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Bishop Robert Barron speaks to tens of thousands of young people at a World Youth Day gathering in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. The event, hosted by the U.S. bishops’ conference, culminated in a Eucharistic procession and Holy Hour.

Bishop Barron to address U.S. pilgrims in Rome during Jubilee of Youth

Jul 21, 2025

By Courtney Mares

More than 3,500 young American pilgrims are expected at a special event in Rome on July 30 during the global... Read more

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Pope Leo XIV on Monday, July 21, 2025, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the West Bank.

Palestine’s president calls Pope Leo XIV concerning Holy Land conflict

Jul 21, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV on Monday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who called the pope to discuss the conflict in... Read more

The Poong Jesus Nazareno Filipino Catholic Center in Anaheim, California, is a first-of-its-kind Filipino Catholic center set to open in Anaheim, California, on July 21, 2025, offering a new spiritual and cultural landmark for Filipino Catholics in America’s most populous state.

Innovative Filipino Catholic center to open in California

Jul 21, 2025

By Paris Apodaca

A first-of-its-kind Filipino Catholic center is set to open in Anaheim, California, offering a new spiritual and cultural landmark for... Read more

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki.

Cologne Archdiocese calls canonical complaint ‘baseless’ as abuse survivors accuse cardinal

Jul 21, 2025

By Martin Bürger

The Archdiocese of Cologne has dismissed a canonical complaint filed against Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki by German abuse survivors to... Read more

A rendering of the interior of Whistler’s Our Lady of the Mountain’s newest church, as designed by Oberto Oberti Architecture and Urban Design Inc. The grand opening of the new parish design is slated for later in the fall 2025.

Church dedicated to Mary in popular Canadian resort town ‘mirrors area’s natural beauty’

Jul 21, 2025

By Luke Mandato

The only Catholic church in the popular ski resort town of Whistler, British Columbia, Our Lady of the Mountains Parish... Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks by video call with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin from Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on July 20, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV marks moon landing anniversary with call to U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin

Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing with a video call to U.S.... Read more

Catholic images and crucifixes fill the walls in Times Square Tattoo.

Tattoo shop in Times Square is a ‘ministry for the Miraculous Medal’

Jul 21, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Times Square Tattoo in New York City is more than a tattoo parlor — it’s a “ministry for the Miraculous... Read more

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus address on July 13, 2025, from Liberty Square in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, where he is spending a two-week summer break.

Pope Leo XIV prays by name for Gaza parish strike victims, renews plea for ceasefire

Jul 20, 2025

By Courtney Mares

“I express my profound sadness regarding last Thursday’s attack by the Israeli army on the Catholic Parish of the Holy... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets a young woman along the streets of Albano, Italy, before offering Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Pancras near Castel Gandolfo on July 20, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Summer is a time to savor prayerful moments with God

Jul 20, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV, who is on summer holiday at the papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, encouraged people in his Sunday... Read more

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia say the situation currently in Ethiopia “calls more than ever” for a unified voice.

Catholic bishops in Ethiopia call for ‘unified voice’ in confronting violent conflicts

Jul 20, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

“The Church, as a mother, always longs and grieves for her children to enter into peace,” the bishops said, encouraging... Read more

An image of Servant of God Julia Greeley in a parish.

New short documentary highlights the life of Servant of God Julia Greeley

Jul 20, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

A new, short documentary tells the story of Servant of God Julia Greeley, also known as Denver’s Angel of Charity,... Read more

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (left) and a members of a Christian visit St. Porphyrius Church in Gaza City on July 18, 2025.

Jerusalem bishop shares distress over conditions in Gaza after accidental Israeli strike

Jul 19, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

On July 17, the Israeli military accidentally bombed the only Catholic parish in Gaza. The strike killed three and injured... Read more

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski talks to “EWTN News In Depth” anchor Catherine Hadro on Friday, July 18, 2025.

Amid deportations, Catholic clergy rally for immigrants

Jul 19, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

In Detroit, one Catholic priest took a unique approach — delivering a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read more

Joseph Hazboun, the regional director at the Pontifical Mission in the Jerusalem field office, speaks to Tara Mergener on “EWTN News Nightly” on Friday, July 18, 2025.

Director of Jerusalem Pontifical Mission assesses situation in Gaza after church attack

Jul 19, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Joseph Hazboun, director of the Pontifical Mission in Jerusalem, spoke with “EWTN News Nightly” on July 18 about the situation... Read more

For more than 40 years, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception has welcomed visitors to its annual summer organ recital series.

National Shrine’s organ recital series showcases world-class musicians

Jul 19, 2025

By Paris Apodaca

Held on Sunday evenings throughout July and August, the series features performances on the National Shrine basilica’s renowned chancel and... Read more

St. Thomas More.

St. Thomas More’s skull may be exhumed from Canterbury vault for saint’s 500th anniversary

Jul 19, 2025

By Madeleine Teahan

St. Dunstan’s Parochial Church Council in Canterbury says it “would very much welcome communication with the Vatican” about exhuming Thomas... Read more

Market in Shevchenkove settlement in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine after a 2023 Russian rocket strike.

‘Charity doesn’t go on vacation’: Pope Leo XIV sends food to families in Ukraine

Jul 19, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV once again expressed his closeness to the people of Ukraine by sending packages of food destined to... Read more

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

U.S. bishops stress need for immediate ceasefire after deadly attack on Gaza parish

Jul 18, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The president of the USCCB has called for peace and an “immediate ceasefire” following a deadly attack on the only... Read more

The funeral of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win (left), who was martyred in Myanmar on Feb. 14, 2025.

9 people sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder of Myanmar priest

Jul 18, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The Vatican news agency Fides reported that nine people were sentenced to 20 years in prison for the February murder... Read more

Human embryos.

California couple with 21 kids from surrogate mothers charged with neglect, endangerment

Jul 18, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more