At the conclusion of the closing Mass for the Jubilee of Youth, Pope Leo remembers young people suffering “the most serious evils” caused by other human beings, mentioning specifically war-torn Gaza, Ukraine, and “every land bloodied by war.” Vatican News Just before the conclusion of the closing Mass for the …

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” As I have previously discussed, Pope St. John Paul II structured his meditations on the human person in Theology of the Body as a triptych—a threefold vision of “original man,” “historical …

JOIN US AT THE BALLPARK ON JULY 11 & 12 TO STRIKE OUT HUNGER! Reds fans, it’s time to step up to the plate and Strike Out Hunger. Join St. Vincent de Paul at Great American Ballpark on Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12. Bring a minimum of three nonperishable food items and …

In key moments throughout my life, the Lord has not been subtle. For example, God called me in 2019 away from my job at a local network news affiliate to work for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. I did not seek the job, but it clearly seemed the next step for …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, May 17, 2025 / 06:00 am In 2015, Father Matthew Keller, a priest in the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico, restored a 1972 Chevelle SS and raffled it off with all proceeds going to the education of the diocese’s seminarians. The American-made muscle car brought …

By Daniel Payne CNA Deutsch, May 10, 2025 / 13:42 pm Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited and prayed at a Marian shrine outside of Rome, greeting the community there and urging them to “be faithful to the Mother.” The Holy Father visited the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel …

By AC Wimmer Rome Newsroom, May 10, 2025 / 08:15 am Pope Leo XIV met with the College of Cardinals Saturday morning for his first official address since his election, outlining key priorities for his pontificate in the age of artificial intelligence, while emphasizing continuity with his predecessors and commitment to …

Un amigo mío comenzó a discernir el sacerdocio poco después de su Primera Comunión. Desde los ocho años soñaba con el día en que pudiera ser sacerdote y celebrar la Misa. Ese no era yo. No consideré la vocación al sacerdocio hasta el final de mi tercer año en la …

On March 13, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, archbishop of Buenos Aires was elected in the conclave to become the first pope from the Americas. As the 265th successor to Saint Peter, he was the first pope to take the name of Francis, a name chosen in honor of …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 3, 2025 / 18:32 pm Nearly 20% of adults in the United States — approximately 50 million people — call themselves Catholic, but the American Catholic population is diverse in its beliefs, its adherence to Church teaching, and its religious practices as well as …