3 new bishops installed in Washington Archdiocese, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Two U.S. dioceses welcomed three new bishops this month with ordinations and installations in both the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. In Washington, D.C., Cardinal Robert…
Pope Leo XIV tells UN: Confront AI misuse to promote human dignity
Pope Leo XIV, drawing on his recent encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, has again called for dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI) while acknowledging the serious concerns that remain. His remarks were delivered…
After SSPX excommunications, Oslo bishop offers wider Latin Mass access
One of the first concrete diocesan responses in Europe to the fallout from the recent Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) excommunications has come from Norway. Bishop Fredrik Hansen of…
Diocese of Oslo to open canonization cause for Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset
Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo, Norway, has announced that he will open a canonization cause for Sigrid Undset, setting one of Scandinaviaʼs most celebrated literary figures on the path toward…
Catholic entrepreneur launches free library of hand-designed Christian internet icons
Catholic digital entrepreneur Dimitri Conejo launched Christicons.com, a free library offering over 60 icons featuring “professional and consistent iconography” for use by Christian faith-based initiatives. The available icons include fundamental…
Training journalists to be peacemakers: EWTN Summer Academy concludes in Rome
Inspired by its mission, EWTN News held its fifth annual EWTN Summer Academy in Rome to train future generations of Catholic journalists. From June 22 to July 1, the EWTN…
U.S. ambassador describes July 4 dinner with Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV still has a Peruvian credit card, wakes in the middle of the night and checks soccer results, follows the Chicago White Sox, and uses a cellphone. He…
Lebanon’s Christians fear sovereignty will be traded in regional diplomacy
Maronite patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, who met with Pope Leo XIV last week, said the pope’s visit to Lebanon last December, held under the motto “Blessed are the peacemakers,”…
Netanyahu claims unnamed Lebanese Christian villages sought annexation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said unidentified Lebanese Christian villages asked Israel to annex them. “Christian villages in Lebanon, some of them have actually asked to be annexed to Israel,…
Various U.S. bishops ‘invite home’ SSPX attendees after excommunications of leadership
A growing number of Catholic bishops are instructing the faithful to avoid illicit sacraments celebrated by the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) after the traditionalist group’s bishops incurred the…
U.S. solicitor general urges Supreme Court to stop Colorado’s exclusion of Catholic preschools
A broad coalition including the U.S. solicitor general has lined up behind Colorado Catholic families and two Catholic preschools as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether Colorado violated the First…
This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July is for respect for human life in all circumstances. “Both you and I have received the most beautiful gift of…