Catholic Church and Italy investigate sacred and profane cherub seemingly modeled on Meloni

The appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor ...

The Dark History of How the Catholic Church Built Its Massive Wealth

Gold crosses, priceless art, sprawling cathedrals—there’s no denying the Catholic Church is rich. It built its massive wealth ...

The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he's now a candidate for sainthood

The first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States, Augustus Tolton, may not be a household name. Yet I believe ...

When is Ash Wednesday in 2026? What to know about the Christian observance

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.
National Catholic Register

Leaders of Finland’s Christian Minorities Follow Pope Leo’s Call to Foster Ecumenism

During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Finnish Catholic, Orthodox and Lutheran shepherds gathered in Rome to meet Leo ...
Crux

Pope Leo says the Catholic Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage

Speaking to members of the Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota, Pope Leo XIV on Monday warned against “a dangerous ...

Catholic church needs to restructure as priests being ‘worked to exhaustion,’ says bishop

Bishop Donal McKeown spoke to The Irish News after the suspension of Sunday mass services in two rural Co Tyrone churches earlier this month due to a lack of priests ...
National Catholic Register

Catholic Schools Week 2026: How Catholic Students Celebrated Across the Country

Catholic Schools Week wrapped up Jan. 31. Across the country, students gathered to celebrate the value of a Catholic ...

Prominent Catholic bishop slams anti-ICE agitators who disrupted MN church service: 'Unacceptable'

Prominent Catholic Bishop Robert Barron is speaking out against a mob of agitators who stormed a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday to protest ICE.
Yahoo

Religious exemption is on the line for Catholic Charities — and other religious groups — in Wisconsin

Wisconsin state officials say Catholic Charities Bureau, a nonprofit network of social service organizations run by the Catholic Church, isn’t sufficiently religious to qualify for a state religious ...
New Republic

The Supreme Court Looks Likely to Give Religious Groups Another Win

The ruling in the case involving a group of Catholic charities seeking tax exemptions in Wisconsin could have national ramifications. The Supreme Court appears likely to side with a group of Catholic ...