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Pope Leo XIV approaches Tor Vergata in Rome by helicopter on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025.

In case you missed it: Some of best moments of the Jubilee of Youth

Aug 5, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

In case you missed them, here are some of the most memorable moments of the Jubilee of Youth in Rome. Read more

A picture shows a view of a damaged facade of the Holy Family Church on July 18, 2025, a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on July 17.

American Jewish Committee donates $25,000 to repair Holy Family Church in Gaza

Aug 5, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The global Jewish advocacy group said the funds will be distributed to the Gaza parish through the Archdiocese of New... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims the closing Mass of the Jubilee of Youth on Aug. 3, 2025.

New Gallup poll finds Pope Leo XIV ranks most favorable among 14 figures making headlines

Aug 5, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The results of the survey found that Americans have the most positive image of Pope Leo XIV among the newsmakers. Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd at the Jubilee of Youth on Aug. 3, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV visits young Spaniard hospitalized during jubilee

Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit to Ignacio Gonzálvez, a 15-year-old Spanish boy who was hospitalized after collapsing during... Read more

Father Andreas Frick (left) and a CRS official during the SECAM plenary assembly in Rwanda held July 30 to Aug. 4, 2025.

Amid aid cuts, Catholic relief groups vow continued backing for Africa

Aug 5, 2025

By ACI Africa

Overseas development agencies pledged their continued support for the Church and civil organizations in Africa amid foreign fund cuts. Read more

From the Irish College building in Salamanca, the Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca.

Remembering the Irish College in Salamanca, Spain, and the evacuation of seminarians

Aug 5, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

The evacuation of Salamanca seminarians in 1936 marked the beginning of the end of a unique 350-year-old Irish-Spanish relationship. Read more

Shroud of Turin featuring positive (left) and negative (right) digital filters.

Shroud of Turin center disputes new study that challenges authenticity of burial cloth

Aug 5, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The guardians of the famed Shroud of Turin are disputing the results of a recent study that purports to disprove... Read more

A gentle cascade of white rose petals falls from the ceiling of the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Aug. 5, 2025, the feast of the dedication of the basilica, evoking “the miracle of the snow” said to have taken place nearly 17 centuries ago.

PHOTOS: White rose petals fall from ceiling of Rome basilica to mark fourth-century miracle

Aug 5, 2025

By Courtney Mares

According to tradition, the miracle involved a miraculous snowfall in Rome on Aug. 5 in the year 358. Read more

For decades, Father Chris Riley transformed thousands of lives through his Youth Off The Streets project in Australia. He died Aug. 1, 2025, at age 70 after a prolonged illness.

Father Chris Riley dies at 70: Australian priest founded youth homeless ministry

Aug 5, 2025

By AC Wimmer

For decades, Father Chris Riley transformed thousands of lives through his Youth Off The Streets project. Read more

Entrance to St. Clare’s Monastery in Belorado, Burgos, Spain.

Spanish court rules in favor of Church in eviction lawsuit against schismatic nuns

Aug 5, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

A Spanish court has ruled in favor of the Catholic Church in the eviction lawsuit against the former Poor Clare... Read more

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Report: Trump administration may walk back IVF insurance mandate plan

Aug 5, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

President Donald Trump’s administration may be walking back an earlier plan that would have required insurance companies to provide coverage... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims during his general audience on July 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV expresses his ‘profound sorrow’ over death of migrants in shipwreck off Yemen

Aug 4, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

In a gesture of closeness to the victims of irregular migration, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “profound sorrow” for the... Read more

Damage after the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut explosion.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Christ’s tears are joined with ours’ on anniversary of Beirut explosion

Aug 4, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Lebanon commemorated on Aug. 4 the fifth anniversary of the devastating explosion that rocked Beirut’s port in 2020. Read more

Bishop Robert Barron delivers the keynote address at the Jubilee of Youth’s National U.S. Pilgrim Gathering on July 30, 2025, at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.

Word on Fire announces new Bishop Barron documentary

Aug 4, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Word on Fire announced Monday that a new documentary by Bishop Robert Barron that will showcase the beauty of Catholic... Read more

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney told a packed basilica of young jubilee pilgrims in Rome on Aug. 4, 2025, that holy relics are “not just a quirky Catholic thing — they are a quirky God thing.”

Archbishop Fisher: Holy relics are not ‘just a quirky Catholic thing’

Aug 4, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney delivered the homily at the closing Mass of the weeklong public veneration of Frassati’s body... Read more

The Durg railway station in Chhattisgarh, site of the July 25, 2025, arrest of two nuns.

Catholic nuns arrested in India on human trafficking and conversion allegations released

Aug 4, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Two Catholic nuns who were arrested at a train station in central India have been released on bail after spending... Read more

Archbishop Eamon Martin.

‘The greatest privilege for priests is to celebrate the Eucharist,’ Irish archbishop says

Archbishop Eamon Martin of Ireland commemorated St. John Vianney, the patron saint of all priests and especially parish priests, whose... Read more

Rows of bunk beds line the interior of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility in the Florida Everglades, a repurposed training center now designated for holding immigrants. President Donald Trump appears in the background during a July 1, 2025, visit to the site.

Miami Archdiocese celebrates its first Mass at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Aug 4, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

“I am pleased that our request to provide for the pastoral care of the detainees has been accommodated,” Miami Archbishop... Read more

Pope Leo XIV prays during Mass for more than 1 million young pilgrims at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, in Rome’s outskirts, on Aug. 3, 2025.

This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of August

Aug 4, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of August is for mutual coexistence. Read more

Young Korean pilgrims gather for Mass during the Jubilee of Youth in the Basilica of San Crisogono in Trastevere offered by Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung on July 31, 2025.

Next World Youth Day to be historic first in non-Christian country, bishop says 

Aug 4, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Bishop Paul Kyung-sang Lee emphasized the significance of the upcoming 2027 World Youth Day event in South Korea during the... Read more