Born in hardship, sung in hope: the quiet, powerful origins of ‘Silent Night’
A sign, seen in this 2022 photo, points the way to the Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf, Austria, where the...
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Haitian Catholics persevere with faith, courage amid adversity in US and in troubled homeland
People pray during a Mass for the annual nationwide Haitian Catholic Community Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine...
Church beatifies 50 French Catholics killed ‘in hatred of the faith’ by German Nazis
Relics of Father Maurice Rondeau, who was killed by German Nazis, are seen displayed as Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg...
Films tell story of African American Catholics’ legacy, church’s ministry to Native Americans
This is a still from the documentary "Walking the Sacred Path: The Story of the Black and Indian Mission Office,"...
Guadalupe pilgrims flood Mexico City as U.S. parishes join hemisphere-wide celebration
Pilgrims walk through the mountain pass between the Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl volcanos, known as Paso de Cortes in Santiago Xalitzintla,...
Indigenous artifacts from Vatican welcomed home to Canada in Montreal ceremony
National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak speaks during a Dec. 6, 2025, news conference in...
Tennessee teen’s letter to Pope Leo brings a reply with gift of special rosary blessed by him
Selena Mullinax, a senior at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, Tenn., holds a rosary Nov. 4, 2025, that was...
Youth leaders share their hearts and faith with teens at NCYC and grow in both
Youths and adult leaders of a group from Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Beech Grove, Ind., show their joy...
Funny hats show the joy of NCYC while T-shirt messages feature the heart of youths’ faith
While leading 18 youths from St. John Paul II Parish in Sellersburg, Ind., at the beginning of the National Catholic...
Polish, German bishops remember ‘great act of forgiveness’ that happened 20 years after WWII
German troops march through Warsaw, Poland, in September 1939. On Nov. 18, 2025, the 60th anniversary of a groundbreaking reconciliation...
