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Ohio bishop invites entire diocese to renew devotion to Sacred Heart of Jesus

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 18, 2025 / 17:53 pm Bishop David Bonnar of the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio, issued a pastoral letter this month inviting all clergy, religious, and laity in the diocese to rediscover their devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus during this jubilee year. In …
Detroit Archdiocese announces churches that will continue Traditional Latin Mass

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 / 16:56 pm Archbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit has identified the non-parish churches in the archdiocese that are allowed to continue the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM), following an earlier statement saying that most of the TLM celebrated in the area would come …
Bishop Barron talks faith, freedom, and tech with Tucker Carlson

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2025 / 16:29 pm Bishop Robert Barron sat down with conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson this week to talk about the Catholic faith and discuss some hot cultural topics. Carlson, an Episcopalian, began the June 2 interview by saying that his friends urged …
Pope Leo XIV appoints Father Pedro Bismarck Chau auxiliary bishop of Newark Archdiocese

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 30, 2025 / 16:23 pm Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Nicaraguan-born Father Pedro Bismarck Chau as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. The Holy Father also accepted the resignation of 77-year-old Newark Auxiliary Bishop Gregory J. Studerus. Bishop-elect Chau is …
Chicago to celebrate election of Pope Leo XIV with Mass at White Sox stadium

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 19, 2025 / 15:04 pm The Archdiocese of Chicago will host a celebration at Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox, on June 14 to honor Pope Leo XIV, according to a statement released by the archdiocese. The public is invited to attend the …
Pope Leo’s ‘greatest generation’ dad served on D-Day tank landing ship

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 12, 2025 / 17:26 pm Louis Marius Prevost, the father of Pope Leo XIV, served on a D-Day landing ship during World War II and was a junior lieutenant in the United States Navy. Since Pope Leo XIV became the new pontiff, the world …
Pope Leo XIV at Regina Coeli: Never again war!

Following his first Regina Coeli, Pope Leo XIV issues an appeal for an end to the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and on the India/Pakistan border. By Francesca Merlo Pope Leo XIV appeared on the loggia of St Peter’s Basilica for his first ever Regina Coeli address on Sunday the 11th …
Bishop Barron offers overview of ‘papabile’ field

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 7, 2025 / 09:38 am One of America’s best-known prelates, Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, has shared what he believes to be the qualities of some of the cardinals being mentioned as “papabile,” the Italian term for a man who could be pope. …
Pew: Catholics who attend Mass weekly more likely to oppose changes to the Church

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 1, 2025 / 13:30 pm The more often Catholics in the United States attend Mass, the more likely they are to oppose proposed changes to the Church, such as blessing same-sex marriages and allowing women to become priests, a new Pew Research Center study reveals. Pew …
Americans’ religious preferences remain mostly unchanged over the last 5 years, poll shows

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 30, 2025 / 15:07 pm Recent polling data has found that Americans’ religious affiliations have not greatly changed since 2020, appearing to stabilize following decades of substantial shifts. Data collected by the polling firm Gallup surveyed 12,000 adults in the U.S. and found that from …