Prayer is an integral part of evangelization, Pope Leo XIV said in an audience with members of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network on Jan. 30. The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network is a pontifical organization whose mission is to mobilize Catholics in prayer. The group publishes the pope’s monthly prayer intention videos and organizes other prayer…
The Vatican “Sports Cross” arrived at the Basilica of San Babila in Milan on Thursday evening, one week ahead of the opening of the Feb. 6–22 Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy. Since 2012, the Vatican has entrusted the wooden cross designed and created by British artist Jon Cornwall to dioceses hosting the Summer and…
Lou Holtz, the storied football coach known for leading the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a 12-0 perfect season including a national championship win in 1989, has entered hospice care, according to media reports. Sports writer Kyle Sutherland wrote on Jan. 29 that he confirmed Holtz’s entrance into hospice. Multiple other news outlets subsequently confirmed…
The defense of life from conception, marriage defined as the union between one man and one woman, and the development of public policies in favor of the family were pillars of the pastoral ministry of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, when he served as bishop of Chiclayo from 2015–2023, according to those who collaborated…
Here is this week’s curation of international news from around the world that you might have missed: Holy Land Church leaders announce renovations to Grotto of the Nativity The Custody of the Holy Land and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem have announced the Grotto of the Nativity will soon undergo renovations. The restoration work…
The Cuban regime summoned two priests and two peaceful dissidents for questioning on Jan. 23 and interrogated them for several hours, a move that has been described by one analyst as a means of “pressuring and punishing” those who defend the right to live in a free country. The digital platform Cuba Trendings reported that…
About 300 Catholic leaders, including 15 bishops, sent a letter to the Senate this week asking lawmakers to reject funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if the appropriations bill does not include protections for migrants. Republicans and Democrats reached a temporary deal on the appropriations bill, which extends funding for the Department of…
Court documents reveal that a man who served as a substitute teacher for over a year in the Archdiocese of Chicago has been accused of inappropriately touching children multiple times in multiple states and has even served jail time related to those charges. The archdiocese said in a Jan. 25 email and confirmed in public…
Across continents, Filipino Catholics have emerged as what Pope Francis once memorably called “smugglers of the faith”: believers who carry the Gospel not by argument but through presence, perseverance, and hope. During the first-ever Simbang Gabi — a nine-day series of devotional Masses celebrated by Filipino Catholics from Dec. 16–24, leading up to Christmas —…
A steep decline in Catholic marriages in the U.S. over the past few decades is underscoring the need for “proactive” marriage support in the Church. Data obtained by EWTN News from the Official Catholic Directory shows a major drop-off in U.S. Catholic marriage, from about 267,000 in the year 2000 to just 111,718 in 2024,…
