Archive for June 22, 2025

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.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

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

Catholics in northeastern Kentucky will soon be able to follow the passion of Christ in life-sized form thanks to the... Read more

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By Francesca Pollio Fenton

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

The founder of Cana Connections describes the new dating service as “more old-school, traditional matchmaking.” Read more

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.?w=200&h=150

By Georgena Habbaba

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

Thanks to the devotion of a local Yazidi family, the doors of Mar Odisho Church remain open in the northern... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus on June 22, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

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

“Today more than ever, humanity cries out and pleads for peace,” Pope Leo XIV said in remarks following his Angelus... Read more

Pope Leo XIV leads a Eucharistic procession in Rome on June 22, 2025, for the feast of Corpus Christi.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

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

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called on the faithful to “multiply hope and to proclaim the coming of God’s kingdom”... Read more

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.?w=200&h=150

By Jim Graves

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concludes with Corpus Christi Mass in LA

The 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage completed its 3,300-mile journey across the western United States on Sunday, having traversed 10 states. Read more