1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (809+ words) Friday, June 19, 2026 Speaking at his weekly general audience June 17, the pope said the archipelago's role as a gateway for thousands of migrants from Africa offered a "comprehensive insight" into a complex issue that also challenges Christians to reread the Gospel…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (426+ words) The topic of pornography and just sexual sin came up," Rohr told Practicing Catholic" co-hosts Leah Heselton and Father Tom Margevi? ius for an episode that debuts June 19 on Relevant Radio 1330 AM. I think sometimes we can get really cynical…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (234+ words) Friday, June 19, 2026 Hopefully, the "not-so-faithful" would heed his words as well. "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you" (Mt 7: 7). Our Lord spoke these words for…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (409+ words) The Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet always patted people on the back or rubbed their arm "just to let them know there's someone who cares," she said in an interview with The Catholic Spirit in 2024. "I remember one time…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (786+ words) Most observers of the Church would agree that the Second Vatican Council fundamentally transformed how we perceive the role of the Catholic laity. Emphasizing that the laity share equally in Christ's priestly, prophetic and kingly offices through baptism, the Council…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1360+ words) The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis groups its parishes into 15 deaneries, which are small groups by geography. Archbishop Bernard Hebda recently announced a reconfiguration of those deaneries, effective July 1. The change flowed from several charges " from the Vatican itself,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1027+ words) Q) Tell me about your writing process. A) At first, I was going to write a few pages for my family and friends, but then I kept writing, and it turned into a 500-page memoir. I began to remember things I hadn't…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (1116+ words) After concluding their public session agenda, the bishops left the Omni Resort in Champions Gate for a half-hour drive up Interstate 4 to the spiritual refuge that is the shrine. The Mass was a momentous one as it served to formally…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (518+ words) (First lady) Melania and I join in prayer with Catholic Bishops gathered in Orlando, Florida," he said in a statement issued as the bishops celebrated a Mass of consecration at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (236+ words) Hurley found herself in these volunteer roles after first getting involved with her children's Catholic education. She said it was a natural progression, first being asked to volunteer at the school, then being asked to be on the school board....