In the midst of ongoing war and an escalation of violence in the Middle East, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, urged peace and unity.

The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America.

The DOJ challenges Washington's law mandating clergy report abuse, citing religious freedom concerns.

June 26 is the 50th anniversary of the death and birth into eternal life of St. Josemaría Escrivá (1902-75), the founder of Opus Dei. Pope St. John Paul II called him “the saint of ordinary ...

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is both a lay religious order of the Catholic Church and a sovereign state subject to international law.

Pope Leo XIV ordains a priest in St. Peter’s Basilica on the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday, June 27, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA ...

Why Olga’s gender and ethnicity matter For a church led exclusively by male bishops and priests, the glorification of Olga, the first Yup’ik saint, is significant. “The church is often seen as a ...

Mark Richards had taught music and was band director at a Metairie Catholic school since 2023. He was fired this week after a parent found an obituary for his late husband.

The contrasts are glaring. In one case, Pope Leo XIV — then known as Bishop Robert Prevost — sided with victims of sexual abuse, locking horns with powerful Catholic figures in Peru.

Why Olga’s gender and ethnicity matter For a church led exclusively by male bishops and priests, the glorification of Olga, the first Yup’ik saint, is significant.

State media says a suicide bomber in Syria has detonated himself inside a church filled with people, killing at least 25 and wounding dozens of others.