U.S. dioceses to receive tilma replicas for 500th anniversary of Marian apparitions at Tepeyac

Hoped-for fruits of the effort include the renewal of a Christocentric faith through Marian mediation and a network of Marian shrines as "privileged spaces for the rebirth of hope."

'No more ego lifting': How one Catholic gym is putting God at the center of fitness

A Catholic gym is helping people transform their workouts into opportunities for prayer, discipline, and service.

EWTN to air film on St. Peter Claver, slave of the slaves

"Saint Peter Claver — Slave of the Slaves" will air on EWTN on Sept. 9.

Apostolic nuncio in Ghana challenges West African youth to transform Africa

"You are not a lost generation; you are the 'today of God,'" the pope's representative told participants at the first-ever West African Youth Day in Accra on Tuesday.

Pope Leo XIV warns of Western 'paradox' on individual freedom

The pontiff said people can feel less free to be themselves even as autonomy is increasingly treated as absolute.

Liechtenstein parliament backs abortion initiative, but prince has the last word

The tiny European principality's hereditary prince has announced he will block the measure, setting up a constitutional standoff.

Pope Leo XIV: Respect for human dignity 'excludes self-centered isolation'

Addressing pilgrims in St. Peter's Square, the pope continued his catechetical cycle dedicated to the Second Vatican Council's constitution Gaudium et Spes.

Love is not a feeling but a decision, Pope Leo XIV tells couples

In the foreword to a new edition of the youth catechism YouCat, on the subject of love and marriage, Pope Leo XIV goes to the heart of the vocation to love: serving through a generous gift of self.

U.S. bishops urge Supreme Court to allow communities to regulate firearms under Second Amendment

The Supreme Court is set to consider whether or not Americans are permitted to possess AR-15 rifles and similar firearms.

Why St. Nicholas of Tolentino is the patron of souls in purgatory

For St. Nicholas of Tolentino, the Catholic imperative to pray for the dead was made very real to him when a deceased friend appeared to him asking for prayers.