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…
Marian dogmas: What every Catholic should know
The solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Aug. 15 is an opportune time to deepen our love for the Mother of God by understanding the “place”…
Nicaraguan government releases video of bishop who has been missing for more than 40 days
Media outlets aligned with the Nicaraguan dictatorship released a video showing Bishop Abelardo Mata, bishop emeritus of Estelí, whose whereabouts have been unknown since late June. In the video, whose…
Massachusetts abortion law ‘horrendous,’ top Catholic bishop says
The head of the U.S. bishops is criticizing the state of Massachusetts for what he said was its “shocking” decision to remove any limits to abortion there. State Gov. Maura…
Vatican says 2 parishes in Buffalo will not have to close amid diocesan merger plan
Two parishes in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, have won reprieves from the Vatican and will not have to close amid a diocesan-wide closure and merger plan. Mary Pruski,…
Peruvian government declares Pope Leo XIV’s visit a matter of national interest
During the regular session of the Council of Ministers on Aug. 12, the government of Peru declared the Nov. 11–17 apostolic visit of Pope Leo XIV to the country to…
Is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary a holy day of obligation this year?
Catholics celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary each year on Aug. 15. The solemnity commemorates the Church’s teaching that Mary, at the end of her…