Catholicism

Led by Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, Notre Dame Cathedral hosted its first Mass since the catastrophic fire of 2019 on Sunday.

The communist regime in Nicaragua banished Monsignor Carlos Herrera, Bishop of Jinotega and head of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (CEN), from the country, local outlets reported on Thursday.

Harrison Butker, kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, released a pro-Trump ad on Monday that called on people to protect their faith.

In a letter to American Catholics, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has thrown his full support behind former President Trump in an election he describes as nothing less than a choice between “freedom and dictatorship.”

It is a “shame” that the Al Smith Dinner was imbalanced due to Vice President Kamala Harris refusing to show up to the event in person, Cardinal Dolan said prior to the event during Conversation with Cardinal Dolan Podcast this week.

More than 500 Belgians are asking to be removed from the baptismal registry after Pope Francis’ recent trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, in which he harshly rebuked efforts to decriminalize voluntary abortion and referred to doctors who perform the procedure as “contract killers.”

Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker gave his official endorsement to Donald Trump while speaking to Fox News host Laura Ingraham.

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has called on Catholics in Mexico to perform a mass of reparation after inaugural ceremonies for newly elected Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, which included pagan priestesses invoking Mesoamerican deities.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is systematically removing crosses and replacing images of Christ with party officials, in the latest example of Chinese Premier Xi Jinping’s effort to “exert total control” on the Catholic Church and other religious groups in that oppressive country, according to a report.

On the eve of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis presided over a penitence ceremony at the Vatican in which Cardinals read a list of petitions for the forgiveness of “sins” against the environment, indigenous peoples, and migrants, as well as abuse, poverty, using doctrine as “stones,” and a lack of synodality, among others.

The United Staes Conference of Bishops (USCCB) calls on all Catholics to “vote for candidates who will defend the life and dignity of the human person”

The director of the infamous Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony described Saint Joan of Arc as one of the “greatest transvestites” in French history.

Congress and President Joe Biden’s government have reportedly paid the Texas arm of Catholic Charities USA $769 million since 2021 to help deliver a huge population of poor migrants up to U.S. communities, workplaces, and housing.

The American Catholic Church is seeing a prolonged surge of conservative young priests, leaving the aging and far more liberal Vatican II generation with no replacements.

Those who thought $25 million would soften Harrison Butker’s views on Christianity’s place in our lives got a very disappointing answer.

A U.N. group revealed in a report that Nicaragua banned nearly 8,000 Catholic processions between 2023 and 2024.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has once again shown that he leads from a Christian perspective after being seen in a t-shirt reading, “But First Let Me Thank God,” as his team celebrated their NBA Finals win on Monday night.

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, a devout Catholic, is already planning what he wants to do after the NBA finals, and he is proud to say that it all revolves around his deep Catholic faith.

U.S. Catholics now lean toward former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden, according to a Pew Research poll, released on Tuesday.

Biden, a self-professed Catholic, made the sign of the cross while Florida Democratic Party chairperson Nikki Fried decried the state’s six-week abortion limit.

Actor Russell Brand has posted a video in which he demonstrates how to pray the rosary, though he acknowledged he hasn’t fully mastered some of the prayers.

The juveniles are accused of causing damages to St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church in Kentucky “well over” $10,000.

The Christian tech thriller EXEMPLUM seems to have built a steady momentum for itself one year after its release, generating positive buzz.

Cuba reportedly banned Christians from celebrating traditional Catholic Holy Week processions across several regions of the country.

Boston, Massachusetts, Christian leaders are calling on “white churches” to dole out millions of dollars in reparations to black people to rectify their history with slavery.

Harrison Butker decried the recent funeral for an atheist transgender activist that unfolded at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. 

The controversial Catholic media outlet Church Militant, which earned a reputation for its aggressive attacks on the institutional church, will reportedly be shutting its doors for good in the wake of its founder, Michael Voris, stepping down from leadership and a pending $500,000 defamation suit.

Politico reporter Heidi Przybyla wrote an article on Thursday apologizing for her comments painting those who believe their rights come from God as “extremists” and “Christian nationalists.” Przyblya’s article was published after leading Christian organizations sent a letter to Politico leadership on

Christian organizations demand an apology from a Politico reporter who said those who believe their rights come from God are “extremists.”

Hallow, the Christian prayer app, enjoyed its biggest spike in downloads following the Super Bowl ad that aired on Sunday night. 

Latin American countries began their yearly four-day Carnival festivities, an especially significant celebration to Brazil.

Father Chad Ripperger, a Catholic priest and longtime exorcist, is sounding the alarm over a rise in “demonic oppression” while rallying the faithful to become “saints” by confronting the dark forces.

Nicaragua’s communist regime reportedly kidnapped Catholic priest Ezequiel Buenfil Batún in its ongoing persecution against the Church.

The Sandinista regime of Nicaragua announced on Sunday that it had struck a deal with the Vatican to expel 19 Catholic clergymen imprisoned for their faith, including Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, a firm regime critic sentenced to 26 years in prison for opposing communism.

Pope Francis issued a formal invitation on Friday to Argentine President Javier Milei to visit The Vatican in February. The Pope’s invitation was issued hours after Milei similarly extended a formal invitation to Pope Francis to visit his homeland.

Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese in Malawi says that he will “reject” and ignore the Fiducia Supplicans, the declaration of the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) permitting the blessing of same-sex couples.