Jonathan Liedl

USCCB president Archbishop Timothy Broglio (left); Bishop Mark Seitz, head of the USCCB migration committee (center); and Bishop Michael Burbidge, chairman of the USCCB’s pro-life committee, speak to media at the USCCB fall plenary assembly on Nov. 12, 2024. / Credit: Jonathan Liedl

U.S. Bishops Will Speak Out "loudly" If Trump’s Mass Deportation Rhetoric Becomes Reality

USCCB leadership also addressed the potential pro-life opportunities and challenges of the incoming Trump administration.

Pope Francis gives a blessing to participants at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican, Oct. 26, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

10 Questions (and answers) about Synod on Synodality’s Final Document

From its magisterial status to proposals on Church governance, here are answers to the most pressing questions about the Synod...

Youth — street kids in Kampala, Uganda, are shown — are particularly vulnerable to the ideologies of Western aid groups working in Africa; various groups aim to normalize homosexual tendencies among African youth. (photo: 2019 Kelvinfx/Shutterstock.)

"They are sending us missionaries of evil": Catholic Archbishops in Africa

The West used to send Africa the Gospel. Now, African Church leaders are warning that Western nations and individuals are...

A woman sits before the Blessed Sacrament at All Saints parish in Bamenda, Cameroon, in one of several chapels of perpetual adoration that have been built or expanded in the archdiocese amid the country’s ongoing “Anglophone” civil war. (photo: Collins Suh / EWTN Africa)

War and Adoration: Why Eucharistic Devotion Is Surging Amid Cameroon’s Devastating Civil Conflict

When Catholics across the world go to Eucharistic adoration, they typically pray for the health and well-being of their friends...

Cardinal Protase Rugambwa speaks June 6 at a celebration at the Saint Paul Senior Seminary in his Archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Church in Africa is Booming, But Faces "Big Challenges," Says Continent’s Newest Cardinal

One of Africa’s newest cardinals affirmed that the people of his continent will play a leading role in the future...

Although best known for its alleged "healing waters," the primary purpose of the national Marian shrine in Subukia is to be a place of prayer for Kenyan Catholics--like the 50,000 who come to the shrine for the national prayer day in early October. (photo: Courtesy photo)

The "Lourdes of Africa"? Faithful Flock to "Healing Waters" of Kenya’s Marian Shrine

In a tranquil rural setting dedicated to the Virgin Mary, pilgrims immerse themselves in spring-fed waters believed by many to...

Pope Francis: I was "used" against Ratzinger in 2005 Conclave, but he was "my candidate"

“The idea was to block the election of [Ratzinger],” Pope Francis explained.

Cardinal Mario Grech and Pope Francis at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 28, 2023. / Credit: National Catholic Register / Vatican Media

Controversial Comments by Secretary General of Synod of Bishops Add to List of Concerns on Postsynodal Study Groups

The Maltese cardinal stated in a recent interview that a female diaconate would not be a “revolution” but a “natural...

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Takes on Critics in Forthcoming Memoir, Says He Won’t be Resigning

Pope Francis has no plans to resign from office according to excerpts from his forthcoming memoir — though he says...

Pope Francis delivers an address during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 14, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: St. Thomas Aquinas is needed to answer today’s social challenges

Pope Francis reflected on the intellectual legacy of the “Angelic Doctor” in a letter to social scientists.

Rediscovered Book by Faith Prefect Features Erotic Passages on "spirituality, sensuality"

A 1998 book by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández featuring provocative, sexually-charged themes has resurfaced, likely adding further scrutiny to the...

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa

Cardinal Fernández: Vatican’s same-sex blessings guidance is ‘clear answer’ to German bishops

Members of the controversial German Synodal Way overwhelmingly approved developing formalized ritual texts for same-sex blessings in March 2023.

Pope Francis at the first Mass of the new year, urged the faithful to entrust 2024 to the Mother of God. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Entrust 2024 to the Mother of God

The pope made his appeal during Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 1 for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother...

Pope Francis invoke the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Peace and Mother of Mercy at a prayer vigil for peace in St. Peter's Basilica, Friday, Oct. 27. | Credit: Courtney Mares

Pope Francis Asks Mary’s Intercession in World Day of Peace Video

Pope Francis implores the Blessed Virgin Mary to intercede for an end to human conflicts in a new video released...

Pope Francis presides at the annual celebration of “first vespers,” or evening prayer, for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, on Dec. 31, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Faith Allows Christians to Live Transition into the New Year "differently"

Pope Francis rang in the new year and gave thanks for 2023 at a special New Year’s Eve Vatican liturgy.

Pope Francis waves during his Sunday Angelus on Dec. 31, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Says Benedict XVI "blesses us and accompanies us" from Heaven

In his final Angelus address of 2023, Pope Francis paid tribute to Pope Benedict XVI on the one-year anniversary of...

Pope Francis delivers his annual “urbi et orbi” address on Christmas from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 25, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis on Christmas: Saying "yes" to the Prince of Peace Means Saying "no" to War

On the birthday of the Prince of Peace, Pope Francis called for an end to war in the Holy Land...

St. Peter's Basilica. | Credit: vvo/Shutterstock

Vatican Says Priests Can Bless Same-sex Couples Without Condoning their Lifestyles

The Vatican has issued new guidance on the topic of blessings of same-sex attracted people, stating that Catholic priests can...

Pope Francis gazes at a nativity scene during a meeting with two delegations at the Vatican Dec. 9, 2023 — a community from Macra, located in the Alps who provided this year’s Christmas tree, and people from the Diocese of Rieti, who donated this year's Nativity scene. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Vatican Nativity Scene Should Prompt Prayers for the Holy Land

The pope made his remarks in a Saturday morning audience in Paul VI Hall with two delegations who donated the...

Bishop Stefan Oster. | Credit: Diocese of Passau

German Bishop Says Divisions within Local Church are a "disaster for the faithful"

Bishop Stefan Oster did not shy away from identifying profound theological disagreements as the source of division within the Church...