If we imagine ourselves as satisfying a God who will “give us” things only if we do the “right things,” then our relationship with God becomes less a friendship and more a chore.

What does a longtime musician, troubadour, rock and roll hall of fame inductee and contemplative Catholic do for an encore?

Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini founded missionary institutions in New Orleans and elsewhere. This week marks 175 years since ...

There’s something about these lazy, hazy days of summer that makes us want to get lost in a book. A classic “beach read” ...

Ten Modern Mystics and Their Extraordinary Lives” is an impressive work of participatory journalism. Pintak, “an avid student of the perennial truths at the core of the world’s religions,” not only ...

The Register interviewed McAfee, a lay Dominican and father of seven and Register contributor, about his latest children’s title, teaching children about sacramentals, and praying the Rosary as a ...

Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager, was meant to be made a saint in April, but the ceremony was postponed because of Pope Francis’ death.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, presided over his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday in front of a crowd of tens of thousands. World leaders including Vice President JD Vance ...

In 'We Have Never Been Woke,' Musa al-Gharbi seeks to untangle competing threads of discourse around identity and social justice.

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service • Posted May 7, 2025 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying ...

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel with a singular goal: to elect “a worthy ...

The conclave to elect a new pope begins May 7, governed by the rule book and prayer book. The process and rituals are outlined here.