Archive for October 19, 2025

The Engage Virtual Summit, presented by eCatholic, is a two-day virtual conference bringing together lay Catholics, clergy, and religious from parishes, schools, dioceses, and ministries to explore innovative tools and strategies and share insights into evangelization in the digital world.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Virtual summit aims to inspire attendees to grow as digital missionaries for the Church

The Engage Virtual Summit, presented by eCatholic, will take place online Oct. 21–22 and will feature many notable Catholic figures. Read more

The All Ireland Rosary Rally has attracted increasingly larger crowds. This year’s rally included a youth conference and a prayer vigil in the basilica to welcome the feast of Pentecost on June 8, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Patrick J. Passmore

Poll finds revival of interest in religion in Northern Ireland among young people

A new poll commissioned by the Iona Institute has found a marked revival of interest in religion among young people... Read more

Children from the Diocese of Jalingo in Nigeria gathered on the feast of the Holy Rosary on Oct. 7, 2025, to join in the prayer campaign “One Million Children Praying the Rosary,” which was celebrated in parishes, chaplaincies, and pastoral areas across the diocese.?w=200&h=150

By Agnes Aineah

Children from African countries pray rosary ‘for the first time’ in global campaign

Children from across Africa joined their peers in the “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” campaign held on Oct. 7,... Read more

A Venezuelan priest who concelebrated the canonization Mass with Pope Leo XIV celebrates his country’s first saints in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 19, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV canonizes 7 new saints, including first from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea

Pope Leo XIV declared seven new saints before an estimated 70,000 people in St. Peter’s Square at the canonization Mass... Read more