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Pope Leo XIV to UN: To Combat Hunger, Focus On Humanity

Daniel Ibáñez
Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks at the headquarters of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome on June 22, 2026.

The pontiff visited the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome on June 22.

The Summons of Religious Freedom Week

Register Staff
‘Declaration’

COMMENTARY: The US bishops’ consecration to the Sacred Heart and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence adds unmistakable significance.

Inside Notre Dame’s Notorious Zahm ‘Zoo’

Photo Illustration by Melissa Hartog
Zahm Hall at the University of Notre Dame

Former residents of the now-defunct men’s dormitory say its ‘weirdly sexualized’ culture went beyond the alleged sexual abuse of its longtime rector, Father Thomas King.

5 Powerful Moments of Faith at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Christian Charisius
Felix Nmecha (Germany) and Jonathan Tah (Germany) pray with players from Curaçao after the German team’s 7-1 first-day Group E FIFA World Cup win on June 14, 2026, in Houston.

Christian athletes are making the name of Jesus known at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here are five powerful moments of faith at the international tournament so far.

How the Post-Conciliar Classic ‘Bread Grows in Winter’ Speaks to Our Time

Ida Friederike Görres is pictured with the cover of an English translation of one of her books, ‘Bread Grows in Winter.’

125 years after her birth, Ida Friederike Görres’ collection of essays, newly translated into English, reads like prophecy, according to one of the world’s foremost experts on her work.

Pope Leo XIV Honors Mother Cabrini as Model for Church on Migration

Pope Leo XIV speaks beside the heart of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Italy, on June 20, 2026.

Welcomed by about 5,000 faithful, Pope Leo visited the Parish of Santi Antonio Abate e Francesca Cabrini for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and to venerate the heart of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini.