A drone view shows the Basilica of Luján in Argentina on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Oct. 4 2026. Following Pope Leo XIV’s Oct. 13 cancer surgery and the announcement on Oct. 26 that he needs no ...

This photo illustration shows a priest preparing to distribute Communion during Mass. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) (OSV News) – A new study has been launched by The Catholic University of America to ...

Pope Leo XIV greets a child from the popemobile while riding around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Oct. 28, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) VATICAN CITY (CNS) – ...

The following information is for individuals who wish to challenge the validity of his or her marriage before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Scranton. We urge you to consider the following information ...

As the Respondent in a formal case, you may have already been informed that your former spouse submitted a petition to the Tribunal of the Diocese of Scranton challenging the validity of your marriage ...

The law of the Church requires for validity that every Catholic marry in the presence of a priest or deacon and two witnesses, using the Catholic form of marriage. It is possible for the Bishop to ...

According to canon 1060 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, every marriage is presumed to be valid and, therefore, indissoluble until a doubt to the contrary is proven. As a result, a merely divorced ...

Displaced Sudanese families from Kadugli gather at Umdulu Camp reception area in Sudan Jan. 30, 2026, where they will be given basic supplies and allocated a place where to stay. (OSV News photo/Karl ...

Men in formation for the Permanent Diaconate pose for a group photo after their Mass of Candidacy in 2024. On Oct. 24, 2026, seven of these men will be instituted as Acolytes. (Photo/Mike Melisky) ...

Pope Leo XIV gives the thumbs up as he arrives in his popemobile in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Oct. 21, 2026, to hold his first weekly general audience since cancer surgery on Oct. 13. In an ...

Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., chairman of the board of the National Eucharistic Congress Inc., blesses pilgrims July 17, 2024, during adoration at the opening revival night of the 10th ...

Pope Leo XIV, with regional representatives of synod teams, listens to and answers questions from participants in the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies in the Vatican audience hall Oct ...