For generations, Catholics across America paused at the sound of church bells to pray the Angelus, a simple devotion honoring the moment when the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would become the Mother of Jesus. Immigrant families, farmers …

I love America. I love her beauty—from the Pacific coastline and California’s golden mountains to the rolling hills and fertile farmland of Pennsylvania that nourish our communities each season. I love the promise that America represents: a place where people …

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in June 2026. This pious custom celebrates and marks America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of …