Bishops, state agree to protect confession in Washington mandatory reporter law
The Washington Capitol is pictured in Olympia April 11, 2020. Washington state's government and its Catholic bishops reached an agreement...
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Experts: ‘Dilexi Te’ reinforces Catholic teaching that care for the poor is essential to holiness
A child carries home a plate of rice and beans from a feeding program for children carried out by a...
Bishop Seitz shares migrants’ stories with Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV poses for a photo with Bishop Mark J. Seitz, right, and Auxiliary Bishop Anthony C. Celino of...
US bishops’ president begs Americans to see Christ ‘in every person,’ reject political violence
A girl holds a candle during a vigil at Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis Aug. 27, 2025, following a shooting earlier...
Pope taps Italian canon lawyer for top position at Dicastery for Bishops
Archbishop Filippo Iannone, named prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops by Pope Leo XIV Sept. 26, 2025, is seen at...
Pope Leo XIV appoints coadjutor archbishop of New Orleans
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop James F. Checchio of Metuchen, N.J., as coadjutor archbishop of New Orleans. The appointment...
50th anniversary celebration of Seton canonization highlights new ‘Saints on Their Way’
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori waves as he arrives to celebrate Mass during the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1975...
US bishops deepen commitment to fight racism with new permanent body
Retired Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Racism...
St. Francis’ ‘Canticle of the Creatures’ at 800 endures as vision of redeemed creation
A statue of St. Francis of Assisi is pictured in a garden at Community First! Village in Austin, Texas, Sept....
‘Christ calls us to be Christ for one another,’ Mobile’s new shepherd tells faithful
Students from Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School take a selfie with Archbishop Mark S. Rivituso following his installation Mass at the...
