about how to live and teach ways that honor creation.  ... read more

"In a noisy and confusing culture, Leo's clarity and precision, as well as his obvious authenticity, break through," writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters. ... read more

Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels. Each person on earth has a guardian angel who watches over him and helps him to attain his salvation. It has been a common theological opinion that this angelical guardianship begins at the moment of birth; prior to this, the child would be protected ... read more

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, said it “appreciates” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement of a new Pentagon office dedicated to supporting religious members of the military.Hegseth introduced the Office of Religious Affairs at the Department of Defense (DOD) in his Sept. 30 State of the Force Address at Marine Corps Base ... read more

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider whether a religious institution has a right to build a shrine to the Virgin Mary on residential property next to its Kentucky church. ... read more

The move for the Episcopal bishop to resign sets in motion a nearly two-year process to find her replacement as she finishes out her lengthy tenure as one of the country’s most visible religious leaders. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV presented the Pius XI Medal to Karin Öberg, a Harvard scientist specializing in astrochemistry, during a recent audience with members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.The award, presented on Sept. 24, recognizes scientists under the age of 45 who have distinguished themselves through their research and show “exceptional promise” in their field. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of October is for the mental health ministry.“Melancholy, bad character, confusion of senses — today, we understand that behind these old labels lies a deep, silent suffering not only of those affected by mental disorders but also of their loved ones and their communities,” Pope Leo said ... read more

VATICAN CITY — More than 700 children from schools and parishes in Rome joined Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican Gardens on Thursday to pray the rosary for peace in the world.The Oct. 1 event marked the beginning of a week of prayer for the initiative “One Million Children Praying the Rosary,” promoted by the ... read more

A prominent Catholic anti-death penalty group is criticizing Tennessee for its botched execution attempt of convicted murderer Christa Pike, describing the incident as “horrifying” and “unprecedented.” Pike, who was convicted in 1996 of the brutal 1995 torture and killing of Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville, was scheduled to be executed on Sept. 30 by lethal injection.Yet ... read more

Vatican City – From 1 November 2026, the “Domus Missionalis” and “Domus Urbaniana” Foundations will cease to exist as separate entities and will be brought together under a single institution, the “Donum Missionis” Foundation in a Rescriptum ex Audientia Sanctissimi signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and published today, October 1, by the ... read more

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday warned of the urgency of the current ecological crisis during an audience at the Vatican with a delegation from the Hera Group, an Italian conglomerate specializing in environmental services, waste management, integrated water systems, and energy.“The ecological challenge of our time is, in fact, more urgent than ever. On the ... read more