Little left after Gaza’s ‘tsunami’ of destruction

Historic momentum is felt across the Middle East as tens of thousands of Palestinians started to make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza Strip. But those Palestinians have returned to see only mostly rubble left, with Fr. Gabriel...

Pope asks Catholics to support missions with prayer, donations on World Mission Sunday

Pope Leo XIV is seen in a screen grab from his video appeal Oct. 13, 2025, asking Catholic parishes around the world to observe World Mission Sunday Oct. 19 and to support the missions with their prayers and financial contributions. (CNS...

Catholics and the Rise and Fall of a Consistent Life Ethic

In October 1979, the Catholic bishops of the United States released a guide to political issues in the 1980 election titled “Political Responsibility: Choices for the 1980s.” Four years earlier, the bishops had released a guide to the presidential...

Pope Leo’s mailbox: Words of hope for a future doctor

Veronica, who dreams of becoming a doctor, wrote about wars, injustice, and whether peace is even possible. Leo’s answer was candid and fatherly. The exchange that is moving so many this week — Pope Leo XIV answering a 21-year-old Roman medical...

Pope to Italian President: Peace requires dignified, prosperous coexistence

Pope Leo XIV makes an official visit to the Quirinal Palace in Rome to meet with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, and encourages efforts to support the family amid declining birth rates in Europe and to advance the cause of peace in war-torn...

We’re finally reading the secrets of Herculaneum’s lost library

Deep within a particle accelerator, theoretical physicist Giorgio Angelotti is hard at work. He sets a black cylinder on a mount, bolts it down, then runs through some safety checks before retreating from the chamber, known as “the hatch”. “You...

Dual challenges: Most countries are grappling with shrinking birthrates and aging populations

A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging, as younger generations opt to have fewer children and advances in healthcare extend life expectancy. China said in January that its population fell...

Pope Bob From Chicago Says Death Penalty Bad, Immigrants Human, Climate Change Real. Wingnuts Outraged!

Pope Bob, aka Leo XIV, blesses ice from a glacier in Greenland, outraging dozens. Photo: Vatican Media. Pope Bob from Chicago upset a bunch of people who are always upset anyway this week. On Tuesday, Pope Bob said that being against abortion but...

Interreligious Conflicts in Cuba?

Several people light candles in honor of Cuba’s patron saint, Our Lady of Charity of Cobre. The Virgin, recognized by the Vatican, is venerated by Catholics and followers of Afro-Cuban traditions. Photo: Ramón Espinosa / AP By Angry GenXer HAVANA...

Sacrificial love draws woman to Catholic faith

Mike Martinez stands by Sophie Martinez as she is baptized by Bishop Peter Christensen. (Courtesy photo) The seventh annual Sun Valley Tour de Force drew to a close July 20, 2024 under clear skies and ideal racing conditions. The charity event’s...

Swiss Guard gets new uniforms

Don’t worry, the iconic one remains VATICAN CITY — The world’s oldest army has new uniforms. But don’t worry: The Swiss Guards’ famed blue, yellow and red Renaissance-style billowy garb isn’t going anywhere. Rather, the pope’s army on Thursday...

The life of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, 130 years after his birth

(OSV News) – Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is remembered as one of the most influential and innovative evangelists in American history. Once dubbed "God's microphone," Sheen announced God's truth in a nonconfrontational, yet no less life-giving,...

Patriarch Pizzaballa: A new language and new witnesses for a narrative of peace

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem reflects on the historical moment in the Holy Land following the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, and affirms: “We have a duty toward our communities — to help them look ahead, positively and serenely,...

The Embodying Politic

The work of depoliticization and disempowerment via pathologization in this case is troubled by the similarities between the anorexic and other political self-starvers like the hunger striker. For one, both are figures ever haunted by what Debra...

And we?

We live in confusing times. Sometimes it is hard to know who or what to believe. Jesus warned us that false messiahs and false prophets would appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect. The rise of politicians from...

These Massachusetts parents sought religious exemptions to vaccines. We asked them why.

When Bridget Kearns’ kids were younger, she agonized over whether they should get vaccinated. Working as an occupational therapist for children, Kearns had talked with several mothers who believed vaccines were harmful. Kearns, who lives in...

Allegations of sex abuse, misused church dollars against WA priest divide parish

Emily Chapman could feel a pressure rising inside her. In the gym at Our Lady of Fatima, the Catholic church where she works, the Spokane Diocese was recapping how a leader of the parish, Father Miguel Mejía, had allegedly abused his powers as a...

How might Archbishop Iannone, new prefect for the Dicastery for Bishops, shape the role?

A common complaint of late among the Vaticanisti has been that, so far, Pope Leo XIV has had a rather “boring” pontificate. Compared to the early days of the Francis pontificate, that could be rather true. But, given the swirl of off-the-cuff...

10 U.S. bishops stand for election as the conference’s next president, vice president

A bishop uses an electronic voting device during a Nov. 14, 2023, session of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. The bishops will elect a new conference president and vice president at their Nov....

U.S. Priests Report High Confidence in Pope Leo XIV, Less Trust in Bishops

The survey showed strong confidence in the first-ever American Pope. A 2025 survey of more than 1,100 American priests found high rates of self-reported personal flourishing, strong confidence in Pope Leo XIV, and a mixed level of trust in U.S....