Joseph Garcia

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St. Augustine of Hippo, author of De civitate Dei, shown in a traditional depiction as a bishop

For St. Augustine, just war perpetuates sin and power, analysis says

October 6, 2026

A father walking away from two young children on a dirt road in Kenya

Kenyan bishop tells absent fathers to support their children and pay school fees

October 6, 2026

Archbishop Francisco José Prieto Fernández of Santiago de Compostela during the Mass marking the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi

Archbishop of Santiago says repairing the Church requires acknowledging the harm done

October 5, 2026

Pope Leo XIV holding a canvas painted with an olive tree covered in children's handprints, presented during the general audience in St. Peter's Square

Pope Leo XIV receives a canvas with the handprints of Guatemalan children

October 2, 2026

Illustration accompanying a report on the abuse of minors in Catholic dioceses

Massachusetts report finds more than 270 clergy abused about 1,000 children

October 1, 2026

Nuns in religious habits seated together

Pope Leo XIV warns Dominican nuns against a 'spirit of survival'

September 30, 2026

Cardinal François Bustillo, bishop of Ajaccio

Cardinal Bustillo says Pope Leo XIV's visit to France must not end in nostalgia

September 30, 2026

Archbishop Luis Argüello of Valladolid speaking into a microphone

Archbishop Argüello calls housing, Ceuta and abortion three forms of eviction

September 29, 2026

Pope Leo XIV addressing the bishops of France

Pope Leo XIV urges French bishops to speak boldly in public debate

September 28, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking during his visit to France

Pope Leo XIV sets out a single 'road map' for the Church in France

September 28, 2026

The Gothic cathedral of Saint-Étienne rising above the rooftops of Metz, France

Pope Leo XIV due in Metz to celebrate Mass at Saint-Étienne cathedral

September 28, 2026

Inmates and a chaplain gathered in a prison room during a pastoral activity in Spain

Church prison ministry reached more than 40,000 inmates in Spain last year

September 25, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking at a lectern during his address at the Élysée Palace in Paris

Pope Leo XIV tells French leaders the right to life underpins all other rights

September 25, 2026

Exterior of the Benedictine monastery in Jarosław, southeastern Poland

Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish Benedictine monastery

September 24, 2026

Interior of a Catholic church with an open tabernacle on the altar

Intruders desecrate tabernacle at Guitiriz church, scatter hosts and steal chalice

September 23, 2026

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher speaking at the book presentation at the Polish embassy to the Holy See

Archbishop Gallagher calls on Europe to forgive and ask forgiveness

September 23, 2026

John Cavadini, American theologian and professor at the University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame theologian John Cavadini to receive the 2026 Ratzinger Prize

September 23, 2026

A man walking away from a burned dwelling in rural Uganda

Ugandan sisters escape fire set by their father after converting to Christianity

September 22, 2026

The ruins of a destroyed church in Nigeria, with collapsed walls and a roofless interior

Bishop says Boko Haram has destroyed more than 200 churches in northeast Nigeria

September 18, 2026

Bishop Robert Barron, bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota

Trump appoints Bishop Robert Barron to US religious freedom commission

September 17, 2026