Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church

The Catholic Church in the U.S. honors Respect Life Month in October under the theme “Mary, Mother of Life.”

The beloved Carmelite nun, patron saint of the missions, and youngest doctor of the Church is celebrated in the universal Church on Oct. 1.

Suspended federal funding made the refugee‑resettlement program grants financially unsustainable and forced staff cuts, the U.S. bishops’ financial report said.

A “culture of reverence” in decades past helped priests avoid scrutiny for abuse, the lengthy report found.

In his first address to the German bishops’ plenary, Archbishop Hubertus van Megen said that no local Church outranks another.

Church leaders in New York and Illinois are pushing back against various states’ recently passed laws allowing doctors to help kill their patients.

“In a world connected online and disconnected offline, be people of presence,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said. “In a world asking whether we can remain human, answer with the witness of your lives.”

Retired Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is set to give the keynote address at the Jan. 22, 2027, rally.

The Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph hosted the Sept. 26 event.

Local merchants had rallied to save the historic monument alongside a Nativity display in Los Angeles’ 300-year-old historic center.