Playbook for the Soul: Fernando Mendoza Leads Hallow’s New St. Paul Prayer Challenge
Guided by Mendoza’s familiar voice, the series introduces listeners to the dramatic world of the early Church, exploring how St. Paul navigated monumental obstacles, intense suffering and spiritual warfare.
A Little Sister’s Great Mission: The Legacy of Mother Maria Stieren
Mother Maria’s flourishing congregation celebrates half a century of growth and witness in Tanzania, Brazil and Germany.
Pope Confirms Second Chinese Bishop in a Week Under Vatican-Beijing Agreement
The ordination of Bishop Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun as coadjutor bishop of Bameng is the latest episcopal appointment carried out under the provisional agreement between the Holy See and China.
Meet the Catholic ‘Girl Dad’ Leading the Charge for Women’s Sports in Maine
A legal challenge has temporarily thwarted efforts to get a referendum on restricting girls’ sports to biological females on the ballot this November. But Leyland Streiff isn’t giving up.
Michigan Hospital Will Change LGBT Policies, Pay Fired Physician Assistant $400,000 After Lawsuit
The health system will develop a religious accommodation for employees who do not wish to adhere to LGBT ideology as part of their employment.
Official Seoul World Youth Day Song to Be Released Aug. 3
Pope Leo XIV is expected to attend the event, which will run from Aug. 3–8, 2027, and to join thousands of young pilgrims.
Newly Identified St. Augustine Sermons Explore Troubling Bible Passage
The medieval texts examine King Saul’s consultation with the medium of Endor and suggest that Israel’s first king may ultimately have repented and received God’s mercy.
Catholic Prison Ministry Brings Sacraments, Mercy, and Community to Those Behind Bars
Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday was observed July 26, highlighting the Church’s call to remember those who are incarcerated.
Pope Leo XIV: I Still Have a Great Love for America
The U.S.-born pontiff expressed affection for his homeland in an interview with NBC News on July 29.
U.S. Dioceses Struggle to Keep Foreign Priests Under Trump Travel Ban
Despite efforts by the Trump administration to streamline religious worker visas, several dioceses say things have gotten more difficult over the past year.