Pope Leo XIV is making his fourth apostolic journey abroad to Spain. His first two stops will be Madrid and Barcelona. The last time a pope visited Spain was 15 years ago, when Pope Benedict XVI celebrated World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid. ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his series on Vatican II's Constitution on the sacred liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium. He said that "The rites of the Christian liturgy are not a mere external covering of the sacramental mystery, a collection of arbitrary ceremonies, but are the ecclesial mediation through which the divine gift reaches us." ...read more

We join the Holy Father in praying that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth. ...read more

The history of the Catholic Church in Canada is one of courage, struggle, and hope. This month, we celebrate and remember this history, and the holy men and women who made a profound mark on it. ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his series on Vatican II's Constitution on the sacred liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium. He quoted St. John Paul II's letter on The Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist, Dominicae Cenae (#13): "a very close and organic bond exists between the renewal of the liturgy and the renewal of the whole life of the Church. The Church not only acts but also expresses herself in the liturgy, lives by the liturgy, and draws from the liturgy the strength for her life.” ...read more

On Saturday, May 23, the eve of the 11th anniversary of the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’, Pope Leo XIV will make a pastoral visit to the ancient city of Acerra. The large suburb of Naples currently has a population of about 58,545 people. Acerra comes from the Latin word acer, which means ...read more