Archive for September 14, 2025

Juan Dabdoub, founder of the Mexican Family Council.?w=200&h=150

By David Ramos,Walter Sánchez Silva

Juan Dabdoub, tireless defender of life and family in Mexico, dies

Juan Dabdoub Giacoman, a legendary and tireless defender of life and family in Mexico, passed away at the age of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves at the crowds of people who braved a rainy morning for the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 10, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Alyssa Murphy

‘Happy birthday, Pope Leo!’: EWTN viewers around the world share songs, prayers

Here are some of the ways millions across the globe are celebrating Pope Leo XIV’s 70th birthday.    Read more

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By Souhail Lawand

Death of Melkite Catholic in Syrian prison sparks debate over security abuses

The death of Milad Farakh, a member of the Melkite Greek Catholic community from the village of Kafra in Syria’s... Read more

Pope Leo XIV at a window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace leads pilgrims in reciting the Angelus, on Sept. 14, 2025, the pope’s 70th birthday.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope marks 70th birthday at Sunday Angelus: ‘I give thanks to the Lord and to my parents’

On Sunday, his 70th birthday, Pope Leo XIV presided at the recitation of the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s... Read more

Illuminated drones reproduce Michelangelo’s “Pietà” over St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Sept. 14, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Vatican lights up with drone show at historic ‘Grace for the World’ concert

St. Peter’s Square became the stage for an unprecedented spectacle on Saturday night involving more than 3,000 illuminated drones. Read more

Pope Leo XIV presides over an ecumenical commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of faith of the 21st century at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Sept. 14, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By David Ramos

‘No one can silence their voice’: Pope Leo XIV honors modern martyrs at ecumenical service

The Sept. 14 liturgy brought together Orthodox, Eastern, and Protestant leaders along with ecumenical organizations and Vatican officials. Read more