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This priest encourages drivers to 'be merciful on the road'
As more drivers hit the roads in the U.S. and Europe for summer road trips, a priest in Spain is... Read more
The powerful witness of Iraqi young people at World Youth Day
Among the swarms of pilgrims registered for World Youth Day in Poland next week is a large group of Iraqi... Read more
Baptism at sea – refugee child born during boat rescue
In the midst of her stressful overseas voyage to Europe, Vivian, a very pregnant Nigerian woman who departed from the... Read more
Local bishop expresses dismay over German train attack
In the wake of Monday night's terror attack by an Afghan Islamist on a train and pedestrians in Würzburg, the... Read more
Neocatechumenal Way co-founder Carmen Hernandez dies at 85
Carmen Hernandez, co-founder of the Neocatechumenal Way, died today at home in Madrid, Spain. She was 85 years old. Read more
Catechetical youth site aims to share mercy at World Youth Day
Poland has been known as the heart of the Divine Mercy devotion since the 1930s and also boasts the homeland... Read more
Who is 'the Black Madonna' and why is she so important?
Our Lady of Czestochowa, also known as the “Black Madonna,” will be one of Pope Francis' primary stops during his... Read more
New religious laws in Russia not expected to hurt Catholic Church
Last week, despite protests from religious leaders and human rights groups, Russian president Vladimir Putin approved a new set of... Read more
German bishops release new figures: fewer churchgoers, parishes, and priests
Figures released Friday by the German bishops' conference draw a bleak picture of the ongoing decline of Catholicism in Germany. Read more
Gammarelli legacy passes to sixth generation of papal tailors
For five generations the Gammarellis have dressed and shod the Vicar of Christ through their family business, Rome’s historic Ditta... Read more
Are religious teachers being eradicated from Belgian schools?
Religion classes in Belgium’s French-speaking primary and secondary schools will be cut in half starting in October 2016 and replaced... Read more
Cardinal Sarah encourages priests to celebrate Mass facing east
Cardinal Robert Sarah on Tuesday appealed to priests throughout the world to begin saying Mass facing the same direcation as... Read more
His mother rejected an abortion – now, this priest helped her meet the Pope
It was during the thalidomide sleeping pill craze that Sarah Figueiredo became pregnant with her fourth and last child, Anthony. Read more
SSPX clarifies: Canonical recognition not its primary concern
After indications of progress toward reconciliation earlier this year, the head of the Society of St. Pius X stated Wednesday... Read more
This 400 year-old saint's story won big at a Rome film festival
When EWTN director James Kelty produced a film about the first Native American saint Kateri Tekakwitha, he didn’t know that... Read more
Pope Francis says Church must accompany gays, not discriminate
In a wide-ranging inflight press conference on his way back from Armenia on Sunday, Pope Francis responded to a question... Read more
'Hate crime' case against Valencia archbishop thrown out
A judge in Spain has thrown out a “hate crime” case concerning Cardinal Antonio Cañizares of Valencia, Spain, ruling that... Read more
Is Francis the last Pope? A rare interview with Archbishop Gänswein
What is Benedict XVI's own view of his historical resignation? What has the fall-out been from his secretary Archbishop Georg... Read more
What Pope Francis says we can learn from the Armenian genocide
The catastrophe of the Armenian genocide is a lesson for all humanity, the Pope said on the first day of... Read more
UK prelate responds to Brexit results with call to remember society's vulnerable
After Britain's passing of the historic referendum to withdraw from the European Union, the UK's leading prelate stressed the need... Read more
