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Leo visited a center offering support and integration to immigrants in the Archdiocese of Paris, on the second day of his Sept. 25-28 journey in France.

As Pope Leo XIV makes his way to Lourdes later on Sept. 26 as part of his four-day trip to France, pilgrims, local residents, and business owners in the famous town prepare with excitement.

France’s Catholic culture and the energy of the country’s young people stole the show at a prayer vigil at the national stadium in Saint-Denis, France.

Pro-life groups responded to a recent lawsuit claiming that Texas abortion law is to blame for Tierra Walker’s death.

Given that divorce invariably affects the children involved, a new program in Spain provides a setting where children can be heard, have any pain they feel acknowledged and receive the help they need.

The Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Rochester will each be given a significant relic for veneration in the dioceses.

Monsignor Joseph Buh ministered to poor immigrants and indigenous people in Minnesota in the latter half of the 1800s and early 1900s.

Pope Leo XIV is visiting France from Sept. 25–28 and celebrated Vespers at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris Friday evening, becoming the first pope to visit the church since it was rebuilt.

The prayer service at the famous Gothic cathedral was Pope Leo’s first meeting with the Catholic Church of Paris during his Sept. 25-28 visit to France.

The pontiff said AI “cannot answer questions that concern the meaning of human life, which is rooted in lived experience.”

A new report by the Institute for Family Studies found that church attendance is correlated with happy, fulfilling marriages but urges parishes to increase support for big families.

The pontiff denounced the use of science and technology for profit instead of moral and ethical human progress.

Catholic relief convoy attacked in Ethiopia, Kazakhstan abolishes death penalty, South African archbishop condemns killing of nine women, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup.

Catholic Faith Investor Summit participants draw inspiration from — and aim to apply — Mensuram Bonam, a 2022 Vatican document that offers faith-based guidelines for finance and investment.

The pontiff is expected to proclaim Catholic social teaching to a secular country showing signs of Christian revival.

Pope Leo XIV is visiting France from Sept. 25–28. Follow here for live updates of his trip.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was declared “blessed” by Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 24.

Pope Leo XIV announced Blessed Sheen’s feast day will be on Dec. 9, the anniversary of his death.

U.S. bishops are arguing Catholic schools should be allowed to participate in Colorado’s preschool program without compromising their faith, and more in this week’s Catholic education news roundup.

The archbishop of Louisville accepted the pastor’s resignation as the case moves forward.

Police arrested a 31-year-old Ukrainian man for the stabbing. Some local media outlets in Poland report that the deceased man is a Catholic priest.

Any purported miracle attributed to Sheen’s intercession since Pope Francis announced his beatification in July 2019 can count toward canonization, which normally requires a second confirmed miracle.

The pontiff also met Portugal’s president to discuss conflicts, migration, multilateralism, and international law.

The Sept. 24 beatification Mass will include 89 bishops, about 1,000 priests, about 850 each of seminarians and religious, and 250 deacons, along with about 50,000 total attendees, organizers said.

The bishop looked beyond Sheen’s public fame to the prayer, sacrifice, and friendship with Christ that shaped his life.

Addressing the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the pontiff linked climate preparedness to justice for vulnerable communities.

Follow here for all the news on the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

On a 2014 visit to the intergovernmental organization, Pope Francis appealed for the humane treatment of migrants.

More than 145,000 U.S.-citizen children have had a parent booked into immigration detention since January 2025, according to the Catholic Legal Immigration Network.

With a view toward defending the faith today, a pro-life and pro-family group aims to highlight the role the U.S.-Mexico border region played during the anticlerical persecution in Mexico.

Pope Leo XIV will visit the cities of Paris, Lourdes, and Metz from Sept. 25–28 during his trip to France.

The book by Allan Smith was published on Sept. 15, about one week before the beatification. EWTN’s Matthew Bunson discusses the book and Sheen’s legacy on “EWTN News Nightly.”

Addressing the scourge of sexual abuse, the archbishop of Panama requested the services of the Transparency Commission, a project sponsored by Notre Dame Law School and Madrid’s Villanueva University.

Planned Parenthood and its affiliates may be coding visits in ways that make youth hormone prescriptions appear routine, Do No Harm’s letter said.

“Blood cannot be manufactured or replaced,” Allentown Bishop Alfred A. Schlert said. “It can only come from individuals willing to give of themselves for others.”

Two bishops in Brazil emphasized that the country’s president should focus on running the country well rather than giving the Church advice on celibacy and the ordination of women.

Here are Sheen’s most significant moments in the Eternal City, where he completed his doctorate, was consecrated a bishop, and attended Vatican II.

Padre Pio is known for his deep wisdom, his stigmata, miraculous reports of his bilocation, being physically attacked by the devil, and mastering the spiritual life.

The Archdiocese of Colombo welcomed the ruling but said those convicted are only part of the case, as a separate probe into alleged state links continues.

The pope’s appeal followed a reflection on how human progress finds full truth and freedom in an encounter with God.

In “The Beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and the Mission of the Catholic Church in the 21st Century,” Bishop John O. Barres reflected on Sheen’s life and teachings.

Elena Lorenzo has been taken to court several times, charged with violating the Madrid regional government’s Comprehensive Law against LGBTI-phobia. She must now defend herself for the fifth time.

At the shrine famous for its healing waters, Pope Leo XIV will meet with sex-abuse victims and address an assembly of French bishops, who continue to deal with fallout from the country’s abuse crisis.

The Sept. 15 murder of Father Román de la Cruz Hernández was likely perpetrated by organized crime and is not an isolated incident but forms part of a pattern of fear and intimidation.

Although church attendance is low and the society is quite s quite secularized, the president of Uruguay’s bishops’ conference believes Pope Leo’s visit will give a boost to the country’s spiritual renewal.

Sister Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, a well-known speaker, podcast host, and author, said she is discerning the establishment of a new religious community called Friends of the Bridegroom.

Bishop Garcia asked for prayers for the man who was shot and “all who have been involved,” asking for government authorities to be “transparent and honest about what occurred.”

Pope Leo XIV will present the award to Cavadini at the Vatican on Dec. 19.

During his Sept. 25–28 visit to Paris, Lourdes, and Metz, Leo’s approach to sharing the Catholic Church’s teaching on political and social issues will be highly watched.

The exhibition, “The Gospel of Mark: Seven Centuries. Three Fragments. One European Story,” has made it possible to view the original sixth-century manuscripts once venerated as relics.