Religious liberty “holds sacred the inner sphere of the person where convictions are formed and where conscience can guide the decisions made in the intimacy of the human heart,” said Pope Leo XIV, as he accepted a major civic award for upholding freedom of belief on the eve of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
on the island of Lampedusa, Italy, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See and his family.
Participants in the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage carry on the “great legacy of faith” that has crucially shaped the U.S., now marking its 250th anniversary, said Pope Leo XIV.
Bishop-designate Geraldo Ramírez Torres gave sincere thanksgiving to God for his June 24 appointment by Pope Leo XIV to succeed Bishop Rubén Antonio González Medina of Ponce, Puerto Rico, who is retiring.
Pope Leo XIV offered prayers on June 28 for the victims of devastating twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela as the death toll continues to climb and rescuers race to save people trapped under collapsed buildings.
A lot has happened over those 250 years to get to this point. Here is a look at Catholicism in the United States.
The archbishop of Caracas called for prayers and solidarity after back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela, killing over 150 people and injuring hundreds more.
The Tablet presents a curation of articles that tell the stories behind how Catholic roots were established in the Colonies during the birth of a nation, and the role Catholicism played in shaping America over the next 250 years.
For James King, the connection between major sporting events and human trafficking goes back more than a decade, to when New Jersey was preparing to host Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium.
As the U.S. government continues releasing information about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), the Catholic Church has been asking its own questions — for far longer than most people realize.
