Church of the Transfiguration

A new docudrama is set to premiere on the feast day of St. Pio of Pietrelcina to highlight the life of the Italian Catholic priest and stigmatist.

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Pope Francis encourages religious gathered in Rome for their General Chapters to take "decisive steps in following Christ" and look at the Blessed Virgin Mary as a model.

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As all Christians prepare to celebrate Easter together in 2025, Pope Francis recalls that the preeminent Christian celebration belongs to Christ and not to our earthly calendars or plans.

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A new law in Great Britain will enact “safe access zones” outside abortion facilities in England and Wales on Oct. 31, a move the Catholic bishops’ conference calls “unnecessary and disproportionate.”

Christian leaders in India participated in the National Ecumenical Bishops’ Fellowship Meeting, which sought to build the relationship of all Christians in a country where they make up less than 3 percent of the population.

“It will not help,” Professor Bart Maddens adds, “that almost two-thirds of KU Leuven staff members vote for left-wing parties, whose positions on ethical issues are diametrically opposed to those of the pope.”

A video with several priests and Catholic singers criticizing leftists ahead of the Oct. 6 municipal elections in Brazil became viral last week and spurred controversy among many in the South American country.

Effective Sept. 1, the Archdiocese of Newark launched its revamped catechetical office, now called the “Office for Lifelong Faith Formation," which has an expanded mission to include a focus on the faith formation of adults and full families.

Pope Francis' prayers on Wednesday for the victims of floods in central and eastern Europe came as authorities say intense flooding that has swept parts of Austria, Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic, killing at least 22 people. Residents also brace for more devastation in other nations, including Slovakia and Hungary.

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During a videoconference, Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks with the Russian Human Rights Commissioner about "the need to safeguard fundamental human rights as outlined in International Conventions within the context of the current conflict," and expresses gratitude for her role in releasing two Ukrainian priests.

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