by Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Jan 19, 2023 / 12:45 pm A potentially habitable “Earth-sized” planet has been discovered, NASA announced last week. Catholic scientists from the Vatican Observatory and Benedictine College hailed the discovery of the planet, named TOI 700 e, as “exciting” and a testament “to the marvels …

by Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 11, 2023 / 15:15 pm “There’s no such thing as toxic masculinity,” Catholic author, speaker, and Chastity Project founder Jason Evert believes. Rather, the heart of many of today’s societal issues is “a toxic lack of masculinity” brought on by rampant pornography consumption, he says. …

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Jan 9, 2023 / 14:00 pm During President Joe Biden’s four-hour visit to the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday he spoke with Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, about the effect the Biden administration’s recent crackdown on immigration will have on migrants. In a …

PDF: novena-benedict-xvi By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 4, 2023 / 18:46 pm The U.S. bishops are calling on American Catholics to join them in praying a novena for the soul of the late Pope Benedict XVI, beginning the day of his funeral, Jan. 5. “The entire Church mourns the …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 1, 2023 / 11:33 am Since the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, members of the College of Cardinals from the United States have offered tributes to the late pope, whom they remember as a “scholar” and “true disciple.” Here is a roundup of …

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Dec 31, 2022 / 14:25 pm President Joe Biden paid tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday, calling him “a renowned theologian” and “an inspiration to us all.” “Jill and I join Catholics around the world, and so many others, in mourning the …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2022 / 11:45 am Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Juan Esposito-Garcia and Father Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Washington, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, announced today. As auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Washington, …

by Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 15, 2022 / 12:00 pm Pope Francis has appointed Father Patrick Neary as bishop-elect of the Diocese of St. Cloud, Minnesota, according to an announcement today by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States. Neary, 59, has served as the pastor …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 12, 2022 / 17:00 pm When Caleb Williams stood up to the podium accept the Heisman Trophy Saturday, the University of Southern California (USC) quarterback gave credit to his Catholic education for showing him how to be a “man for others.” A graduate of …

by Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 29, 2022 / 14:15 pm The U.S. Catholic bishops strongly condemned in a Nov. 28 statement what they called a “reemergence of antisemitism in new forms.” “Outraged by the deeply hurtful proliferations of antisemitic rhetoric, both online and in person, and the violent …