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Cardinal Cupich, Catholic Religious Sisters Sue Illinois to Halt Assisted Suicide Law

A group of Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm pose at St. Patrick's Residence in Naperville in an undated photograph. The nuns joined their fellow religious alongside Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago on Sept. 3 in suing the state of Illinois over its assisted suicide law.

The state recently began allowing doctors to help patients kill themselves by prescribing lethal doses of medication.

Catholic Couple Braves Cold Waters on Wedding Day Amid Monsoon

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Leian Lieza Galang wades up to the altar on her wedding day at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Hagonoy, Bulacan.

Standing before the altar at St. John the Baptist, the floodwaters surrounding them carried a quiet symbolism — a living image of baptismal grace, where old chapters are washed away to make room for a new covenant.

Abuse Prevention, Liturgy Central to Vatican Courses for New Bishops

Bishop's mitre — Newly appointed bishops from across the globe gather at the Vatican for an annual formation course, launched in 2000 by St. John Paul II.

The program has been a fixture of the Church calendar since 2000, when it was launched by St. John Paul II.

Pope Leo Stands Above the ‘Liturgy Wars’

Daniel Ibáñez
Pope Leo XIV incenses the altar as he celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29, 2026.

COMMENTARY: There is a calmness in the Holy Father’s remarks that sends a message to combatants to back away from the liturgical cliff and start thinking more unitively.

True Ecological Conversion Passes Through the Eucharist

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on Sept. 1, 2026, in the Madonnina Garden of the Borgo Laudato Si’ within the pontifical gardens of Castel Gandolfo.

An International Theological Commission document sets out a Christian vision of humanity’s relationship with creation.

An Unusual Wave of Generosity Precedes Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to France

Elisabetta Trevisan
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at the General Audience in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City, on Sept. 2, 2026.

The unexpected success of the campaign funding the Pope’s September trip is reaching well beyond the Church’s usual donors — a ‘stirring,’ its organizer says, that says something about France’s current state of mind when it comes to the faith.