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Study: Biblical definition of marriage high among churchgoers, definition of family less so
The Family Research Council in partnership with the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University recently released findings from a... Read more
U.S. priests report high confidence in Pope Leo XIV, less trust in bishops
A 2025 survey of U.S. priests found strong confidence in Pope Leo XIV and a mixed level of trust in... Read more
Pope Leo XIV meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella in first state visit to Italy
Pope Leo XIV met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Tuesday. Read more
Pope Leo XIV sends antibiotics to children in Gaza
Pope Leo XIV has sent 5,000 doses of antibiotics to Gaza following the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s... Read more
Diocese of Lexington launches net-zero plan inspired by Laudato Si’
Inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’, the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, plan will include all properties in 50... Read more
Cardinal presides over act of reparation in St. Peter’s following desecration of altar
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti presided over a penitential rite of reparation at the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica following a... Read more
Cardinal Parolin on St. Carlo Acutis: Many ‘touched by his smile’ when they see his photo
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that Carlo Acutis spoke of Jesus with a “radiant" and "smiling" face. Read more
Vatican halts seminary formation in DR Congo diocese ‘until further notice’
The Dicastery for Evangelization suspended the formation of seminarians in a diocese in the Democratic Republic of Congo, citing a... Read more
Fire damages historic Italian monastery where St. Carlo Acutis received first Communion
An Oct. 11 fire severely damaged the 17th-century Bernaga Monastery outside of Milan in northern Italy, forcing 21 cloistered nuns... Read more
World Mission Day: Leo XIV calls for supporting those who bring Christ to ends of earth
In a video released Oct. 13, Pope Leo XIV said World Mission Day is an opportunity for the entire Catholic... Read more
Vatican appoints judges to decide Rupnik sexual abuse case
The judges, appointed Oct. 9, do not hold any position in the Roman Curia to ensure their autonomy and independence... Read more
At U.S. ‘supermax’ prison, foreign-born Muslim with no arms files religious liberty suit
The case underscores just how extensively the principles of religious liberty have been applied in the United States. Read more
Columbus Day highlights explorer’s ‘legacy of faith,’ Trump says
President Donald Trump is reclaiming Christopher Columbus’ “extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and virtue,” according to the president’s proclamation. Read more
How the ‘Miracle of the Sun’ in Fátima helped to end an atheist regime
Oct. 13, 1917, marked the last Marian apparition in Fátima, a day on which thousands of people bore witness to... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: Authentic Marian spirituality brings God’s tenderness into the Church
Pope Leo XIV’s Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square was attended by 30,000 pilgrims in Rome for the Jubilee of... Read more
Altar wine for Mass in Kenya now required to bear Catholic bishops’ ‘coat of arms’
The Catholic faithful have welcomed the news as many believe the wine previously used “had lost its sanctity due to... Read more
Father Konteh’s mission: Healing Sierra Leone’s wounds through faith and Caritas
Despite a brutal civil war from 1991 to 2002 in Sierra Leone, the African country with the help of the... Read more
Man desecrates altar of St. Peter’s Basilica
The man climbed the altar and “urinated under the stunned gaze of hundreds of tourists,” according to the Roman newspaper... Read more
Thousands of pilgrims join Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square to pray the rosary for peace
Before the statue of Our Lady of Fátima, which was brought to Rome from Portugal, the pope entrusted believers to... Read more
Israelis, Gazan Christians, Catholics in U.S. weigh in on historic peace deal
Former Israeli government officials, representatives for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and Catholic advocates for Israel spoke with EWTN News... Read more
