As Christian churches prepare to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will focus on affirming the Nicene Creed and its expression of the faith Christians share.
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‘God does things for a reason,’ says pregnant mom of 4 who lost home in L.A.’s Eaton Fire
Days after a wildfire destroyed their apartment and all their earthly belongings, Raul and Claudia De La Rosa have only one thing to lean on in the face of adversity: their Catholic faith.
Jubilee Year gives new hope for ending, healing from abortion, says bishop
As the nation’s Catholics prepare to commemorate unborn children in prayer, a U.S. bishop is pointing to the Jubilee Year as a time of hope for healing from the wounds of abortion.
Pope: Indifference, pride fuel world’s horrors; selfishness is suicide
Climate change and poverty are “the sick fruit” of pride, selfishness and a “blind war” humanity has declared against itself and the planet, Pope Francis said.
Pope looks back on his life, urges people to look to future with hope
While calling himself an “old man” and saying he never expected to be pope this long, Pope Francis said he still has dreams for the future.
Fire captain makes way through ruins of incinerated church to find tabernacle intact
Four days after Corpus Christi Church was incinerated in the Palisades Fire, Capt. Bryan Nassour of the Los Angeles Fire Department picked his way over a 6-foot layer of rubble in the ashen bones of the sanctuary and recovered the tabernacle Jan. 11.
Catholics turn to Mary and saints amid Los Angeles wildfires
Several Catholics who have fled the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles have been praying for the intercession of Our Lady of Champion, who once saved a rural Wisconsin shrine from a devastating inferno.
When temperatures plunge, charities worry most about risks to homeless
When outdoor conditions turn brutal, the difference between life and death can be the work of Catholic agencies and organizations serving an estimated 653,104 homeless Americans — a number that marked a record high in 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.
St. Agnes School, Catonsville, to close at end of academic year
Leaders of St. Agnes Catholic School in Catonsville announced Jan. 13 that the parish elementary school will close at the end of the 2024-25 academic year.
Pope appoints three U.S. experts, two of them women, as dicastery members
Pope Francis has named three U.S. experts — two women and an abbot — to be members of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, a position once reserved for cardinals and bishops.
Radio Interview: American politics and two-party dominance
As the United States prepares to swear in a new president, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty takes a look at the state of politics and elections.
Best gift a child can receive is faith, pope says at baptisms
When children are baptized, their parents and the church are giving them the greatest gift ever: the gift of faith, Pope Francis said before baptizing 21 infants in the Sistine Chapel.