Postpartum Depression: New E-Book Offers Hope and Healing for Catholic Mothers
A central focus of the e-book is addressing the unique layer of spiritual guilt that Catholic mothers often experience when struggling with mental health post-childbirth.
Gaza’s Only Catholic School Reopens After 3-Year Closure
Father Gabriel Romanelli told a visiting delegation he hopes the reopening of the parish school “will bring some sense of normality” to the students and their families.
German Bishop Backs Married Priests Ahead of Bishops’ Assembly
Auxiliary Bishop Josef Graf of Regensburg said the Church could ordain married men of proven faith while affirming the value of celibacy and rejecting women's ordination.
Pope Calls for Respect and Love Toward Those Who Think Differently
According to Pope Leo, the message of Gaudium et Spes on “the growing interdependence of men” is especially urgent today.
The Vatican and Russia
COMMENTARY: Today’s world is desperate for serious moral leadership. That power of moral witness is the only real power the Holy See has in world politics.
Catholics Process in Washington, Head to Congress in Solidarity With Migrants
The Mass, procession, and rally brought out more than 100 Catholics. Following the events, some attendees met with congressional staffers about the dignity of migrants.
If Hope Is Gone, Slow Extinction Looms for Middle East Christians
COMMENTARY: The faith remains strong, but confidence in a secure future is fading as Christians increasingly leave their ancestral homelands.
US Religious Freedom Commission Urges Trump to Press for Release of Religious Prisoners
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom made the plea ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Sept. 24 trip to Washington, D.C.
Why Some Catholic Schools Are Taking Screens Out of the Classroom
Amid growing concerns about screen time and AI, some Catholic schools are scaling back classroom technology and returning to books, handwriting and face-to-face instruction.
Cardinal Pizzaballa Calls Christians in the Holy Land to Make the Cross a Way of Life
The Latin patrarch presided over Mass on the eve of the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Taybeh, calling on Christians to live the “logic of the cross” through love and self-giving.