Northwoods Catholic Churches -- St. Anne, Boulder Junction; St. Mary, Sayner; St. Rita, Presque Isle

Around 70,000 young people from across Mexico made the pilgrimage on Jan. 31 to Christ the King monument in Guanajuato state, in what became one of the largest youth pilgrimages in recent years.

The bishops called for related policies to recognize “the inherent dignity of every human person.”

The pontiff urged consecrated men and women to witness to God’s presence in a world where faith and daily life often drift apart.

Religious freedom advocates addressed how personal anecdotes and persistence are the keys to help leaders promote religious freedom globally.

Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi, the retired archbishop of L’Aquila, succeeds Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the retired archbishop of Vienna.

“I told him about the abuse,” David Ryan said. “I did get a feeling of being listened to and being understood.”

The plan threatens to harden a decades-old split between the traditionalist group and the Vatican.

The Church in Mexico said its aim for 2026 is to “walk together as a more united, more synodal Church, closer to the people,” especially in the face of the violence, poverty, and forced migration.

The musical tells the true story of the beloved French 14-year-old girl who had 18 visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes.

This will be the first public display of the beloved saint’s bodily remains.