U.S. Embassy debunks claim Vatican honored Iran with top diplomatic award
The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See has publicly rejected online claims that the Vatican granted Iran a unique or politically motivated diplomatic award, calling the allegation inaccurate and misleading.…
Pope Leo XIV appoints Capuchin priest and former missionary to lead Florida diocese
Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Emilio Biosca Agüero, OFM Cap, as the third bishop of Venice, Florida, on May 13. The Capuchin Franciscan priest has been pastor of the Shrine…
Pope Leo prays where St. John Paul II was shot on feast of Our Lady of Fátima
In an unexpected gesture as he was greeting people at the general audience in St. Peterʼs Square on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV stopped at the exact spot where, 45 years…
Vatican says SSPX faces excommunications for ‘schismatic’ bishop consecrations
The Vatican’s doctrine chief warned Wednesday that the plan of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) to consecrate new bishops without papal mandate will represent a schismatic act…
Venezuelan archbishop: Maduro’s gone, but the same people are still in charge
Four months after U.S. special forces captured and removed President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela remains trapped in a political no-manʼs-land. The leadership of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference updated the pope at…
Vatican urges religious leaders not to be ‘complicit through silence or fear’ amid division
The Vatican has called on religious leaders around the world to take an active role in promoting peace and urged them not to become “complicit through silence or fear” in…
Swiss Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig dies at 79
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig, a former apostolic nuncio, died Tuesday at the age of 79. He was born Feb. 3, 1947, in Unterems, Switzerland. Tscherrig was ordained…
Chicago priest removed after ‘inappropriate conversations’ with children, women
A priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago has been barred from ministry there after allegations he engaged in “inappropriate conversations” with both children and adults. Father Jose Molina, a priest…
Vatican Bank’s profit jumps 55.5% over previous year
The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), also known as the “Vatican Bank,” closed 2025 with a net profit of 51 million euros, an increase of 55.5% over the…
Illustrator of new stamp of Pope Leo XIV reflects on limits of AI in sacred art
On May 8, the Vatican issued a commemorative stamp marking the first anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV. The stamp, issued by the Vatican City Postal and Philatelic…
U.S. bishops object to Trump administration tightening asylum and federal housing assistance rules
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is voicing opposition to proposed regulatory changes that would impose stricter immigration rules for housing and employment. A housing rule proposed by the…
EWTN News explains: What does the Catholic Church teach about UFOs and alien life?
The U.S. government on May 8 began releasing files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) — previously referred to as unidentified flying objects (UFOs) — generating nationwide speculation regarding government…