Young Catholics at Eastern African assembly welcome opportunity to engage directly with bishops

At the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa plenary assembly this week, young delegates are sharing their concerns and offering recommendations to Church leaders.

5 things to know about St. Bridget of Sweden, mystic and mother

On July 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Bridget of Sweden, a mystic of the Middle Ages who was a wife and mother of eight children.

Federal guidance on religious liberty reflects church autonomy, parental rights rulings

The update is the first revision to the guidance since 2017.

Survey assesses impact of Pope Leo XIV's visit to Spain

Pope Leo XIV's recent visit to Spain was well received by attendees and volunteers, with 97% reporting a positive or very positive view.

Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman receives consecutive life sentences

Vance Boelter was sentenced for the murder of Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Catholic lawmaker who once taught Sunday school and volunteered in her parish's children's faith formation program.

Post-World Cup insults fly between Spaniards and Argentinans: 'It's idolatry,' priest says

The priest said "the human heart is made to worship" and warned that if it "does not worship God, it will worship something else: success, the body, money, or a soccer team."

Ann Teresa O'Neill, healed in Seton canonization miracle, dies at 78

As a young girl, Ann Teresa O'Neill's miraculous cure from leukemia was accepted as a miracle to advance St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's path to sainthood.

Franciscan sisters end 112 years of service in Aleppo, Syria

After more than a century, Aleppo bids farewell to the sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, who have long been associated with education, social service, and humanitarian work in the city.

St. Mary Magdalene: The first witness to the Resurrection

Once known as a sinful woman, Mary Magdalene became the Apostle to the Apostles and the first witness to the Resurrection.

As pope warns of 'pandemic of loneliness,' Caritas Lithuania offers a Catholic answer

One year after its launch, the "Caritas Listens" hotline has logged more than 67,000 minutes of conversations with older adults seeking comfort, connection, and a listening ear.