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Catholic Scouting in US has new name, same adventurous mission

New name, same adventurous mission: National Catholic Committee on Scouting becomes Catholic Scouting America....

Las Cruces Diocese demands jury trial, just compensation in feds’ effort to seize pilgrimage site

The Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, is demanding a jury trial in response to the Trump administration's move to seize a pilgrimage site for the construction of a border wall....

Catholic group helps parishes to share a table with the poor, following pope’s example

When Pope Leo XIV sat down to lunch with people experiencing homelessness and poverty in the Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo earlier this week, he offered a model that one Catholic organization says any parish...

Exhibit highlights St. John Paul II’s US visits, esteem for nation’s foundational documents

The St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington has launched a new exhibit, "A New Birth of Freedom: JPII in America," running June through Sept. 9....

Secret to building peace lies in recognizing dignity of every person, pope tells lawmakers

MADRID (CNS) -- In a highly anticipated and historic speech to Spain's parliament, Pope Leo XIV urged modern-day leaders to be guided by ancient and Catholic principles that gave birth to universal human rights based...

The liturgy sustains the faithful, renewing them in their faith, mission, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christ is present in the liturgy -- in the word that is proclaimed, in the sacraments, in the ministers, in the community and most of all in the Eucharist, Pope Leo...

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas

Pope Leo XIV shared his first encyclical on May 15, 2026, entitled Magnifica Humanitas (The Magnificence of the Human Person). Bishop Peter Dai Bui helps us understand how this letter fits into the writings of...

Pope explains concerns about AI

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him. "If there's anybody who should...

Catholic Teaching Regarding Nuclear Weapons

I write to you as a pastor and as a fellow disciple of Jesus Christ, one who shares your concern for the moral challenges of our time. As Archbishop of Santa Fe, I have prayed...

New asteroids named for pope who led calendar reform, Jesuit astronomers

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Three Jesuit astronomers and the 16th-century pope who commissioned the Gregorian calendar have recently been honored with having asteroids named after them. The new additions include: "562971 Johannhagen," honoring Austrian Jesuit...

Francis’ First Anniversary

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- One year ago today, Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m., April 21, 2025. It came the day after Easter, when -- barely able to raise his hands -- he gave his...

Pope decries horror, inhumanity that ‘some adults boast of with pride’

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Warning against an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive "delusion of omnipotence" threatening the globe, Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders and individuals to empty their hearts and minds of hatred and...