The Church understands that certain people are not able to commit to the Lenten fast. The time of Lent, through fasting and abstaining, may be an important reminder of what it means to suffer.

Kerry Weber is an executive editor for America. On May 20, 2025, the Catholic Media Association announced that she was ...

I regard the death of Professor Adebisi Sowunmi, beloved wife of the late Professor Segun Sowunmi, a distinguished ...

Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm on Friday that required mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying a ...

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His resignation followed a major shakeup drawn up by the Polish bishops' spokesman, Jesuit Father Leszek Gesiak, directing that KAI will be incorporated into a new "Bishops' Conference Media Group," ...

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for unity within the Catholic Church. He spoke to priests during a special Holy Year week ...

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The Catholic Church is truly universal since it unites so many diverse rites, whose members share a common faith. Latest news Thousands rally across the U.S. urging Congress to defund Planned ...

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Pope Leo XIV has called on the Catholic Church to become a beacon to 'illuminate dark nights' and reach out those who prefer 'technology, money, success, power or pleasure' in his first mass ...