Pope Leo’s XIV’s upcoming visit to Peru can serve as a launchpad for turning the country into a regular destination for pilgrims, benefiting the local economy.

The Church is “the last remaining bulkhead — moral, ethical, spiritual, and prophetic,” Bishop Joseph Gontrand Décoste said. “That is why they want to eliminate us.”

A Texas district court ruled that UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas were obligated to care for Gabriel, a baby due to be born to surrogate mother McKenna West.

The development formalizes a policy of the Trump administration. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged government action in this area.

Father Benedict Chau survived the period of communist persecution by Mao Zedong and ended his days at the reestablsihed monastery of Our Lady of Joy on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

St. Eugene Catholic Church’s $25,000 gift erased more than $6.5 million in medical debt.

Canon law has often made headlines in the Catholic Church. But what is canon law, and how does it apply to the everyday Catholic?

Pope Leo expressed gratitude for “the longstanding contributions” of religious institutions, highlighting their work in “evangelization, education, and caring for the poor and marginalized.”

Rallies in Karachi and Faisalabad pressed for constitutional amendments allowing non-Muslims to serve as president or prime minister and for curbs on blasphemy law abuse.

The suit argues that Illinois’ “End-of-Life Options” law requires doctors to participate in helping patients kill themselves even if they conscientiously object to doing so.