For the first time in the Northeastern United States, a parish has been renamed to honor St. Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s first Millennial saint.
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New Center Aims to Simplify Path to Sainthood
The Archdiocese of San Francisco has launched the Center for Sainthood Studies at St. Patrick’s Seminary, the first of its kind in the U.S., to guide clergy and laity in advancing sainthood causes, preserve archives, and foster deeper understanding of the canonization process.
Annunciation Pastor Calls First Mass After Shooting a ‘Humble Beginning’
Four days after the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic School, parishioners gathered for their first weekend Mass in the school auditorium. Father Dennis Zehren urged the grieving community to embrace humility, healing, and hope as they begin again.
Retired Brooklyn Priest Had Hand in Blessed Frassati’s Canonization Cause
Retired Brooklyn priest Msgr. Robert Sarno played a key role in the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati after investigating a miraculous healing.
Time Magazine Honors Pope Leo XIV, Calling Him a ‘Spiritual Counterweight’ to Silicon Valley
Pope Leo XIV has been named to Time magazine’s “Time 100 AI” list for 2025, recognized as one of the world’s top “thinkers” shaping how humanity confronts artificial intelligence.
Annunciation Church To Be Reconsecrated Before Mass There Resumes
Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis will be reconsecrated before it again holds Mass after an Aug. 27 shooting during a Mass for schoolchildren left two children dead and 18 other victims wounded.
Parents of Children Killed in Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting Speak Out for the First Time
Parents of the two children killed in the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting share their grief, memories, and call for action.
Experts: Churches, Schools Must Act on ‘Unique Vulnerability’ in Their Security
A security expert said that parishes and churches can take several key steps to reduce the threat of attacks such as the deadly Aug. 27 shooting during a school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.
Archbishop Hebda After Catholic School Shooting: We Ask for Your Prayers and Action, Rooted in Hope
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda told media Aug. 27 that prayers offered from around the United States and world, including from Pope Leo XIV, have been “a source of hope” following that morning’s mass shooting during Mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 other victims injured.
Federal Judge Rules Maine Abortion Clinic Network Can Lose Medicaid Funding
A federal judge in Maine declined on Aug. 25 to prevent the government from stripping Medicaid funding from a network of abortion providers in Maine, arguing that doing so would circumvent “the will of the people as expressed by Congress.”