The Archdiocese of Baltimore submitted a second revised form plan June 5 to settle its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, increasing the amount proposed to $246 million to settle civil claims from decades of child sexual abuse by clergy or employees of the Church.

While flashy events are planned in the U.S. capital for the Independence Day weekend, a prayerful commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary unfolded June 5-6 as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage came to Washington to renew and deepen faith in Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

Drawing on more than two decades of youth ministry experience, Christopher Wesley discusses how parishes can help young people find belonging, purpose and identity, while encouraging parents to build strong faith-centered communities around their families.

As Catholics continue to absorb Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, one takeaway stands out to Deacon Frederick “Fritz” Bauerschmidt: the pope is trying to help the church understand a technological revolution while it is still unfolding.

Hours after celebrating Mass for an estimated 1.5 million people and leading a Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Madrid, Pope Leo XIV found himself in a very different setting.