Synod report for U.S. shows growth, tensions, and ‘deep desire to rebuild’ the body of Christ
The report summarizes responses from more than 35,000 participants and over 1,000 listening sessions.
Category: National/International
Pope recognizes miracle needed for church’s first ‘millennial’ saint
Blessed Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager, is on to sainthood.
Sisters on Eucharistic pilgrimage’s ‘Seton Route’ see God’s providence in preparations
Learning to reverse a truck attached to a camper trailer wasn’t on Mother Mary Maximilian Cote’s to-do list — until recently, when it became a pressing need. On May 18, … Learn More
Hours after his first Communion boy begins remarkable recovery from debilitating illness
No mom would ever want to spend Mother’s Day like this: in a hospital room with a 7-year-old son paralyzed from the waist down and told by doctors he might … Learn More
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage pilgrims walk among American saints on Eastern route
By boats, over bridges and along byways, pilgrims on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s eastern route will accompany the Eucharist to many sites associated with America’s saints as they make their … Learn More
Boy Scouts of America rebranding in 2025 not expected to impact Catholic scouts
A change in name for the Boy Scouts of America will not affect affiliated Catholic scout troops, the executive director of the Catholic Church’s official committee overseeing Scouting programs in … Learn More
Federal court says Catholic school has right to employ teachers who uphold church teaching
A federal appeals court May 8 ruled in favor of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, protecting religious schools’ freedom to hire schoolteachers who will uphold their religious beliefs. In … Learn More
Vatican to publish new document on Marian apparitions next week (Month of Mary)
The Vatican’s doctrine office will publish a new document next week on discerning Marian apparitions and other supernatural events. The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Cardinal Víctor … Learn More
The prayer of a holy journalist before dying for the freedom of the Catholic press
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated every May 3, drawing attention to the importance of free and independent news media. Among modern-day saints, there is a journalist-priest who suffered martyrdom … Learn More