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

Worldwide Catholic population up, vocations down

Oct 18, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

On the occasion of World Mission Day on Oct. 19, Vatican news agency Fides presented statistics that offer a general... Read more

Archbishop of Philadelphia Nelson J. Perez speaks to members of his congregation at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul following a special Mass for Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Archdiocese launches ‘missionary hubs’ to help bring faithful back to Church

Sep 29, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Archbishop Nelson Pérez’s announcement comes after Pérez earlier this year revealed a 10-year plan meant to bring Catholics back to... Read more

Pope Leo XIV presides over his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sept. 17, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: My priority is the Gospel, not solving the world’s problems

Sep 18, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV gave an interview for the biography “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century,”... Read more

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla during his presentation on evangelization in the Diocese of Santa Marta, Colombia.

What is the difference between evangelizing and proselytizing?

Sep 6, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

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

Tyler Duffy, director of evangelization at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Centennial, Colorado, outside More Coffee.

New coffee shop in Archdiocese of Denver aims to be ‘outpost of evangelization’

Aug 23, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

More Coffee, owned and run by St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Centennial, Colorado, hopes to become a gathering place... Read more

Members of The Catholic University of America Office of Campus Ministry receive their RISE Award from the Associates of St. John Bosco.

First-ever RISE Awards recognizes innovative evangelization projects on college campuses

Aug 10, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Associates of St. John Bosco recently announced its first-ever winners of the RISE Awards for innovative college campus ministry... Read more

The Diocese of Fairbanks’ Ukveryaramta Tungiinun team members Danielle Beaver and Jesuit Father Gregg Wood in Chefornak.

‘Miracle woman’ inspires Native youth through faith and survival story

Jul 27, 2025

By Kristina Millare

For Yup’ik woman Danielle Beaver, 33, of Alaska, sharing her Catholic faith is not just a mission but the reason... Read more

“When you love the people with whom you disagree, and then you talk about the disagreements, then you’re able to persuade people, potentially,” Arthur Brooks points out. “It’s your only shot at persuading people, is with love.”

Arthur Brooks: Let’s emulate Pope Leo by speaking truth in a spirit of love

Bestselling author, Harvard professor, and renowned social scientist Arthur Brooks says the missionary character of Pope Leo XIV is one... Read more

Summertime vacations can also be very spiritually beneficial.

5 ways to sanctify your summer vacation and evangelize

A bishop, a mother, and a priest shared some tips for “sanctifying vacations” and summertime evangelizing. Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with the Order of Malta’s grand master, Fra’ John Dunlap, and members of the Order of Malta on June 23, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV tells Order of Malta there is no charity without evangelization

Jun 24, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV also met for the first time with the order’s grand master, Fra’ John Dunlap, at the Vatican... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses the Italian Bishops’ Conference on June 17, 2025, at the Vatican.

Leo XIV shares with Italy’s bishops ‘coordinates’ for a Church that embodies the Gospel

Jun 17, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV on June 17 received the bishops of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, with whom he shared four “coordinates”... Read more

Pastor Rick Warren speaks to EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser on “EWTN News Nightly” on Friday, June 6, 2025.

Pastor Rick Warren: Christian unity is ‘still the unanswered prayer of Jesus’

Jun 7, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Rick Warren, founder of Saddleback Church in California, spoke to EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser in Rome on attending... Read more

Irish high cross at the Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary, Ireland.

Poll takes pulse of religion, spirituality in Ireland

May 23, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

The Dublin-based Iona Institute for Religion and Society has released a comprehensive report that highlights significant shifts in religious attitudes... Read more

The Kerygma Center for the New Evangelization offers a program that brings nonbelievers closer to God, especially baptized persons who had been living far from their faith.

New evangelization program aims to awaken dormant faith

The center proposes a “re-evangelization” aimed particularly at those who, despite having faith, have not experienced “a living and personal... Read more

From left to right: Alexandro Jurado, known as VoiceofReason on social media; Desirae Sifuentes, known as UncatechizedCatholic on Instagram; speaker and content creator Emily Wilson; and Kira Andrea, also known as Mercy Divine Music.

4 digital content creators discuss their role in the Church’s mission of evangelization

Apr 6, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

CNA spoke to a handful of digital evangelists about their work and their use of digital media to spread the... Read more

The Philippines has the highest adult Christian faith retention rate in the world, according to Pew Research.

Pew Research: Most Christians raised in the faith hold onto it in adulthood

Mar 28, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Surveys in about three dozen countries compiled by the Pew Research Center found that most Christians who are raised in... Read more

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis urges all Catholics to be ‘missionaries of hope’ through prayer and action

Feb 6, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“I urge all of you, children, young people, adults, and the elderly, to participate actively in the common evangelizing mission... Read more

Archbishop Nelson Pérez at his installation Mass on Feb. 18, 2020, at the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia archbishop launches ‘missionary hubs’ to reach the ‘missing 83%’

Jan 17, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Archbishop Nelson Pérez has decided to launch a missionary outreach program to reach the 83% of baptized Catholics who are... Read more

Alpha participants and facilitators meet at a local restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Nov. 5, 2024. Every Alpha meeting begins with dinner and fellowship, followed by a video presentation about questions of faith and ending with a small group discussion.

Alpha evangelization course brings Chinese inquirers to the faith in Michigan

Nov 10, 2024

By Martin Barillas

Alpha began as a course of evangelization within the Anglican Church in England in 1977 and has since expanded to... Read more

Children participate in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual Missionary Childhood Association Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Oct. 16, 2024.

‘Children helping children’: Missionary Childhood Association helps youth become evangelists

Oct 22, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The MCA, also known as the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood, is tasked with “developing a spirit and a... Read more