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Christ’s ascension is meant to help us to grow to full stature in Christ as we respond to his confidence in making us his missionaries, together with the Holy Spirit, to renew the face of the earth.The celebration of the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is an annual opportunity for us not only...

Learning about the life of Mildred Martínez, the mother of Robert Prevost, allows one to better understand the family environment that helped inspire the vocation of the man who is now Pope Leo XIV.In his book “De Roberto a León” (“From Robert to Leo”) published by Editorial Mensajero, Armando Lover...

A Pew Research Center survey found a growing minority of U.S. adults believe religion is gaining influence in American life, and more than half of adults have a positive view of religion.The May 14 report found that 61% of U.S. adults said religion is losing influence in American life. In contrast,...

Pope Leo XIV visited Rome’s public La Sapienza University on Thursday, the largest university in Europe and one of Italy’s most prestigious academic institutions, where he denounced the “great lie” he said is causing anxiety and depression among young people.Speaking in the university’s Aula Magna a...

An ecumenical working group promoting “consensual BDSM culture” will again exhibit at Germanyʼs Catholic Congress in Würzburg this week after organizers said its guidelines pose “no contradiction with the Catechism.”BDSM is an acronym that stands for “bondage and discipline, dominance and submission...

CHENNAI, India — The Catholic Church in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is celebrating after Joseph Vijay, an actor-turned-politician raised in the Catholic faith, was sworn in as the stateʼs chief minister on May 10.“This is a historic development. We hope it will lead to positive changes as the chi...

The U.S. State Department reiterated an offer of $100 million in aid for Cuba to be distributed by the Catholic Church and other humanitarian organizations.In a May 13 statement, the State Department said the United States “continues to seek meaningful reforms to Cuba’s communist system, which has o...

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner faced scrutiny from Democratic senators over the agency’s failure to release legally required counts of homeless people, a lapse Catholic Charities USA says undermines efforts to address rising homelessness.Turner testified before the Senate...

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow abortion by mail to continue to be available in the U.S.The Supreme Court on May 14 blocked a lower court ruling that would have required in-person dispensation of mifepristone. Chemical abortions, which rely on mifepristone and misoprostol, are the most common form...

In a May 13 interview on Fox News, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reflected on his May 7 meeting with Pope Leo XIV, emphasizing the different vantage points and distinct roles of the Church and a nation-state.In the interview, Rubio acknowledged the Catholic Church’s longstanding position advoc...

It took almost 25 minutes for a crowd that organizers said was in the thousands to inch its way from Parliament Hill down Wellington Street to Elgin Street during the National March for Life in Ottawa.Members of every ethnic background, young and elderly, priests, families and church groups carried...

In the year since his pontificate began, Pope Leo XIV has come out strongly against the death penalty, repeatedly affirming the Catholic Churchʼs relatively recent declaration that capital punishment is immoral and should be abolished.In April, the Holy Father spoke out against executions several ti...