CASTEL GANDOLFO, ITALY — Pope Leo XIV told EWTN News he “cannot comment” on Jimmy Lai, the Catholic founder and publisher of the outspoken pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, who was sentenced Feb. 9 on charges Chinese authorities say violate national security laws. The sentence came after his conviction in December, a case his supporters have…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines paid tribute to the late Cardinal Jaime Sin on the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, honoring the former archbishop of Manila for his prophetic role in the bloodless 1986 uprising that ended the two-decade dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas led the Mass…
In the 70 years of RECongress, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual Religious Education Congress, the event has hosted several Masses and liturgies featuring an array of languages and cultures. But for the first time in its history, RECongress hosted an Arabic Mass put on by the Arab American Catholic Community (AACC), based out of…
Above: the Museo Ospitale Santa Francesca Romana. On March 8, 2026, in the evocative setting of the Museo Ospitale Santa Francesca Romana in Rome, a new sacred work will see the light for the first time: the Oratorio “Una con Lui” for solo soprano, string quartet, and piano, with music by OnePeterFive writer Mº Aurelio…
A final report from the Synod on Synodality study group on “mission in the digital environment” proposes the possible creation of a dedicated Vatican body to accompany and oversee the theological, pastoral, and canonical challenges that arise online. The digital mission group is one of 10 study groups established by Pope Francis in 2024 at…
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A pro-abortion professor at the University of Notre Dame is turning down a leadership appointment there after weeks of backlash that included more than a dozen U.S. bishops criticizing the school for its decision. Mary Gallagher, the dean of the university’s Keough School of Global Affairs, wrote in an email on Feb. 26 that Professor…
In a world marked by secularization and cultural fragmentation, Our Lady of Guadalupe remains a privileged path for proclaiming the Gospel, said Bishop Óscar Cantú of San Jose, California, as he shared how a recent event dedicated to the Virgin Mary illuminates the mission of the Church in the heart of Silicon Valley. During the…
Falls can humble people when they are “puffed up,” showing God’s power to save, and can become “milestones on a personal journey of salvation, to be recalled gratefully,” Bishop Erik Varden said during this week’s Lenten retreat for Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Curia. Yet, he warned, “we cannot afford to be gullible.” “Not…
OnePeterFive Podcast German Schismatic Way Hoping for Rome to Confirm their Lay Preachers at Mass 00:00 / 00:06:03 While the SSPX is being threatened with… Source Read More
