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Jerusalem patriarchate cancels Palm Sunday procession, postpones chrism Mass amid war

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Life must be defended in a world wounded by warfare, pope says

Sept. 24 beatification of Archbishop Sheen to be ‘a moment of immense grace

Full text of Pope Leo’s March 25 general audience

Stations of the Cross at St. Camillus give voice to immigrant suffering

Faith in Action: An Easter prayer in a time of war

In Georgetown dialogue, speakers underscore how people of faith can strengthen our democracy in challenging times

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Pope Leo XIV begins his papacy

This series follows the election, installation, and early pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, offering continuing coverage of his vision, teachings, and leadership of the universal Church. From the Sistine Chapel to Saint Peter’s Square, and beyond, the Catholic Standard chronicles the first steps of this new chapter in the life of the Church.

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Full text of Pope Leo’s March 25 general audience

Faith in Action: An Easter prayer in a time of war

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Photo Gallery: Youth Mass and March for Life

Photo Gallery: Annual Mass to honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Photo Gallery: Annual Walk with Mary procession and Mass

Photo Gallery: Haitian Catholic pilgrimage to National Shrine for Jubilee Year of Hope

Photo Gallery: Commemorating Black Catholic History Month at Sacred Heart Parish

During a Nov. 15 commemoration of Black Catholic History Month at Sacred Heart Church in Bowie, Maryland, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington unveiled a new project that seeks to “honor those enslaved by the Catholic Church in Maryland.”

Photo Gallery: At White Mass, Cardinal McElroy encourages people to see as God sees, and recognize the gifts of all

Photo Gallery: Reinterment Ceremony at Brick Chapel in Historic St. Mary’s City

Photo gallery: 111 th World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Photo Gallery: Let the bells of Nagasaki echo to the world - 80th anniversary Nagasaki Peace Memorial Masses and interreligious dialogues to pray for world peace

Photo Gallery: First day of school at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Washington

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John Paul II National Shrine marks 25th anniversary of its inauguration

Standing room only at St. Patrick’s as Mass celebrates Irish faith and legacy

At Rose Mass luncheon, John Carroll Society presents awards for health care service

At Rose Mass, health workers receive personal thanks for their care and for being Christ-like in bringing healing to others

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Sept. 24 beatification of Archbishop Sheen to be ‘a moment of immense grace

Belgian bishop says he will ‘make every effort’ to ordain married men by 2028

Pope Leo XIV meets head of Israel’s Holocaust memorial center

Eastern Catholic bishops issue ‘cry for peace and justice’ as global conflicts rage

Faith

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Why the Annunciation looms so large in Catholicism

St. Francis’s relics returned to crypt after monthlong veneration draws 370,000 pilgrims

Pope Leo XIV declares Boys Town founder Father Flanagan venerable

Pope Leo XIV calls bishops to Rome to discuss marriage and family in October

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Boys Town on Film

r/AskAPriest: The internet’s holiest forum

Catholic filmmaker is behind a new series on ‘Women of the Bible’

Movie review: ‘Project Hail Mary’

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Junior Saints: How students are drawing closer to Jesus during Lent

Junior Saints for 2026 Catholic Schools Week: ‘What I like about my Catholic school’

Junior Saints Christmas 2025 artwork and writings

November Junior Saints: Like St. Thérèse, students show their own ‘Little Way’ of drawing closer to Jesus

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Care for Creation

Caring for creation this Lent

Laudato Trees celebrates planting 1,000 trees in Archdiocese of Washington

Believers must care for the poor and creation, pope says

‘Creation is crying out,’ pope says in new message to COP30