Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer to close the Catholic Church's month of devotion to the Virgin Mary.

CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of May 24, 2026 links to stories on ...

When I was in college, one of the most interesting classes I ever took was a philosophy course. On the surface, philosophy sounds like a rather difficult topic to understand. What I learned, however, ...

The traditional Latin Mass has become a point of both devotion and controversy in recent years, drawing growing numbers of young faithful even in the face of restrictions from Rome. But for some, ...

San Diego Section athletes were leading the way in the California state championship prelims Friday at Veterans Stadium in Clovis.

The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage that is traveling from Florida to Maine and back to Philadelphia as the United States celebrates its 250 th birthday will stop in the Roman Catholic ...

Fresh off the glow of his summit with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled Friday that Chicago could be due for another street or landmark christened after a pontiff. In a ...

While everyone’s fighting over overpriced real estate in Seattle and Spokane, smart retirees are quietly moving to Pomeroy, Washington, where your retirement dollars actually mean something. This ...

Litigator James Paul said he "bracing himself" for an influx of religious accommodation cases related to AI following Pope Leo XIV's recent comments.