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In interview, Cardinal McElroy says U.S. entry into war with Iran ‘not morally legitimate,’ citing Catholic just war teaching

Pope Leo XIV meets with evacuated Tehran cardinal as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continue

Vocations Tree project marks 20 years of prayer for seminarians across the archdiocese

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Amid measles uptick, infectious diseases specialist says Church recommends vaccination

Slain Lebanese priest hailed as a ‘martyr,’ commemorated by Pope Leo XIV

Catholic death penalty opponents laud commuted death sentence for inmate who didn’t pull trigger

Pope Leo XIV meets with evacuated Tehran cardinal as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continue

Church’s unity comes from faith in Christ and from love, pope says

Report says U.S. fueling human rights violations with ‘externalized migration’ policies

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Sen. Hawley introduces bill to revoke FDA approval of abortion pill

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Pope Leo XIV begins his papacy

This series follows the election, installation, and early pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, offering continuing coverage of his vision, teachings, and leadership of the universal Church. From the Sistine Chapel to Saint Peter’s Square, and beyond, the Catholic Standard chronicles the first steps of this new chapter in the life of the Church.

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the Archbishop of Washington

Saluting the Class of 2025

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Voices

Full text of Pope Leo’s March 11 general audience

Mass readings for March 15

‘The Story of All Stories’ children’s Bible vividly conveys salvation history

Faith and flowers: Special rules keep God’s house simply beautiful

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Photo Gallery: Youth Mass and March for Life

Photo Gallery: Annual Mass to honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Photo Gallery: Annual Walk with Mary procession and Mass

Photo Gallery: Haitian Catholic pilgrimage to National Shrine for Jubilee Year of Hope

Photo Gallery: Commemorating Black Catholic History Month at Sacred Heart Parish

During a Nov. 15 commemoration of Black Catholic History Month at Sacred Heart Church in Bowie, Maryland, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington unveiled a new project that seeks to “honor those enslaved by the Catholic Church in Maryland.”

Photo Gallery: At White Mass, Cardinal McElroy encourages people to see as God sees, and recognize the gifts of all

Photo Gallery: Reinterment Ceremony at Brick Chapel in Historic St. Mary’s City

Photo gallery: 111 th World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Photo Gallery: Let the bells of Nagasaki echo to the world - 80th anniversary Nagasaki Peace Memorial Masses and interreligious dialogues to pray for world peace

Photo Gallery: First day of school at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Washington

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Georgetown panel examines evolving roles for women in the Catholic Church

Students from Catholic schools speak up for education funding in Annapolis

Diocesan delegations bring migrants’ voices to Capitol Hill, advocate for immigration reform

With Lexington Park Mass, Cardinal McElroy begins parish visits in St. Mary’s County

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Amid measles uptick, infectious diseases specialist says Church recommends vaccination

Slain Lebanese priest hailed as a ‘martyr,’ commemorated by Pope Leo XIV

Catholic death penalty opponents laud commuted death sentence for inmate who didn’t pull trigger

Report says U.S. fueling human rights violations with ‘externalized migration’ policies

Faith

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Pope Leo XIV points to St. Joseph as an example of the importance of ‘being present’

Church’s unity comes from faith in Christ and from love, pope says

‘The Story of All Stories’ children’s Bible vividly conveys salvation history

Vatican releases synod report on women’s role in Church leadership

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Movie review: ‘Hoppers’

Saint Francis of Assisi on film

Recent Academy Award Best Picture winners

Movie review: ‘Goat’

Junior Saints

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Junior Saints: How students are drawing closer to Jesus during Lent

Junior Saints for 2026 Catholic Schools Week: ‘What I like about my Catholic school’

Junior Saints Christmas 2025 artwork and writings

November Junior Saints: Like St. Thérèse, students show their own ‘Little Way’ of drawing closer to Jesus

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Care for Creation

Caring for creation this Lent

Laudato Trees celebrates planting 1,000 trees in Archdiocese of Washington

Believers must care for the poor and creation, pope says

‘Creation is crying out,’ pope says in new message to COP30