Archive for September 6, 2025

From left to right: Actor Marcin Kwaśny as Maximilian Kolbe and Christopher Sherwood as Karl Fritzsch in “Triumph of the Heart.”?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

‘Triumph of the Heart’ tells powerful story of St. Maximilian Kolbe

“Triumph of the Heart,” a film about the final days of St. Maximilian Kolbe, will be released in theaters on... Read more

A view of damaged houses in the Annalee Street area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland. A spokesman for the Diocese of Down and Connor strongly condemned intimidation and attacks on Catholic families there that have led all families but one to flee their homes. The families were living in a housing development bordering a predominantly loyalist district in the north of the city.?w=200&h=150

By Patrick J. Passmore

Catholic families forced from homes in renewed sectarian attacks in Belfast

Sectarian attacks by loyalist paramilitary groups on women and children in Belfast, Northern Ireland, have led to several Catholic families... Read more

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.”?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

12 amazing facts about the life of Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati

Pier Giorgio Frassati, the young Italian who will be canonized on Sept. 7, became a popular role model soon after... Read more

The Duke and Duchess of Kent stand on a balcony at Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 15, 2013, in London.?w=200&h=150

By Edward Pentin

Duchess of Kent, first senior royal to become Catholic in 300 years, dies at 92

The Duchess of Kent’s 1994 reception into the Church by Cardinal Basil Hume marked the first public conversion of a... Read more

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla during his presentation on evangelization in the Diocese of Santa Marta, Colombia.?w=200&h=150

By Eduardo Berdejo

What is the difference between evangelizing and proselytizing?

There are five indicators to keep in mind to know whether you’re evangelizing or falling into proselytism, Spanish Bishop José... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses a crowd during a jubilee audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV at jubilee audience: The cross of Christ is ‘greatest discovery’ of life

The Holy Father greeted hundreds of pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square from his popemobile, blessing several babies and accepting various... Read more

Jason Adkins, the executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, speaks to “EWTN News In Depth” anchor Catherine Hadro on the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. “Almost everyone ... in our Catholic community has a connection to Annunciation,” he said.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Minnesota Catholic leader: ‘All of the above’ needed for school safety in wake of shooting

Jason Adkins, the executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, said “nonpublic school students” should have access to the same... Read more

Timothée Croux, a young seminarian from the French Diocese of Meaux, has written a book about Pier Giorgio Frassati.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

French seminarian, inspired by Frassati, publishes book about the soon-to-be saint

Timothée Croux said he discovered Frassati, who was from Turin, Italy, and who died in 1925, through scouting and shares... Read more

Carlo Acutis.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Bishop’s message to young people ahead of Acutis canonization: ‘Follow his example’

“Dear faithful and most beloved young people, let yourselves be guided by Carlo, follow his example, follow in his footsteps,... Read more

The Church of the Gesù, where a Mass and prayer vigil for LGBT Christians took place on Sept. 6, 2025, in Rome during the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Italian bishop celebrates Mass for LGBT pilgrimage in Rome’s Church of the Gesù

Bishop Francesco Savino celebrated Mass at the Church of the Gesù on Saturday for LGBT pilgrims in Rome for the... 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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