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At Colosseum, pope carries the cross, leading thousands in Good Friday prayer for suffering world
Inside the ancient arena of the Roman Empire that crucified Christ, Pope Leo XIV carried the cross t...
Bishop urges Catholics to leave challenges at the foot of the cross
Bishop Michael Martin, Father Peter Ascik, rector and pastor of St. Patrick Cathedral, Father Miguel...El obispo insta a los católicos a dejar sus desafíos al pie de la cruz
El obispo Michael Martin, el padre Peter Ascik, rector y párroco de la Catedral de San Patricio, el...
Good Friday liturgy underscores need to break 'this chain' of violence
A message of nonviolence and quiet endurance marked the Good Friday liturgy at the Vatican, during w...About the Diocese
Founded in 1972, the Diocese of Charlotte encompasses the 46 counties in the western half of North Carolina, bordering Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina, with more than 565,000 Catholics in 93 parishes and missions. We operate 20 schools and more than 50 ministries and programs – including food banks, counseling, prison ministry, youth and elder ministry, campus ministry, anti-poverty efforts, refugee resettlement and pro-life advocacy.