St. James the Apostle Roman Catholic Church

Pope Leo XIV is visiting France from Sept. 25–28. Follow here for live updates of his trip.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was declared “blessed” by Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 24.

Pope Leo XIV announced Blessed Sheen’s feast day will be on Dec. 9, the anniversary of his death.

U.S. bishops are arguing Catholic schools should be allowed to participate in Colorado’s preschool program without compromising their faith, and more in this week’s Catholic education news roundup.

The archbishop of Louisville accepted the pastor’s resignation as the case moves forward.

Police arrested a 31-year-old Ukrainian man for the stabbing. Some local media outlets in Poland report that the deceased man is a Catholic priest.

Any purported miracle attributed to Sheen’s intercession since Pope Francis announced his beatification in July 2019 can count toward canonization, which normally requires a second confirmed miracle.

The pontiff also met Portugal’s president to discuss conflicts, migration, multilateralism, and international law.

The Sept. 24 beatification Mass will include 89 bishops, about 1,000 priests, about 850 each of seminarians and religious, and 250 deacons, along with about 50,000 total attendees, organizers said.

The bishop looked beyond Sheen’s public fame to the prayer, sacrifice, and friendship with Christ that shaped his life.