From the tournament’s origins to the faith openly lived by players and coaches on both sides, this final carries a distinctly Catholic dimension.
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Peru and Uruguay prepare for Pope Leo’s upcoming visit
Anticipation for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to South America is building as Peru’s president-elect pledged state cooperation.
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After SSPX excommunications, traditionalist Catholics face a difficult choice
Risk schism—or ‘come home’ to Rome?
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French bishops decry vote legalizing ‘assisted dying’ as a ‘turning point’ in nation’s history
The French bishops called on Catholic health care institutions to refrain “from behavior that is clearly morally reprehensible.”
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U.S. bishops urge Trump administration to ‘advance real solutions’ instead of IVF
The USCCB stated that “public policy should not promote practices that undermine the dignity of human life or sever the connection between procreation and the marital act.”
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This Catholic group wants you to be like Leo and share a meal with the poor
When Pope Leo XIV sat down to lunch with people experiencing homelessness and poverty at Castel Gandolfo this month, he offered a model that any parish can follow.
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After Vatican’s excommunication, SSPX in Kenya insists on Catholic identity, fighting archdiocese
“We are not a parallel church. We remain fully Catholic and attached to the See of Peter and to his successor, Pope Leo XIV,” said Father Pierre Champroux, the priest in charge of the SSPX’s Holy Cross Parish in Nairobi.
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Chicago priest and outspoken social activist under investigation for abuse allegation he ‘strongly’ denies
In his statement, Father Michael Pfleger—an outspoken activist against racism, gun violence and other social injustices—said he had been “threatened, slandered, and attacked” throughout the “51 years” of his ministry.
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Vatican-backed priest touring the US calls suffering of immigrants ‘completely unjust’
On his multi-city tour of the U.S., Rev. Mattia Ferrari described the fear, family separation and even detention experienced by immigrants as “completely unfair, completely unjust.”
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Counter Terrorism Police take over investigation of British pro-life politician’s murder
The murder of a famous Catholic politician who was bludgeoned to death in the kitchen of her home is now being investigated by Counter Terrorism Police in what looks like a shift from previous cautious statements of investigators.