Catholic Standard

07/10/2025

“We must pray for the conversion of many people, inside and outside of the Church, who still do not recognize the urgency of caring for our common home,” Pope Leo XIV said while celebrating a new formulary of the Mass “for the care of creation.”

07/10/2025

Ukraine’s religious leaders have issued a “desperate cry” to the global faith community, pleading for international action in ending “the humanitarian and spiritual catastrophe” resulting from Russia’s war on their nation.

07/10/2025

Vestments worn by Pope Leo XIV and his concelebrants July 9 at the first Mass “for the care of creation” were made by a firm in his hometown of Chicago.

07/09/2025

Deadly July 4 flash floods in western Texas have so far claimed at least 107 lives, including those of 27 children at a Christian summer camp.

07/09/2025

The Catholic Church “maintains its stance of not endorsing or opposing political candidates,” said U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops spokesperson Chieko Noguchi, following a recent court case in which a long-standing federal ban against such activity appeared to have been partly relaxed.

07/09/2025

With the passage of President Donald J. Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” – which the president signed into law at a White House ceremony July 4 – many Catholic educators and parents are celebrating: The approved version creates a new federal tax credit for individuals who make donations to 501(c)(3) public charities providing scholarships to elementary or secondary school pupils.

With the passage of President Donald J. Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” – which the president signed into law at a White House ceremony July 4 – many Catholic educators and parents are celebrating: The approved version creates a new federal tax credit for individuals who make donations to...

07/08/2025

Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott declared Sunday, July 6 a day of prayer throughout the state, as the death toll from catastrophic flooding July 4 has now risen to at least 82 people as of July 7, including 28 children in Kerr County. More than 40 people remain missing.

07/08/2025

Pope Leo XIV began his summer break July 6 at Castel Gandolfo, where he’ll stay through July 20. But don’t expect the Holy Father to simply relax.

07/08/2025

Pope Leo warned that faith should not become “merely an external label.” What the Church and the world need are not occasional participants but “laborers who are eager to work in the mission field, loving disciples who bear witness to the Kingdom of God in all places.”

Addressing the faithful gathered for his Sunday Angelus on July 6, Pope Leo offered a reflection on the missionary nature of the Church, grounded in the Gospel of Luke.

07/08/2025

In the early morning hours of the day Americans prepared to celebrate our independence with cookouts and fireworks, rain poured in the Texas hill country. In 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River, prone to flash flooding, rose an astonishing 26 feet. People in the direct path of the bursting waters stood little chance. As of Sunday evening, 82 people had been confirmed dead, with dozens still missing.

In the early morning hours of the day Americans prepared to celebrate our independence with cookouts and fireworks, rain poured in the Texas hill country. In 45 minutes, the Guadalupe River, prone to flash flooding, rose an astonishing 26 feet. People in the direct path of the bursting waters stood....

07/08/2025

It’s a question with profound implications for millions of Americans: With the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law July 4, will families thrive or languish? Will poverty increase, or decrease? Will more go hungry, or will more be fed?

07/06/2025

As many in Kerrville, Texas, rushed to find news of missing loved ones or grappled with losing their homes following catastrophic flooding, San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller was among the faith leaders present to offer prayers and support.