The executive committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, (CEE, by its Spanish acronym) meeting in Madrid this week, issued an official statement regarding the leaks about its meeting with Pope Leo XIV that recently appeared in various media outlets. The newspaper El País published an article on Feb. 23 titled “The pope warned the bishops…

Paul Thigpen, the noted theologian and convert to the Catholic faith known for his prolific writing career that included an in-depth survey of extraterrestrial life and the Catholic Church, died on Feb. 24. He was 71. Thigpen’s death was announced by several media outlets, including TAN Books, the publisher of many of his works. Conor…

Lydia Kaiser, an eighth grader who survived the school shooting in August 2025 at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, on Tuesday spoke out about her experience, saying “elected officials have a duty to protect us from guns.” Kaiser, who survived being shot in the head, shared her story at a Feb. 24 news conference on…

President Donald Trump focused on economic policy and immigration enforcement in his first State of the Union address of his second term, which sparked divided reactions from Catholic Republicans and Democrats. Former Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski and Alfonso Aguilar, America First Policy Institute director of Hispanic engagement, both of whom are Catholic, gave different views…

Until about six decades ago, the Catholic Church relied heavily on Latin in its official and liturgical communication. But as a universal Church embracing many peoples, it recognized the importance of languages and their role in carrying the Gospel message to everyone. Today, the Vatican website offers content in more than 60 languages, reflecting a…

Pope Leo XIV responded to an atheist who paradoxically described himself as someone who “loves God,” explaining to him that “the real problem of faith” isn’t believing or not believing in him but seeking him. In the February issue of the magazine Piazza San Pietro, the pope answered a man named Rocco from Reggio Calabria,…