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Pope Leo XIV celebrated Pentecost Mass with participants in the Year of Hope's Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, ...

The pontiff addressed a massive crowd, estimated by the Vatican at around 70,000, in St. Peter’s Square on June 7 during a ...

An Post arranged an option where people in Ireland could send Mass cards to the Vatican free-of-charge following the death of ...

Thousands of pilgrims flocked to Șumuleu Ciuc in Romania on Saturday to partake in the liturgy for what is believed to be the ...

The world’s smallest country has a big budget problem. The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily ...

Extending invitations to Mass builds on the excitement surrounding the election of the first U.S.-born pope, Leo XIV and the ...

In the 1950s and 1960s, going to Mass was a Sunday morning must for our family. We weren’t alone. Most people walked to church then, so the sidewalks were alive ...

Pilgrims from the Philadelphia region mourned during the funeral of Pope Francis and celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV ...

May 30, 2025 Gladys Thierer Szabo was a blessing to everyone she met during her long life. As a speech therapist, she gave ...

Most Reverand Paulinus Ezeokafor, Bishop of the Awka Diocese in Anambra, Nigeria visited St. Mary’s Catholic Church in ...

Trade unions in the Philippines organized a rally urging lawmakers to turn a newly proposed wage hike into law ...