Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with two authors whose books feature literal and spiritual trailblazers.
Evangelization
Pew: Christianity up in sub-Saharan Africa, down worldwide due to those leaving the faith
Sub-Saharan Africa has replaced Europe as the locus for the world’s Christians, due to both higher birthrates and Western Europe’s “widespread Christian disaffiliation” — with Christians declining as a share of the world’s population due to adherents leaving the faith, according to new research by the Pew Research Center.
Hundreds gather at Rebuilt Conference 2025 to ‘imagine what’s possible’ in parish ministry
Rebuilt Conference 2025, with the theme “Can You Imagine,” asked the priests, parish leaders and volunteers present from all around the country and beyond, to imagine their congregations thriving with active parishioners and sufficient funding.
Archbishop Fisher declares a ‘second spring’ of faith in Sydney and beyond
In a compelling address to the Sydney Catholic Business Network, Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney revealed that a “second spring” of Catholic faith is underway across Sydney and beyond, challenging popular narratives of religious decline.
Reach out to families; let them know God loves them, pope says
The Catholic Church, its ministers and its members must find new ways to reach out to and welcome families who are distant from the church and have no understanding of how much God loves them, Pope Leo XIV said.
Missionary discipleship contributes to peacemaking, pope says
Recognizing themselves as members of the one body of Christ, all Catholics should sense an urgency to share the Gospel message of God’s love with others and to welcome them as brothers and sisters, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope encourages Christian Brothers to evangelize through education
Teaching should be lived as ministry and mission, Pope Leo XIV told the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the De La Salle Brothers or the Christian Brothers.
Missionary discipleship sees growth after Seek the City initiative
Across the Archdiocese of Baltimore, a renewed call to missionary discipleship is taking root. It is most recently outlined in “A Light Brightly Visible 3.0,” a pastoral letter released Ash Wednesday by Archbishop William E. Lori, and was the foundation of the archdiocese’s Seek the City to Come pastoral planning initiative that merged 61 Baltimore-area parishes into 30 worship sites.
At D.C. pilgrimage, Asian and Pacific Island Catholics asked to bring Christ to world
The estimated 600 to 700 people at the 22nd Asian and Pacific Island Catholics Marian Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception May 3 came from several different states and with family roots in many different countries, all united in faith for a single purpose.
In Rome, the real national sport isn’t soccer. It’s betting on the next pope
The Vatican may keep the Sistine Chapel under tight security, but out in the streets, piazzas, and even trattorias, the speculation runs wild and everyone is certain they know who’s in pole position.
‘Waking up to God’: Desire for community, renewed faith interest may explain U.S. boost in numbers of new Catholics
At the April 19 Easter Vigil at parishes across America, the church will welcome many new Catholics.
Finding answers in faith: Surge of young adults entering Catholic Church
Shawn Pourifarsi joined UMBC’s Catholic Retrievers as a freshman and began Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) sessions his sophomore year. Now, he and eight others are preparing to enter the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil.