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Pope Leo XIV appoints Illinois native Father Godfrey Mullen as bishop...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV has named Father Godfrey Mullen, a Benedictine monk, as the new bishop of Belleville, Illinois.
The Vatican announced the...
Tehran archbishop Cardinal Dominique Mathieu evacuated from Iran meets Pope Leo...
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV met privately March 11 with the cardinal archbishop of Tehran after the Belgian-born prelate was evacuated from Iran amid...
New mosaic project honors abuse survivors at sites displaying Father Marco...
A major new artwork dedicated to the victims of spiritual and sexual abuse in the church is to be displayed at locations where disgraced...
Declining vocations could end centuries of monastic life at La Trappe...
PARIS -- The monks of La Trappe Abbey in Normandy may leave their monastery in 2028, the abbey announced -- a move that could...
Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín appointed to lead...
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV has named Spanish Augustinian Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín as the new prefect of the Dicastery for the...
Synod study group urges more for women in church governance: ‘Role...
ROME -- The Vatican has published the final report of the synod study group examining women's participation in the church, which calls for expanded...
Therapy dog Hattie Mae brings comfort, calm to students at Helias...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Never fear! Hattie Mae is here!
Helias Catholic High School's newly acquired therapy dog brings serenity and fun to every school...
Archbishop Ettore Balestrero says Christians remain world’s most persecuted religious group
The Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva called on governments and international organizations to strengthen religious freedom protections for persecuted Christians.
Addressing...
Catholic Sisters Week highlights stories of faith, service and hope: ‘Share...
Catholic Sisters Week, an annual campaign to bring greater visibility to U.S. sisters, will again be focused on the theme of #LikeaCatholicSister, but instead...
‘In the Company of Change’ honors life of Ursuline Sister Martha...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville filmmaker Morgan Atkinson didn't expect that his career would include producing two documentaries on a local religious congregation of women....










