Amid a sexual abuse scandal affecting the Diocese of Northampton in the United Kingdom, Pope Leo XIV named an apostolic administrator to oversee the diocese until a new bishop is appointed. The pontiff named Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster to replace Bishop David Oakley, who was charged with abuse of an underage girl. In a…

Before his conversion to Catholicism, EWTN Norway’s editor-in-chief, Pål Nes, was a Freemason. But when he joined the Catholic Church, he left Freemasonry behind. The Nordic bishops, as well as the Church’s hierarchy, agree: A formal association with Freemasonry is incompatible with Catholicism. But this issue, which has come up in public conversation among Catholics…

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday named Italian economist Sr. Alessandra Smerilli, FMA, to succeed Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Cardinal Czerny will turn 80 on July 18, while the 51-year-old Salesian sister has been secretary, the No. 2 position at the dicastery, since August 2021. She…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is currently taking place in cities across North America, and soccer fans from around the globe have traveled to host cities to support their teams as they play in the world’s most important soccer tournament. With so many foreigners visiting, a Catholic radio show in one city is taking the…

This Fourth of July marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As the country approaches this historic date, one site in America’s heartland is preparing to celebrate in a particularly Catholic way. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wisconsin — the only approved Marian apparition site…