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The current bishop of Rochester encouraged Catholics to remain close to the Eucharist as the source of their efforts to evangelize, following the example of Blessed Archbishop Fulton Sheen.Mass of Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Credit: Pillar Media.Subscribe now“Long...

A court granted bail to a Zambian archbishop Monday after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of possessing a vehicle suspected of being unlawfully obtained from the country’s tax authority.Archbishop Alick Banda of Lusaka, Zambia. Credit: Screenshot from @ADL1st YouTube channel.Archbishop Alick Banda...

An Eastern Catholic patriarch said Monday that a meeting called for bishops of the Syriac Catholic Church to vote on his potential removal is unlawful.In a statement released Sept. 28, Ignatius Youssef III Younan said that since he had already issued a convocation of the sui iuris Church’s synod, an...

Pope Leo visited France this weekend, the first state trip to the country by a pope in nearly 20 years.In a short trip, Leo traveled to Lourdes, addressed UNESCO, and visited Notre-Dame Cathedral, among other events on the papal agenda.In case you missed it, here are some highlights from the trip:Po...

Archbishop Fulton Sheen was beatified last Thursday at a celebratory Mass involving some 50,000 Catholics, who traveled from across the United States because of their devotion to the famous evangelist and catechist.So why does Fulton Sheen matter? Why are Catholics interested in what he had to say,...

Hey everybody,The Roman Pontiff is so back.He’s back from France, I mean.Pope Leo just spent the weekend on a Franco-pilgrimage that’s making headlines around the world.It was a pilgrimage of human dignity.During his few days in France, Leo met with abuse victims. He told the world that life means m...

A meeting is set to begin Tuesday in Lebanon. All the bishops of the synod of the Syriac Catholic Church have been invited to attend, though it is not clear how many will come — or if they will be joined by their patriarch, Ignatius Youssef III Younan.Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicas...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced earlier this month the creation of a Task Force on Preserving Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, in response to Pope Leo XIV’s repeated calls for a responsible approach to the rapidly developing field of AI.Bishop Oscar Cantu of San...

The Church celebrates in 2026 the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi, which has been commemorated with exposition of the saint’s relics, plenary indulgences in Franciscan churches or churches dedicated to his name, and several conferences in Rome and beyond.Cardinal Jaime Spen...

Credit: Wyoming Catholic CollegeIn ”The Magician’s Nephew,” C. S. Lewis tells the story of Uncle Andrew, a pompous, self-important magician who finds himself present at the creation of Narnia as it is sung into being by the great lion, Aslan.Initially repelled, Uncle Andrew’s perspective changes whe...

German bishops’ conference chairman Bishop Heiner Wilmer said Monday that he hoped the Vatican would respond to a request to approve a new national body known as the synodal conference by the end of 2026.Bishop Heiner Wilmer, chairman of the German bishops’ conference. Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonfe...

Vatican peace envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi visited Ukrainian prisoners of war during his Sept. 28-30 trip to Moscow.Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. Credit: Screenshot from @12porte YouTube channel.The trip marked the Italian cardinal’s third mission to Moscow, following visits in June 2023 and October 2024, b...