As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new ministry, the Jubilee Year 2025 and its special events mean the pope has a full calendar of public Masses scheduled for June.

For three decades, Father Gregg M. Caggianelli had served in the military as a chaplain and active reservist, earning the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force.

The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program June 14 to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, a native son of the Windy City.

Young people in the former Peruvian diocese of Pope Leo XIV used to gather in a parish parking lot behind the bishop’s residence, where they would rehearse music and dance, worship and make noise into the night — all within earshot of then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost.

After the federal government ceased its refugee resettlement program in January, Catholic Community Services of Utah was left scrambling to serve the 300 refugee families already in Utah that they had contracted to provide for.

An event at Georgetown University put the spotlight on Latino communities and delved into the role of Latino Catholics in U.S. public life, highlighting their distinctive contributions, opportunities, and challenges in the polarized political landscape facing the nation.

In a letter to mark the 10th anniversary of the late Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” U.S. bishops have urged young people to “lead the way” on the climate crisis.

Now in his 20th year of “Bulldog Catholic” campus ministry, Father Schmitz has seen steady and encouraging growth — defying the prevailing narrative that 85 percent of Catholic college students will likely lose their faith before they graduate.

Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology — St. Francis of Assisi — died the day before Earth Day and about five weeks before the 10th anniversary of his landmark encyclical on care for creation.

The U.S. House of Representatives May 22 passed a sweeping package for President Donald Trump’s agenda, sending the legislation to the Senate for consideration.