Catholic groups share guides for bringing faith to the ballot box this November
Catholic groups are circulating checklists to help voters discern their choices at the ballot box.
Category: National/International
‘Jesus cannot help but pour himself out’ on National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, pilgrim says
Shayla Elm has gathered a trove of memories from her first five weeks along the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s southern route. Over a week in Louisiana alone, she and seven other … Learn More
Bishops’ spring assembly’s final day sees debate on lay ministry, groundbreaking proposals
The final day of the U.S. bishops’ June 12-14 Spring Plenary Assembly in Louisville seemed poised to be routine with votes on pastoral frameworks and presentations. But by the conclusion … Learn More
Blessed Carlo Acutis Youth Camp opens with news of canonization
Camp officials overjoyed
U.S. bishops’ mental health campaign gaining ‘a lot of traction’ amid national crisis
The launch of a mental health initiative by the U.S. bishops last year has “received a lot of traction,” according to one of its leaders. Bishop Robert E. Barron of … Learn More
Sisters completing Catholic Extension program called the ‘face of God’s love’ in ministry
Forty-four women religious graduated this spring with university degrees upon completing the U.S.-Latin American Sisters Exchange Program, sponsored by the Catholic Extension Society in partnership with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Of … Learn More
Panel: Civil Rights Act brought needed change but fight for equality, end of racism ongoing
It was June 1963, and President John F. Kennedy had just months to live before an assassin’s bullet would shatter his skull in the streets of Dallas Nov. 22, 1963, … Learn More
As France welcomes D-Day veterans, bishop recalls religious sisters lost in Allied bombing
PARIS — It was an emotional welcome when 48 veterans from around the U.S. arrived at the Deauville-Normandy Airport June 4 on board a special flight from Atlanta to celebrate … Learn More
Jubilee 2025 souvenirs and trinkets already on sale near Vatican
ROME — Seven months before the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, a Vatican official opened the doors to the official Jubilee 2025 pilgrim’s shop just a … Learn More
The ‘Gen Z’ flip: Why young women are leaving religion — and how to bring them back
For the past 20 years, men have left religion at higher rates than women; but for the first time in decades, young men are more likely to stay with it, … Learn More