Among the many exercises of piety practiced in honor of St. Joseph, there is one generally known, namely, that of meditating on his Seven Sorrows and Seven Joys. This devotion owes its origin to a ...

Someday another generation will look back upon us with the same moral clarity with which we ponder the slaveholders of the 19th century. What will they see?

This prayer was composed by Pope Leo XIII. He wrote it after experiencing a vision that showed the battle between between the Church and Satan. In 1886, this prayer and the Hail Holy Queen (Salve ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, addressed two UN meetings yesterday. At a high-level meeting on AI and human development, Ca ...

You will benefit from new books by or about Blessed Fulton Sheen, learning the faith and virtues which, as Sheen put it, make ...

CWN Editor's Note: The Dicastery for Communication announced the theme of the 2027 World Communications Day: “A New Gaze: Paying Attention in the Age of Clickbait.” “We are called to a conversion of ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops filed a new brief supporting a Denver Catholic parish and other plaintiffs in a case involving Colorado's unive ...

CWN Editor's Note: The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life announced that a penal tribunal, as well as an appeals tribunal, found Father Carlos Miguel Buela ...

Pope Leo XIV departed from Lourdes (video) and flew to Metz (video) on September 28, the final day of his apostolic journey to France. In Metz, French religious leaders issued an appeal for peace and ...

CWN Editor's Note: An Australian court released a deeply disturbing video of Bishop Christopher Saunders grooming a young man. Police installed cameras in the prelate’s home during a four-year ...

CWN Editor's Note: At a press conference on his flight from France to Rome, Pope Leo XIV defended his willingness to speak out on behalf of the right to life. “I went primarily to preach the Gospel, ...

Pope Leo XIV visited the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris and delivered a wide-ranging reflection on education, culture, peace, ...