EWTN names Ursula Murua to succeed Montse Alvarado as head of EWTN News
EWTN Global Catholic Network on Friday named Ursula Murua, a longtime leader of digital strategy, as the next president of EWTN News, effective Nov. 1. Murua, a native of Peru…
U.S. bishops to elect secretary, committee chairs at November meeting
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will elect the next secretary and leadership for six committees during its November meeting, which will determine who leads the bishops’ work on…
Archbishop of Dijon, France, asks for prayers for priest who died by suicide
Archbishop Antoine Hérouard of Dijon, France, asked for prayers for Father Bernard Card, who died by suicide in his Sainte Chantal Parish house on Sunday, Oct. 4. In a letter…
Exorcists discuss cases, emphasize essential role of sacred music and the Virgin Mary in exorcisms
About 120 exorcist priests met in Italy for a five-day conference on possession cases and on the place of sacred music and the Virgin Mary in exorcisms. The 15th Italian…
‘Nearly every Catholic health care institution’ in Illinois shielded from suicide law in court order
Catholic health institutions in Illinois will enjoy broad protection against the state’s assisted suicide law after a federal court expanded a block against the law to protect religious objectors from…
Holy See calls for abolition of death penalty at UN
The Holy See’s permanent observer to the U.N. urged the international community to abolish the death penalty during a meeting at the 81st General Assembly. Archbishop Christophe El-Kassis argued for…
Notre Dame religious liberty scholars urge Supreme Court to strike down Texas Ten Commandments law
Religious liberty scholars at the University of Notre Dame are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a Texas law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in…
Cause opens for beatification of Prayer and Life Workshops founder
Father Ignacio Larrañaga Orbegozo, a Capuchin priest and founder of the Prayer and Life Workshops, has formally begun his journey toward beatification and canonization. On Oct. 6, the Mexican Archdiocese…
FOCUS names Jonathan Reyes as new CEO
FOCUS, one of the largest Catholic outreach and missionary organizations in the world, announced Oct. 7 that Jonathan Reyes will serve as the organization’s next chief executive officer, effective Nov.…
Pope warns that ‘watering down’ Christianity’s demands won’t make it more attractive
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called on Christians to be capable of “viewing the world in a positive light,” while urging them to be actively committed to…
Australian bishop jailed for sexually abusing young aboriginal men
Bishop Christopher Saunders, who led the Diocese of Broome in Australia for more than two decades, was sentenced Wednesday to six years and six months in prison for sexually abusing…
Bishop Munilla shares 5 reasons to pray the rosary every day in October
On his Radio María program, Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of the Diocese Orihuela-Alicante in Spain recently shared five reasons to pray the rosary during the month of October: 1. The…