Jul. 3 Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle, Feast
The Feast of St. Thomas, the Apostle, who at first did not believe, has become for the Church one of the first witnesses to her faith. She is fond of […]
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Pope Leo overhauls Vatican finance watchdog, revises Rome vicariate reforms in busy day of decrees
Pope Leo XIV spent what is traditionally his weekly day off on Tuesday issuing a flurry of legislation and appointments June 30, overhauling the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency, revising the […]
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SSPX rejects Vatican’s excommunication, calls it ‘objectively’ unjust and invalid
The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), whose members are known as “Lefebvrians,” rejected the recent excommunications decreed by the Vatican after consecrating four bishops without papal authorization on July […]
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Pope Leo XIV congratulates the U.S. on its 250th anniversary
Pope Leo XIV celebrated the contributions of Catholics and immigrants to the United States in an open letter to Americans for the country’s 250th anniversary. The letter, dated June 25 […]
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St. Francis Xavier
St. Francis Xavier Feast date: Dec 03 On Dec. 3, the Roman Catholic Church honors St. Francis Xavier, one of the first Jesuits who went on to evangelize vast portions […]
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Jul. 2 Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates Sts. Processus and Martinian whose bodies lie in a chapel at St. Peter’s in Rome. During the time when Sts. Peter and Paul were prisoners in […]
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Vatican official to Catholic journalists: Be ‘disciples before influencers’
Editor’s Note: The following is the keynote address delivered by Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, to young Catholic media professionals and guests during the closing dinner […]
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2 SSPX bishops hold dubious distinction of being excommunicated twice
Two bishops of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) — Spaniard Alfonso de Galarreta and Swiss Bernard Fellay — incurred automatic excommunication by committing the canonical offense of schism […]
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All Saints’ Day Prayer
🙏 All Saints’ Day Prayer Almighty and ever-living God,We thank You for the glorious company of all the Saints—those known and unknown—who have gone before us in faith and now […]
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Jul. 1 Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Junípero Serra, Priest (USA), Opt. Mem.
Today the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784). Miguel Jose Serra was born on the island of Mallorca, Spain. He took the name Junípero when […]