Archive for September 19, 2025

As part of the Jubilee of Justice, an evening event will be held at the Chancellery Palace in Rome featuring a colloquium with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, pictured here delivering the 2024 commencement address at Franciscan University of Steubenville.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Vatican expects 15,000 attendees for Jubilee of Justice  

The Jubilee of Justice, to be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 20, will bring together some 15,000 pilgrims from around the world. Read more

Eucharistic edoration at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, led by the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, in December 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Sanad Sahelia

Gaza churches provide shelter and hope amid escalating conflict

Amid military esclation, Holy Family Catholic Church in the al-Zeitoun neighborhood of southern Gaza has become both a spiritual center... Read more

This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2024, shows a Chinese flag fluttering below a cross on a Christian church in Pingtan in China’s southeast Fujian province.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Chinese government bans Catholic priests from teaching, evangelizing online

For “serious offenders,” the new regulations recommend religious institutions suspend their teaching activities or revoke their religious status. Read more

Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, spoke with Catholic journalist Diane Montagna in Rome this week, praising Pope Leo’s “Christ-centered proclamation of the Gospel.”?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Cardinal Müller praises Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Christ-centered proclamation of the Gospel’

German Cardinal Gerhard Müller praised the “Christ-centered proclamation of the Gospel” throughout the first four months of Pope Leo XIV’s... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets the families of the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV: Family is ‘a gift and a task’ for the Church, society

At the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV addressed participants in a meeting on the challenges to families in Latin America and... Read more

Lila Rose (left) debates Frances Kissling on Sept. 16, 2025, at Yale University.?w=200&h=150

By Zelda Caldwell

Lila Rose delivers strong pro-life message in Yale debate with Frances Kissling

Lila Rose, the founder and president of Live Action, said the event’s organizer was “shocked” after those in attendance voted... Read more

St. Januarius and the miracle of the liquefaction of his blood contained in a relic.?w=200&h=150

By Antonio Tarallo

Blood of St. Januarius liquifies, offering ‘a voice that still preaches’

“We are delighted to announce that the relic has been found completely liquid,” said Monsignor Vincenzo De Gregorio, abbot of... Read more

Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk speaks at the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Report: Charlie Kirk was ‘this close’ to becoming Catholic just prior to his death

Slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk was reportedly strongly considering becoming Catholic just prior to his assassination, according to a bishop. Read more

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By Tessa Gervasini

Anti-assisted-suicide group says suicide laws expanding throughout U.S. in 2025

Patients Rights Action Fund coalitions director Jessica Rodgers explained that most states that allow assisted suicide follow the “Oregon model.” Read more

Pope Leo XIV receives members of various religious congregations on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Pope Leo XIV highlights the value of the vow of obedience 

“When it is professed and lived with faith, obedience reveals a luminous path of self-giving that can help the world... Read more

A new mural painted by artist Adam Cvijanovic, the south and west panels seen here, was unveiled at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in New York. The mural, which is the largest permanent artwork commissioned for the cathedral in its 146-year history, celebrates the 1879 Apparition at Knock, Ireland, the faith of generations of immigrants to New York, and the service of New York City’s first responders.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Massive mural honoring New York City migrants unveiled at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan has unveiled a 25-foot-tall mural honoring migrants to New York City. Read more

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Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest.

Former Maronite priest still presenting himself as a cleric, Denver Archdiocese warns

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis

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1 in 4 post-abortive women regret abortion decades later, study finds

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol.

Dozens of Congress members urge court to allow Ten Commandments display in public schools

Bishop Michael Fisher outside the meeting hall during the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019.

Buffalo bishop will allow faithful to meet at parishes to oppose closures, mergers

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’

Pope Francis receives the bishops of England and Wales for their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2018.

Did leak in England suggest broader shift in Vatican policy on the Latin Mass?

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Archbishop Broglio: Drug cartels must be stopped, but not with ‘violence outside the law’

Poster for the St. John of the Cross 2026 Jubilee.

Discalced Carmelites prepare to celebrate jubilee year of St. John of the Cross

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