Dear friends, a Bishop is a witness to hope by his example of a life firmly grounded in God and completely devoted to the service of the Church. This will be the case only insofar as he is conformed ...

The concept of human rights within Catholic teaching is not a recent addition but rather has roots extending back to the ...

Dear brother bishops, I invoke the intercession of St. John Eudes, St. John Mary Vianney and St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, for your country and the People of God who are ...

When St. Jean-Marie Vianney and St. John Eudes were canonized 100 years ago on May 31, 1925, it was not then the feast of the Visitation. But the coincidence of the centennial with the Visitation ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed at the Basilica of St. Mary Major following the Mass where he took possession of the Basilica of St. John Lateran as bishop of Rome. Friday, June 20, 2025 A service of EWTN News ...

“Habemus papam, we have a pope!” exclaimed Levi Meyer, a junior at St. John Vianney College Seminary (SJV) in St. Paul who is studying in Rome and was in St. Peter’s Square May 8 when white smoke ...

Before becoming pope, Leo served as a priest, teacher and bishop in Peru for 20 years. He served as Bishop of Chiclayo in 2014—appointed to the role by his predecessor, Pope Francis—and was ...

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, celebrates the seventh Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 2, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

Pope Francis, who died last month, was well known for his devotion to St. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. On today’s feast of St. Joseph the Worker (May 1), here are some of the most ...

In making the announcement, Francis issued an apostolic letter, Patris Corde (“With a father’s heart”), dedicated to the foster father of Jesus. On today’s feast of St. Joseph the Worker (May 1), here ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the ...

On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome. After the cardinals paid their respects ...