COMMENTARY: In a moment of unexpected grace at Carlo Acutis’ tomb, I learned the truth of Luke 12:12: ‘The Holy Spirit will ...

Centuries of church schisms show that if there’s a doctrine to be fought over, there’s a good chance Christians will fight about it ...

Father Carmelo De Palma, a priest known as the “hero of the confessional,” was beatified Nov. 15 in Bari, Italy. Pope Leo XIV recognized the new blessed during the Nov. 16 Angelus in St. Peter’s ...

BOLOGNA, Italy — This city of red-brick towers and delicately painted porticoes once boasted the most convents of any city in Italy: Nearly 100 sanctuaries sprang up in the 16th century for women ...

MIDDLETOWN — A full-size habit and gloves worn by Padre Pio of Pietrelcina is on its way to Middletown as part of an unprecedented tour of the sacred relics that have never left Italy. Saint Pius X ...

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Bishop Raimo Goyarrola has been traveling in the U.S. with Father Jean Claude Kabeza to raise funds to support the Finnish Church, which has seen explosive growth.

Father Paolo Capra, pastor at St. Augustine, made the trip to Istanbul with the brick, which will be the first stone of the ...

Protestant churches’ growth in Latin America gets lots of attention, but another important shift is happening, too: people ...

Immigration was on the minds of priests and parishioners following a letter from the nation’s Catholic bishops decrying how immigrants are being treated. Rev. Alex Santora delivered a homily about ...

Energized by a strong regional economy and a trio of parishes that place a premium on beautiful liturgies, this charming ...

A Catholic priest was abducted from his residence in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, the Catholic Diocese of Zaria said on Wednesday.