Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

Padre Pio died on September 23, 1968, and as time passes by, fewer and fewer people are left who personally knew the holy friar or who worked with him before his death. Capuchin friar Fr. John Aurilia was one of those individuals, but has now passed from this life to the next. He died on January Read More…

Padre Pio assistant who shared stories of the saint dies at 85

On January 30, on what would have been her 195th birthday, Adele Brice was declared a Servant of God. The official opening of her canonization was the result of devotion of the faithful, and signals the beginning of the diocesan phase of investigation into her life. Adele Brice (1831–1896), a Belgian immigrant to Wisconsin, was Read More…

Seer of Our Lady of Champion now “Servant of God”

A mine collapse after a landslide in the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed more than 200 lives, including children. “May the Lord support these people who are suffering so much!” Pope Leo XIV prayed after leading the midday Angelus on Sunday, February 1. He assured all those affected — including some 20 injured survivors — Read More…

Leo XIV prays for victims of DRC mine collapse

Gen Z's refusal to embrace an unqualified "support for homosexuality" challenges the lie of "live and let live."

The easy answer is no, Ellen is not a saint. Ellen Organ, also known as Little Nellie of Holy God, has not been canonized by the Catholic Church. It does not appear that her canonization [...]

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Ten years after the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, advocates are rightly worried that the case isn't closed.

Imagine receiving a text from your blind and diabetic son who suffers from depression, telling you that he scheduled an appointment with a doctor to end his own life the next day. This happened to [...]

Iraq’s Christians are on edge as regional instability raises security concerns.Iraq’s Christian communities are openly expressing concern about a renewed threat from the Islamic State (ISIS) — especially in light of recent developments in Syrian [...]

The pontiff echoed Cuban bishops’ call for “sincere and effective” talks after Washington announced new measures tightening economic pressure on the island. Pope Leo XIV on Sunday voiced “great concern” over news of rising tensions [...]