Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

Regarding the miracle that occurred more than a century ago, the bishop of Tumaco noted that it was also known to St. Carlo Acutis and is part of the exhibition he created about Eucharistic miracles. [...]

Fr. Roderick O’Brien, a retired priest in the Archdiocese of Adelaide, Australia, believes the life of a victim of sexual abuse in the 1940s needs to be known. He hopes one day she will be declared a saint. He was speaking about Jan Ruff-O’Herne, a Catholic woman who was sexually abused during the Japanese occupation Read More…

Could this Australian survivor become a canonized saint?

While many are wrapping up Christmas celebrations on December 25, Catholics continue to celebrate and rejoice until the feast of the Epiphany on January 6 — or even until the Feast of the Presentation (Candlemas) on February 2.  Then it’s back to the humdrum of ordinary life. Much of the world is just focused on Read More…

Louisiana’s little known “extra” holiday season

The North American country is known for being a global leader in suicide deaths. [...]

From misuse to abuse, the time of blind giving to a bishop's Annual Appeal is over.

Educators need to entice reading, and kicking the classics to the curb won’t help.

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, president of the Italian Bishops Conference (the CEI), boldly entered the debate over assisted suicide in Italy in advance of a bill seeking to regulate and possibly expand access, set to reach the Senate this month. The bill follows on the heels of two regions, Tuscany and Sardinia, regulating assisted suicide in Read More…

Cardinal Zuppi enters fraught Italian debate over assisted suicide

“[T]he service of honor certainly requires a particular code of ethics, but even more so a solid faith,” Leo XIV told the staff of the Pontifical Household, the entity that assists the pope in his daily life within the Apostolic Palace. As he is set to move in to his apartments there soon, he praised Read More…

Leo XIV thanks the “Pontifical Family” in unusual audience

The death penalty was carried out against Frank Walls only a week before Christmas in 2025. Among an increasing number of executions in Florida and nationwide, his case highlights the Church’s advocacy work for life and against the death penalty. In a recent webinar with Catholic Mobilizing Network, Maria di Liberato explained that she represented Read More…

A pre-Christmas execution in Florida raises questions

Many grandparents delight in doting on their grandchildren — from bedtime stories to bundled-up walks in the park. But according to a new report, there may be a deeper benefit to that loving involvement than just warm memories. A study reported by Tony Dokoupil for CBS News suggests that grandparents who actively help care for Read More…

The surprising brain benefit of helping with grandchildren