Iraq’s Christians are signifcantly scaling back Palm Sunday and Easter observances amid ongoing security concerns due to the Iran war.

Three dioceses in what is now Slovakia mark 250 years, a story that winds through Habsburg politics, a suspected forgery, and communist-era intrigue.

The Catholic Pulse Report finds that God’s mercy remains the top draw for both regulars and those who have not received the sacrament in the last year.

The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce the incarnation of Christ. Here are eight things to know and share about the event and how we celebrate it.

At a symposium titled “Synodality and Praedicate Gospel” at the University of Bonn, the cardinal said he used to be more conservative on this issue but changed his mind.

A decision is expected by July.

Lawyers for Judicial Watch complained the FBI has not been fully compliant in its release of records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Cardinal Ernest Simoni, 97, was able to pray before the remains of St. Francis, celebrate Mass at the Protomonastery of St. Clare, and pray before her tomb. He was imprisoned in communist Albania.

Conference organizers said they hope “to spread the word on Orestes Brownson” through his 19th-century writings’ message to present times.

Sheridan Gorman was shot and killed allegedly by an immigrant in the country illegally, according to police.