Faith

Pope Leo XIV urged young people not to be "couch potatoes" in a video message on July 25, adding that the Church needs their missionary energy and "holy rebelliousness."

Pope Leo XIV on July 26 renewed his urgent appeals for peace in the Holy Land and across the Middle East during his Angelus address in Castel Gandolfo, expressing deep concern over the escalating violence and calling for an immediate return to dialogue.

Catholics from every inhabited continent gathered in Castel Gandolfo July 19 as Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer from the papal summer palace in the small Italian hill town, where the pope reflected on how the kingdom of God grows through "the little things of daily life."

When the 8:21 a.m. train left Rome's Termini Station to Castel Gandolfo July 12, people were packed like sardines into the regional cars.

For much of the 20th century, Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain argued that modern democracy was not the creation of secular liberalism but the fruit of a civilization shaped by Christianity.

As the faithful carefully mull over Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), the question of technology and its influence is undeniable.

Reflecting on his weeklong trip to Spain, Pope Leo XIV said one of his clearest impressions came from the Canary Islands, where migration revealed both the challenges facing Europe and what he described as a Christian path toward a "civilization of love."

In Winnipeg, relics are stepping back into the spotlight of Catholic life through the apostolate Sacra: Relics of the Saints, an initiative helping parishioners rediscover one of the Catholic faith’s most powerful, often-neglected treasures.

The rites and symbols of the liturgy are not arbitrary ceremonies but the means through which Catholics encounter God and are formed in faith, Pope Leo XIV said June 3.

A newly released 10th anniversary edition of Fr. James Mallon’s Divine Renovation aims to fuel the next wave of parish renewal by helping communities move from inward-looking maintenance to outward-focused mission.