VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ plans to visit the central Italian city of L’Aquila and its basilica Aug. 28 fueled speculation of a possible announcement of his resignation, which he has firmly denied. L’Aquila’s basilica is the burial place of St. Celestine V, who issued a decree declaring the right of a pope to ...read more

Each of us is called to join Pope Francis in the pilgrimage of healing and reconciliation between the Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the Catholic Church. ...read more

School’s out and summer is here! It's a good time to ask: What are God’s plans for this summer? How does He want you to grow and flourish? ...read more

Here are 11 quotes from saints to help you celebrate the great feast of Corpus Christi and to meditate on the mystery of the Eucharist. ...read more

God is a good parent who feeds his children in many ways. Most mysteriously of all, He gives us Himself to eat in the Eucharist. ...read more

Ten Polish nuns murdered by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II were beatified in Wroclaw, Poland, on June 11, 2022. ...read more

Bishops in South Korea have moved ahead to pursue the canonization of 81 Catholics martyred by communist forces during the Korean War. ...read more

Capuchin Fathers Leonard Melki and Thomas Saleh, two 20th-century Lebanese martyrs, were beatified on June 4 in Jal El Dib, near Beirut. ...read more

With the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus starkly illuminates for us the kind of Church He wants us to be. ...read more

Read about Marie Rivier, whose zeal for the Gospel even in the midst of the French Revolution caused Pope Pius IX to call her the Woman-Apostle. ...read more