Pope Leo XIV poses for a selfie as he meets May 16, 2026, with young Catholics from the Italian Archdiocese of Genoa at the Vatican who are preparing to receive the sacrament of confirmation. OSV News ...

Reverend Marcel Okwara, incardinated into the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Father Okwara was ordained in 2007 as a priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer and has ministered ...

A boy poses for a photo while holding a smartphone in front of a screen displaying characters of a U.S. children’s video game featured on Roblox, an online gaming platform, in this Dec. 8, 2025, ...

We are quickly approaching the time of parish fall festivals! I love the fall festivals, especially when they are at someone else’s parish. I have a few favorite memories from my parishes’ fall ...

Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), was elected president of the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors (NASCCD) July ...

From left, Joseph, Benedict, Charlotte, Carolyn and Laura Peichel listen during Mass at St. Boniface in Minneapolis July 11, joined by Laura Peichel’s mother, Carol Torborg, right. Torborg is still a ...

Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, will complete the remainder of his term in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Henry McMaster, R-S.C., said July 13.

The Catholic Spirit print publication dates 2026 January 8 & 22 February 5 & 19 March 5 & 19 April 9 & 23 May 7 & 21 June 4 & 18 July 9 & 23 August 6 & 20 September 10 & 24 October 8 & 22 November 5 & ...

The Catholic Spirit is honored to highlight members of men’s and women’s religious communities who are celebrating milestone jubilees of 10, 25, 50, 60, 70, 75, 80 and 80-plus years this year, and who ...

Water. Water is the primary symbol of baptism. John the Baptist used water (Mt 3:11; Mk 1:8a; Jn 1:33; 3:23), as did Jesus (Jn 3:22). Jesus is living water (Jn 4:10), and when Jesus died, the water ...

One of the greatest blessings and least known facts about the Eucharist is that, in the reception of holy Communion, a person’s venial sins are forgiven. The Eucharist is one of four sacraments that ...

Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, the Baghdad-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, greets U.S. Cardinal J. Francis Stafford during a consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in this ...