A Catholic priest working for peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic was killed by armed men near his residence in the town of Zemio on June 29.
Father Crepin Martial Monga, vicar of St. John the Baptist Catholic...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Hearing the story of Water is Life Kenya did not motivate Tyler Kulp to simply raise some money for the organization. The associate superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Wilmington has arrived in the African country...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Father Mike Schmitz entered the green room of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale with his characteristic warm smile -- and an extra bounce in his step.
The Midwestern priest and the...
Another Nicaraguan bishop remains missing after being apprehended by police, drawing a rebuke from the United States for the ongoing "attacks on religious freedom" in the increasingly authoritarian country.
Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata was detained by police June 29 --...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore said that when Redemptorist Father Patrick Woods invited him several months ago to celebrate an Independence Day Mass on the grounds of the Carroll House, "I knew this is the...
Mexican soccer fans have prayed for World Cup success at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, where the faithful dressed a Christ Child in the country's official soccer kit.
Many have attended Mass in green Mexican soccer jerseys. Some have...
WASHINGTON -- Ezra Jin Mingri, founder and pastor of an underground church in China and a prisoner of conscience in that country, was released from imprisonment and reunited with his family in the U.S. shortly before Independence Day, U.S....
PHILADELPHIA -- As the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concluded amid the U.S.'s 250th anniversary, "the journey continues," said Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia.
And, he added, "we're all walking to one place," with the path leading to the "powerful,...
Q: This past weekend my parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, and part of the celebrations included renewing their wedding vows. At this point I'm not worried about my parents staying together, but it got me wondering: Hypothetically, would...
PHILADELPHIA -- The awarding of the Liberty Medal to Pope Leo XIV for his efforts to uphold religious freedom is a "fitting recognition" that attests to the pope's steadfast witness to human dignity, said Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of...