President Donald Trump's decision to initiate major combat operations against Iran in concert with Israel has raised debate within Congress over its war powers prerogatives. It has also raised ...

Catholics across the Middle East are reeling with shock and sorrow, and responding with prayer, amid joint strikes Israeli and U.S. forces launched on Iran Feb. 28, plunging the region into war.

The leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops has echoed Pope Leo XIV's call for deescalation and dialogue in the Middle East, following the joint attacks on Iran launched Feb. 28 by the U.S. and Israel, ...

Pope Leo XIV issued a fervent appeal for return of diplomacy in "these dramatic hours" in the Middle East and Iran, condemning use of weapons that cause "destruction, pain, and death." ...

But on the other hand, a journey exists for the sake of the destination. Lent without Easter misses the point of Lent. St. Peter called us to “rejoice in so far as you share Christ’s sufferings, that ...

When millions of visitors flock to the Sistine Chapel each year, their seemingly invisible breath and sweat are slowly leaving a mark on this Renaissance masterpiece, according to Vatican Museums ...

Two Catholic educators in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis have received papal honors from Pope Leo XIV for their exceptional service to the Catholic Church, particularly in education; a ...

Under different circumstances, Bailey Rodriguez would have been inside Annunciation church in south Minneapolis the morning of Aug. 27, 2025. That, she said, would have put her “in the line of fire” ...

Heavenly servants, A growing church, MCC on the legislature, Passion play, Middle East war, Rest - renewal, Sainthood cause ...

Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich speaks during an interreligious prayer service at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago Feb. 24, 2025, commemorating the third anniversary of the 2022 Russian invasion on ...

Almost three years ago, Heidi Harvey and Janae Bower, parishioners of St. Paul in Ham Lake, wondered why there isn’t a Stations of the Resurrection. After some research, they discovered that Stations ...

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security” to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington March 4, 2026.