Study Reveals Increase in Church Attendance (and Donations): The Surprising (and Encouraging) Findings You Should Know

May 10, 2026 11:24

Jorge Enrique Mújica

average in-person worship attendance rose in 2025 Photo: AP

Cardinals and Bishops•Controversies•Dicasteries•Homosexuality

Will the Vatican sanction German bishops for blessing same-sex couples? The Pope’s Secretary of State responds

Speaking on May 7 on the sidelines of a book presentation in Rome, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, said it was “premature” to discuss sanctions against German bishops. At the same time, he carefully avoided excluding the possibility of future intervention

May 09, 2026 10:08

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Analysis Opinion•Pope Leo XIV

Following Trump’s attacks on the Pope: what the polls now reveal about support for one or the other

Americans Side With Leo XIV on Peace as Trump’s Attacks on the Pope Draw Broad Rejection, New Poll Finds

May 08, 2026 16:15

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

French bishops announce the Pope’s visit for September 2026: here’s what we know

According to Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille and president of the French Bishops’ Conference, he has already held several working meetings with the Pope, including one during the previous week in which the framework of the trip was discussed

May 08, 2026 16:09

Covadonga Asturias

Dicasteries•Marriage and Family•Pro Life

Abortion as an Ideological Weapon: The Vatican’s Denouncement

In the face of the promotion of abortion and the lack of respect for life, the document calls for focusing attention on other factors it considers truly harmful, such as extreme consumerism, pollution, the throwaway culture, and the desire to exert absolute power over the human body through its manipulation, facilitated by technological advances.

May 08, 2026 12:22

Rafael Llanes

Pope Leo XIV•Vatican Diplomacy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s 45-minute meeting with Leo XIV: Pope does not cancel phone call with Trump

The meeting took place against the backdrop of an escalating verbal dispute triggered by Trump’s repeated accusations that Leo XIV had shown sympathy toward Iran and had failed to oppose Tehran’s nuclear ambitions strongly enough — claims the Vatican has categorically rejected

May 07, 2026 17:41

Jorge Enrique Mújica

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The Vatican reconfirms the Pope’s trip to Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru and releases one of its longest medical reports

Dr. Luigi Carbone confirms that the Holy Father’s recovery after the surgery continues, and the latest medical examinations attest to his good health and favorable clinical condition. Based on his current clinical status, there are no contraindications that would prevent him from undertaking his upcoming apostolic journey to Latin America as planned

The personal relationship that God asks of every Christian, as explained by Pope Leo XIV

Address on the Occasion of the Angelus Prayer on Sunday, October 25, 2026

Study Reveals Increase in Church Attendance (and Donations): The Surprising (and Encouraging) Findings You Should Know

This is what the religious landscape will look like in 2075: the Muslim population is growing, while Catholics remain the largest Christian group

Ten Popes and Ninety Years as a Religious Sister: This Is the World’s Longest-Living Nun

The decline of marriage in a specific country (New Zealand): a symptom of a global trend and the Vatican’s response

Bishop Lowe elected to second term as NZCBC president

Seventy Years of Speaking Hebrew and Living Catholic Unity: This is what the vicariate for Jewish converts to Catholicism in the Holy Land is like

A “Christian Phone Network” Enters the Culture Wars: Can Faith-Based Filtering Redefine the Internet Experience?

Will the Vatican sanction German bishops for blessing same-sex couples? The Pope’s Secretary of State responds

Following Trump’s attacks on the Pope: what the polls now reveal about support for one or the other

French bishops announce the Pope’s visit for September 2026: here’s what we know

Abortion as an Ideological Weapon: The Vatican’s Denouncement

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s 45-minute meeting with Leo XIV: Pope does not cancel phone call with Trump