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undefined Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the repose of the souls of deceased cardinals and bishops from the past year at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica on Nov. 5, 2026. The pontiff offered Mass on Thursday for the repose of bishops and cardinals who died during the year. ... read more

A century after the consecration of the first Chinese bishops, Pope Leo XIV praised the Church in China for remaining in communion with Rome.On Nov. 5, the Vatican published a video message from the pontiff during a conference titled “The Universal Face of the Church in China,” held at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. ... read more

Catholic University of America political scientist Matthew N. Green explores four avoidable mistakes President Trump made during his second term that hurt Republicans in the midterm elections. ... read more

A Catholic priest has admitted to sexually abusing a boy in Baltimore in the mid-1970s, authorities said this week. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said Father Laurence LaPointe, 81, admitted to the abuse after an investigation led by the attorney general’s office. The prosecutor’s office said in a release that LaPointe pleaded guilty on Nov. ... read more

The last time Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez met Robert Prevost in Chiclayo, Peru, the future pope had just been created a cardinal. In just a few days, that friend, who wishes Sánchez a happy birthday every year and with whom he shared “hearty laughter” when he was Sánchez’s bishop, will return to Peru as pontiff.A ... read more

"I think it was pretty much an economic election, inflation election, a dissatisfaction with Trump election," said political scientist Ryan Burge. ... read more

Rome – We publish the address delivered by Joseph Li Shan, Bishop of Beijing, at the international Conference entitled “The Face of the Universal Church in China: 100 Years Since the Consecration of the First Chinese Bishops” .§§§Your Excellencies, dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, distinguished experts and scholars, good morning to you all!As ... read more

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed two new undersecretaries to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development — a priest from Angola and a laywoman from Chile — completing a change in leadership at the dicastery that began Sept. 1.The pontiff on Nov. 5 named Father Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico, SJ, and Claudia Leal Luna ... read more

Rome - We publish the text of the video message of Pope Leo XIV to the international conference "The face of the universal Church in China. 100 years since the consecration of the first Chinese Bishops" .§§§Dear brothers and sisters,I am pleased to address all of you, participants in the conference entitled “The Universal ... read more

Rome – We publish the address delivered by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization , at the international conference entitled “The Face of the Universal Church in China: 100 Years Since the Consecration of the First Chinese Bishops” .§§§I have been asked to share some concluding reflections at the end ... read more

VATICAN CITY — Hope in the resurrection and the communion of saints are the two truths “that illuminate our prayer for the deceased,” Pope Leo XIV said in his homily Thursday at Mass offered for the repose of the cardinals and bishops who have died during the past year.It is customary for the popes to ... read more

The pontiff offered Mass on Thursday for the repose of bishops and cardinals who died during the year. [...] ... read more

Pope Leo XIV has chosen community as the theme for the 2027 World Day of the Sick.The Vatican announced the theme on Thursday ahead of the annual celebration on Feb. 11, 2027. It will also mark the 35th anniversary of the day’s establishment by St. John Paul II, which is celebrated on the memorial of ... read more

undefined Dominican Father Dominic Legge serves as president of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. After a high-powered legal career and dreams about marrying his girlfriend at the time, Father Dominic Legge’s vocation story all started with complete surrender to the will of ... read more

undefined The Texas Capitol in Austin. Pro-life activists note that Republicans, many of whom are pro-life, retain control of the state Senate, which will be 'a backstop to kill legislation that would move the pro-life movement backwards.' ... read more