At first glance, Every Sacred Sunday’s new edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church may look like a typical coffee table book, but inside is more than 500 pages of church teaching carefully crafted to be both displayed and read.

According to the Vatican, there have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church starting with St. Peter and going all the way up to the current pontiff, Pope Francis. AP By

The Mass, along with other steps, show Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Catholic Church building on the environmental commitment of his predecessor, Francis.

Experiencing American Catholic history doesn’t get much better than a pilgrimage to the Basilica of St. Mary in Old Town Alexandria. The historic parish at

The Catholic News Agency earlier this year reported a slight increase in the number of Catholics globally, with the population growing to 1.406 billion in 2023 from 1.39 billion in 2022.