Cardinal Robert W. McElroy gives his homily during a Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church in Newtowne near Leonardtown, Maryland, on March 11, 2026, on the first anniversary of his installation as the ...

Pope Leo XIV met privately March 11 with the cardinal archbishop of Tehran after the Belgian-born prelate was evacuated from Iran amid U.S. and Israeli military strikes on the country. Cardinal ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, responded in an email interview to questions from the Catholic Standard newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington about the U.

This is an image of the Annunciation from “The Story of All Stories: A Story Bible for Young Catholics,” a new children’s ...

For years, the broadcaster Paul Harvey signed off his daily radio show with that phrase. He would spend several minutes ...

Catholic women leaders from journalism, religious life, parish ministry and grassroots organizing discussed the expanding – but still evolving – role of women in the Catholic Church during a Mar. 9, ...

Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy received a Southern Maryland welcome as he celebrated Mass at St. John Francis Regis Parish in Hollywood, Maryland on March 8, with a welcome sign greeting him in ...

Pope Leo XIV has highlighted how Saint Joseph, who is never directly quoted in the Bible, is an example for Christians of the importance of “being present.” ...

The Vocations Tree display at St. John Neumann Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland invites parishioners to select a prayer card and pray for a seminarian during Lent. The initiative began at the parish ...

Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the war in Iran and warned that the conflict could drag more countries in the Middle East ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles as he speaks to visitors during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 4, 2026.

The parish hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish buzzed with the low, cheerful hum of voices on March 5 as people gathered ...