Many men enter seminaries and religious communities well after the age traditionally associated with priestly formation. Some ...

"The demand for ideological conformity to extreme views combined with the structural impediment caused by gerrymandered ...

"Just who do you think you are?" How many of us heard that from a teacher, a peer, a parent or someone else who was less than pleased with us at that moment? This rhetorical question springs from an ...

Writings by St. Thomas Aquinas laid the groundwork for the concept back in the 13th century, but the Industrial Revolution ...

The pontiff prayed for peace in the Holy Land, and in Ukraine and Russia. He also prayed for Colombia following an earthquake ...

An enormous statue of the Virgin Mary that is believed to be Europe's tallest was inaugurated Aug. 15 in a small Polish village, in the presence of legendary anti-communist leader Lech Walesa.

For most mornings this summer, Zac Kissell, a rising junior at the University of Dayton, has woken up early to begin his work in the dirt. He has tended garden beds where zucchini, squash and tomatoes ...

Pope Leo XIV returned to Assisi on Aug. 6 for the second time in his pontificate, addressing more than 2,000 young people ...

A fan wears a promotional pope hat during a baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox, Aug. 11, 2026, in Chicago. Pope Leo's beloved White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4.

Pope Leo XIV said he was deeply saddened by the loss of life and destruction following a powerful earthquake that struck Colombia, leaving more than 100 dead and dozens of collapsed buildings. The ...

"Every human life, given by God, is sacred," Florida's Catholic bishops told Gov. Ron DeSantis Aug. 13 in urging him to stay the execution of William Silvia and commute his death sentence to life in ...

Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate needs to explain how he intends to achieve his goals, writes NCR's Michael Sean ...