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U.S. Bishops’ Solidarity Fund Answers Holy Father’s Call to Unity with the Church in Africa
The fund was created nearly two decades ago by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to support the Catholic Church on a continent where the faith is growing...
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“Acts That Diminish or Disregard the Dignity of Any Person or Group of People Should Never Be Normalized in Our Society,” Say Bishop Garcia and Bishop Cahill
In light of several recent immigration enforcement encounters resulting in the loss of life, Bishop Garcia and Bishop Cahill issued the following pastoral reflection.
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Vatican
Archives: From marshy to manicured: Gardens' gruesome past grows into green haven
Originally published in 2016, this article traces the 2,000-year history of the Vatican Gardens, from the site of St. Peter's martyrdom to the green space enjoyed by...
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Vatican
Archives: Paul VI accused Archbishop Lefebvre of acting like an 'antipope'
As the Vatican again excommunicates members of the Society of St. Pius X, this 2018 article revisits never-before published documents detailing St. Paul VI's unsuccessful...
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Vatican
US cardinal: Exorcist role should be 'private' after priest's removal tied to UFO controversy
The cardinal who removed of Monsignor Stephen Rossetti as an exorcist said his decision was not about UFOs, but about preserving exorcism as a private, sacred ministry.
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Synod on Synodality
Church needs simpler, better ways to explain synodality, some bishops say
Synodality has to be more clearly defined and simplified or else it risks becoming "the exclusive domain of specialists or 'the initiated' rather than a way of simply...
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Vatican
On U.S. Independence Day, Pope Leo honors migrants in Lampedusa
During a pilgrimage to a migrant entrypoint in Italy and a message to Americans on Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV presented migration not as a political issue but as a...
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Pope Leo XIV Sends Letter to the American People Marking the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States
The U.S. bishops are grateful to the Holy Father for his inspiring message, and for his prayers as we commemorate this milestone anniversary of our nation.
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Vatican
Why the SSPX dispute was never really about the Latin Mass
The Vatican's excommunication of six SSPX bishops upended decades of dialogue and underscores that Rome sees the society's deepest dispute not as the Latin Mass, but as...
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Catholic News Service
'Good shepherds' are called to seek lost sheep, US archbishops receiving pallium say
Four of the 35 archbishops receiving the pallium June 29 from Pope Leo XIV were from the United States. They reflected on what they are being called to do as "shepherds."