Vatican

Pope's communications day theme targets pitfalls of the 'attention economy'

Vatican

In a secular France, Pope Leo makes the case for faith in public life

On the first official papal state visit to France in 18 years, Pope Leo XIV stepped into one of the country's perpetual underlying tensions: the place of religion in a republic whose modern political identity was partly forged through separation from the Catholic Church.

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Couples renew wedding vows 50 years later

Cardinal Cupich was the main celebrant at a Mass for couples celebrating 50 years of marriage at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., on Sept. 13, 2026. More than 300 couples attended with their families to renew their vows during the Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Chicagoland

St. Procopius Parish still standing tall 150 years after founding

When St. Procopius Parish was formed a century and a half ago, an offshoot of St. Wenceslaus at Desplaines and DeKoven Streets on the West Side, it was the third Bohemian national parish in what was then the Diocese of Chicago.

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Cardinal Cupich, women religious granted temporary reprieve from assisted suicide law

Cardinal Cupich, two communities of women religious and a pharmacist from western Illinois were granted a temporary restraining order on Sept. 11 against the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, which went into effect on Sept. 12.

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Remembering Mother Teresa on 10th anniversary of her canonization

Missionaries of Charity, their friends and supporters marked the 10th anniversary of their founder’s canonization with a festive Mass at the St. Therese Chinese Catholic Church worship site of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish on Sept. 5, her feast day.