Where priestly vocations begin: The lasting impact of Steubenville Youth Conferences
In April, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate’s (CARA) survey was released and showed that 18% of priests ordained this year attended a Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth…
Poland inaugurates Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary
On Saturday, Aug. 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Catholic Church in Poland dedicated the largest statue of the Virgin Mary in Europe during…
Priest and nun recover sacred hosts from earthquake rubble in Colombia
When the Aug. 10 earthquake hit the town of Chiquinquirá in Roldanillo, a subdistrict of the Valle del Cauca district in Colombia, a wooden tabernacle in a historic chapel was…
Florida attorney general, Miami archbishop spar over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools
A dispute between Florida’s Catholic bishops and state Attorney General James Uthmeier over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools is testing the boundaries between state law and Church authority, with both…
New film ‘American Martyr’ tells story of Oklahoma priest and martyr Blessed Stanley Rother
Hundreds gathered late last month in Oklahoma City for the premiere of the new film “American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story,” a feature-length documentary depicting the inspiring life of Blessed…
Pope Leo XIV expresses closeness to victims of earthquake in Indonesia
Pope Leo XIV has sent a message expressing his closeness to the Indonesian people following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Aug. 15. In a telegram dated Aug.…
Christians across the Middle East and North Africa celebrate the Assumption despite challenges
Across the Middle East and North Africa, Christians celebrated the solemnity of the Assumption according to their own traditions and cultures, despite the different challenges facing their communities. Lebanon Despite…
Pope Leo XIV: Violence against Palestinians in West Bank must stop
In his Sunday Angelus address on Aug. 16, Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for peace in the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling for a two-state solution and an end to violence…
EWTN News explains: How is Catholic Communion bread made?
The Second Vatican Council referred to the Eucharist as “the source and summit of the Christian life,” St. Augustine referred to it as “a Divine storehouse filled with every virtue,”…
Pope Leo XIV: Mary shows that ‘true beauty’ is found in ‘the light of the Risen Lord’
Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 15 called on Catholics to look to Mary, the Mother of God as an example of “true beauty,” with the Holy Father pointing to her…
45 years after its first broadcast, EWTN has become the largest Catholic media network in the world
Forty-five years ago today, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation launched the first broadcast of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) from a converted garage in Alabama. What began as…
Socialist government and opposition agree to overhaul the justice system in Venezuela
Representatives of Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly — recognized by the Trump administration as the last democratically elected authority in the country — along with representatives of interim President Delcy Rodríguez’s…