Cleveland father and son live out sacrificial faith after mother’s near-death illness — By: Catholic News Agency

In a time when the meaning of masculinity is often misunderstood and undervalued, Joe Soltis and his 15-year-old son, Jake, are a father/son pair from Cleveland, Ohio, who have made service to others the focus of their lives. After his mother’s serious illness, Jake, almost entirely by himself, built her a sauna and exercise room…

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Rare Holy Sepulchre treasures bring Jerusalem’s history to Fort Worth, Texas — By: Catholic News Agency

A relic of the true cross and a decorative silver panel that hung in Christ’s tomb will remain on display until July 12 at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. The exhibit also includes vestments, candlesticks, metal flowers, and numerous liturgical objects used in Jerusalem hundreds of years ago. Catholic kings sent these…

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‘The Church needs her sons’: Catholic podcast hosts call men to embrace fatherhood and faith — By: Catholic News Agency

Samuel Blair and Jason Angelette are two of the five hosts of “The Point Man Podcast,” a podcast for Catholic men. Together, alongside Chris Price, Clint Capdepon, and Drew Pearson, they are fathers and husbands who share their knowledge and experience about navigating life today as Catholic men and as leaders of their families. Blair,…

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‘Europe needs missionaries’: New program forms lay leaders for the Church — By: Catholic News Agency

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — Thirty-three-year-old Niclas Eichmuller has always felt called to mission work, but he also wanted to have a family. “European Mission Campus has shown me how to do it,” he told EWTN News. The European Mission Campus (EMC), based in Vienna, Austria, draws inspiration from St. John Paul II’s “vision of lay…

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