Catholic Standard

14/08/2025

Arriving in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV told reporters he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can find a way to reach a ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine when they meet in Alaska.

14/08/2025

A federal district court in Philadelphia Aug. 13 struck down a religious conscience rule implemented by the first Trump administration exempting employers with religious or moral concerns from having to provide their employees with insurance coverage for contraceptives and other drugs or procedures to which they have an objection.

A federal district court in Philadelphia Aug. 13 struck down a religious conscience rule implemented by the first Trump administration exempting employers with religious or moral concerns from having to provide their employees with insurance coverage for contraceptives and other drugs or procedures....

14/08/2025

Pope Leo XIV’s dissertation – which he defended in 1987 for his doctoral degree in canon law – will soon be widely available through The Catholic University of America Press in Washington.

14/08/2025

Hollywood’s depictions of school life have varied widely over the years. From heroic instructors and highly motivated scholars to the sheer love of playing hooky that motivates Matthew Broderick’s iconic teen character, Ferris Bueller, education has been portrayed from many angles, in dramas and comedies alike.

Hollywood’s depictions of school life have varied widely over the years. From heroic instructors and highly motivated scholars to the sheer love of playing hooky that motivates Matthew Broderick’s iconic teen character, Ferris Bueller, education has been portrayed from many angles, in dramas and...

14/08/2025

Rather than beginning with St. Maximilian Kolbe’s early life or missionary work, new film “Triumph of the Heart” opens at the moment many accounts conclude: his entry into the starvation cell. From there, through flashbacks and intense chamber-drama scenes, the narrative reveals both his extraordinary sacrifice and the humanity that sustained it.

Rather than beginning with St. Maximilian Kolbe’s early life or missionary work, new film “Triumph of the Heart” opens at the moment many accounts conclude: his entry into the starvation cell.

14/08/2025

God never gives up on anyone, even when the person betrays God’s love, Pope Leo XIV said. Christian hope flows from “knowing that even if we fail, God will never fail us. Even if we betray him, he never stops loving us,” the pope said Aug. 13 at his weekly general audience.

Christian hope flows from “knowing that even if we fail, God will never fail us. Even if we betray him, he never stops loving us,” the pope said Aug. 13 at his weekly general audience.

14/08/2025

Attacks on Christian Churches in the U.S. last year totaled 415 – down from 485 in 2023 – although they are “significantly higher” than totals recorded from 2018 to 2022, according to a new report from the Washington-based Family Research Council.

14/08/2025

The Gospel we hear this weekend arrives with a jolt, as we hear Jesus telling his followers something that they may not have anticipated: he didn’t really come to establish peace. He had something else in mind.

14/08/2025

This year, the mission of Holy Trinity Parish in Washington, D.C., to “accompany one another in Christ,” took on a new focus and a new urgency. After a Mass earlier this year, a meeting was held for parishioners at the Jesuit parish in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood, to discuss the impact of the new Trump administration’s policies.

This year, the mission of Holy Trinity Parish in Washington, D.C., to “accompany one another in Christ,” took on a new focus and a new urgency.

14/08/2025

The people taking part in the job loss support group were encouraged to take ownership of their situations, to recognize this might be a time to pivot and try something new, and to rely on networking in their job search.

Tom Neeley, a communications consultant working with federal government agencies as clients, found himself in a situation he had never experienced before earlier this year.

13/08/2025

At Peace Memorial Mass in Nagasaki on anniversary of atomic bombing, people encouraged to bring Christ’s love and peace to the world

“Our peace depends on what we do… Our peace depends on how we walk. It depends on our feet, our way of thinking, our perspective, and our way of life. In other words, our peace depends on living like Christ. This means thinking, speaking, acting, and loving like Christ. For that reason, let us once again begin our true journey by gazing upon Jesus and Mary who survived the bombing, and considering how they became like this out of love for us.”

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