Archive for May 27, 2025

Jesus exposed in the Blessed Sacrament.?w=200&h=150

By Valerie Joy Escalona

In the Philippines, empty chapels spark call for Eucharistic renewal

As the National Eucharistic Revival comes to an end in the U.S. this year, many believe there is a need... Read more

The Lecceto hermitage near Siena, Italy.?w=200&h=150

By Veronica Giacometti

Augustinian nuns of Lecceto reflect on life of prayer and friendship with Pope Leo XIV

Sister Sara Maria of the Augustinian nuns of Lecceto speaks about the activities of the monastery in the province of... Read more

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By Kristina Millare

Vatican refreshes official website for first time in nearly 30 years

A banner image of a waving Pope Leo XIV against a simple light blue background can now be found spread... Read more

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia in an address on May 22, 2025, told the U.N. Security Council that civilians are not “expendable.”?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

At UN, Holy See demands action to safeguard civilians in global conflicts

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia addressed the U.N. Security Council last week, underscoring the Holy See’s concern for civilians impacted by armed... Read more

The bishops of Ghana are shown with Ghana President John Dramani Mahama at the Jubilee House in Accra on May 23, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Sabrine Amboka

Ghana bishops urge action against illegal mining and environmental destruction

The president of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called on the government in Ghana to take strong measures against... Read more

The Servant of God Matthew Makil (center) appears in this 1896 photo flanked by apostolic vicars Aloysius Pazheparambil (left) and John Menachery (right).?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV approves first decrees recognizing 3 new venerables

Leo XIV has authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decrees recognizing three new venerables, including... Read more

Catholic Relief Services distributed humanitarian aid to Gaza earlier in the spring and has asked Israel to allow it to resume its work.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Catholic Relief Services urges Israel to let its humanitarian aid teams into Gaza

Catholic Relief Services is calling on Israel to resume allowing its humanitarian aid teams access to the Palestinian Gaza Strip... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets Buddhist monks in a meeting with representatives of other Christian churches, ecclessial communities, and other religions on May 19, 2025, at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Catholics, Buddhists gather in Cambodia for interreligious meeting focused on peace

The Vatican began its eighth Buddhist-Christian Colloquium on Tuesday in Cambodia, bringing together representatives of both religions to discuss the... Read more

Season 2 of the EWTN web series “James the Less” premieres June 9, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Season 2 of EWTN’s hit series ‘James the Less’ to be released June 9

The second season of the award-winning online EWTN series “James the Less” will be released on Monday, June 9.  Read more

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, presides over a celebratory liturgy at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on the occasion of the World Day of Eastern Christians on May 25, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Souhail Lawand

Eastern icons at Notre-Dame in Paris: A step toward greater unity?

On the World Day of Eastern Christians, a liturgy was celebrated at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Sunday, May 25,... Read more

Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro is the new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.?w=200&h=150

By Edward Pentin

Pope Leo XIV taps Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro for presidency of Pontifical Academy for Life

Pope Leo XIV has appointed as head of the Vatican’s bioethics think tank Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, the longtime deputy of... Read more

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An attack on Mar Elias Church in Al-Duwaileh, Damascus, by a suicide bomber reportedly killed 22 and injured 59 people on June 22, 2025.

Church leaders react to deadly attack on Mar Elias church in Damascus

St. Paul’s Hospital, operated by Providence Health Care, has a MAID facility on its campus, operated by the British Columbia government’s Vancouver Coastal Health.

Euthanasia facility quietly opens at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver

Auxiliary Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera is secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

Vatican secretary for protection of minors: ‘Harming a victim is harming the image of God’

Smoke from incense drifts in the air at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California, where the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concluded on June 22, 2025.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concludes with Corpus Christi Mass in LA

Pope Leo XIV leads a Eucharistic procession in Rome on June 22, 2025, for the feast of Corpus Christi.

Christ is God’s answer to humanity’s hunger, Pope Leo XIV affirms on Corpus Christi

Pope Leo XIV speaks to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus on June 22, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV after U.S. bombings in Iran: ‘Humanity cries out and pleads for peace’

Despite being Yazidi, a religious minority that has suffered persecution in Iraq, Wael Jejo Khdeida, along with his wife, tends to Mar Odisho Church in northern Iraq without pay and treats it as sacred.

‘The church comes first’: A Yazidi family’s promise to protect a Christian sacred site

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From heartache to hope: One woman’s mission to match Catholics for marriage

A life-sized statue of Christ is displayed at the site of the Stations of the Cross garden in Maysville, Kentucky, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Kentucky political leader builds life-sized Stations of the Cross garden

Pope Leo XIV tells political leaders that “natural law, which is universally valid apart from and above other more debatable beliefs, constitutes the compass by which to take our bearings in legislating and acting” at the Jubilee of Governments on June 21, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV tells politicians that AI should serve human beings, not replace them

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