1 in 6 face infertility; Catholic author urges faith-filled support

During National Infertility Awareness Week, author Leigh Fitzpatrick Snead shared encouragement and advice for Catholic couples navigating infertility.

Kicked out of Mass as a mischievous child, Pope Leo will ordain him Sunday

Seminarians shared their personal stories of hearing and responding to God's call to the priesthood.

World's oldest nun turns 113 and reveals secret to long life: 'My whole mind is on God'

Born in 1913 and entering the Dominicans at age 17, Sister Francis Piscatella has lived a life of service as a teacher.

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV departs Africa, returns to Rome after 11-day papal trip

The Holy Father visited four countries during his first apostolic visit to Africa.

Panel explores Gen Z perspectives on Jewish-Catholic relations

A panel at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, discussed Jewish-Catholic identity and antisemitism among Gen Z.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy calls assisted suicide laws 'abhorrent'

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to help strengthen laws that protect people with disabilities from assisted suicide, saying "we can't be a moral society" with these laws in place.

More adults quit Catholic Church than enter it in most countries Pew surveyed

Despite losses from religious switching, Catholics still make up the majority of the population in a number of countries Pew Research Center analyzed across the globe.

Pope Leo XIV, returning from Africa: 'I condemn all actions that are unjust'

Speaking to reporters on his flight from Malabo to Rome, the pope addressed war, migration, same-sex blessings, and the Vatican's diplomacy with authoritarian governments.

European Union Court rules Hungary's LGBTQ law 'breaches EU founding values'

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday that Hungary's 2021 LGBTQ law breached EU founding values.

Native American group backed by U.S. bishops seeks court review of sacred site sale

Apache Stronghold has faced multiple court losses, including a failed Supreme Court bid, to halt the sale of Oak Flat in Arizona.