WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV, as the first U.S.-born pope, may bring unique insight to the problem of polarization in ...

In the Holy Father’s message he said the Church needs to be farsighted in discerning the needs of parents and children often ...

VATICAN— Pope Leo XIV declared marriage is “not an ideal but the measure of true love between a man and a woman” and families ...

At the Protestant Revolution, rood screens were demolished and altar rails became the boundary markers between the nave and the sanctuary. Catholic practice followed. That the altar rails also served ...

Promoting peace requires training people's hearts and minds to be concerned about others and perceive the common good, Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV gave the following homily on Sunday, June 1, 2025 for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the ...

The Catholic Church, its ministers and its members must find new ways to reach out to and welcome families who are distant ...

There are numerous groups and ministries that support the grieving and bereaved around the Diocese of Rochester. Here is a listing of some of these groups.

At the John Carroll Society’s 39 th Annual Awards Dinner on May 9, four local Catholics were honored, but two popes also took ...

Catch the Fire belongs to the fastest-growing group of Christians on the planet—charismatic Christians, who believe that the ...

When someone accepts election as pontiff, there undergoes a change in that individual, not only in life purpose in leading ...