Pet blessings were offered outdoors throughout the Chicago area over the weekend, marking Saturday’s 2025 Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment. Numerous ...

Indianapolis church leaders asked the city to be allowed to demolish Holy Cross Catholic Church. The parish argues it cannot afford renovations and that Catholic law prevents selling the property for ...

Longtime Illinois Senator Dick Durbin had been set to receive the award from the Chicago archdiocese on Nov. 3. Some Catholic priests had objected to the award because of Durbin's support for legal ...

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch made inflammatory comments about homosexuality and the Catholic Church child sexual abuse scandal while appearing on a radio show this week. The 25-minute interview on the WBZ ...

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch made controversial comments during a radio interview about the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal. Koch claimed the scandal was "mostly homosexual issues, not pedophilia" and ...

The Catholic Church in the United States is preparing to observe National Migration Week 2025, calling for “growing in appreciation of the challenges faced by migrants and refugees” and reiterating a ...

The Catholic Church is no stranger to resurrection. After decades of declining attendance and dwindling faith in much of the Western world, Roman Catholicism could be witnessing an unexpected revival.

At a Catholic school in Pope Leo XIV’s hometown, fifth graders read comic books about Carlo Acutis' life titled “Digital Disciple.” They draw pictures of what the teenage Italian computer whiz might ...

All Roman Catholic churches in the region are being asked to collect money for humanitarian relief in Gaza. The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, bishop of Scranton, gave the directions on Aug. 18 and set ...

On Aug. 27, 2025, a shooter opened fire through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis while 200 children were celebrating Mass, killing two children and wounding 20 other people. Many online ...

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