Jubilee 2025

Holy Spirit fosters unity, peace, justice, pope says at Pentecost vigil

If people allow the Holy Spirit to draw them together, "the future will be less dark and discernment will be less complicated," Pope Leo XIV told members of Catholic lay...

Welcoming Clarity in Protection of Both Women and Preborn Children

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had rescinded guidance from 2022, which had attempted to require abortions in certain circumstances under the...

U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection has released their 2024 Annual Report on the implementation of the Charter for...

Vatican

Commission tells pope universal safeguarding guidelines almost ready

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors told Pope Leo XIV they are getting ready to deliver a Universal Guidelines Framework for Safeguarding, aiming to...

Pope Leo XIV

Church unity, mission must be at heart of all Catholic groups, pope says

Tens of thousands of people are expected in Rome for the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations and New Communities this Pentecost weekend. Pope Leo XIV met the...

Catholic Charities is Catholic, says Bishop Rhoades

“The Wisconsin Supreme Court badly erred when it concluded that Catholic Charities is essentially secular because it does not engage in activities such as proselytism. I...

Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs

Council of Nicaea anniversary is call to Christian unity, speakers say

When Christians recite the Creed, they make a statement of faith initially formulated 1,700 years ago and shared across churches and denominations. One of the many...

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Father Simon Peter Engurait as Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Reverend Simon Peter Engurait, a priest of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux and current diocesan administrator, as the Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux.

Pope Leo XIV

God wants to help people discover their worth, dignity, pope says

At his June 4 general audience, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the Gospel parable of the vineyard workers, emphasizing God's love for everyone and his invitation to find life...

Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop David Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh; Appoints Bishop Mark Eckman as Successor

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop David Zubik, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and has appointed Bishop Mark Eckman...