Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish

The archbishop of Cologne in Germany used his chrism Mass homily to call priests back to offering the daily Eucharist and warn against replacing Sunday Mass with word services.

Chrism Mass includes the blessing of the holy oils that will be used throughout the year in the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, anointing of the sick, and holy orders.

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau lamented the severe persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.

More than half a century after humans last traveled beyond Earth’s orbit, a new NASA project for lunar exploration has begun, marking a historic day in the United States.

Speaking lovingly of his parents and his Catholic upbringing in Ireland, Keane paid tribute to his mother and the virtues he was raised with in Cork City, Ireland.

Builders AI Forum (BAIF) held its first conference at the Vatican in November 2025 and now hopes to be part of advancing Pope Leo XIV’s mission on artificial intelligence.

Catholic activists have complained of “persecution” and “a clear bias against Christianity” in a controversy over public prayer in the U.K. following an outdoor Islamic prayer service in London.

Father Gabriel Corraya of Dhaka, newly elevated to the title of monsignor by Pope Leo XIV, reflects on priesthood, humility, and service as the Catholic Church in Bangladesh marks Holy Thursday.

At the Holy Thursday chrism Mass, Leo XIV said the Church must reject domination, power, and “calculated strategy” in favor of humble service, unity, and peace.

The devotion involves traveling to seven local churches after the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on the evening of Holy Thursday.