The eight chapels of Spain’s Toledo cathedral, which will celebrate the jubilee of its 800th anniversary starting next October, evoke centuries of devotion, history, and art in Spainʼs primatial diocese. Among its many treasures, the cathedral features eight chapels where fragments of history, traces of the God-inspired actions of kings, cardinals, and archbishops, and the…

Despite recent efforts to reduce tensions in the Middle East and the Gulf region, security concerns and the fragile geopolitical situation continue to affect the lives of millions of residents and migrant workers in the Gulf, many of whom are Christians. Amid these challenges, the Catholic Church in the countries of the Apostolic Vicariate of…

A court in the northern Philippines has dismissed a forcible entry case against a Catholic bishop, a priest, and several community leaders involved in a dispute over a mining exploration project in Nueva Vizcaya province. Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao of Bayombong welcomed the June 24 ruling, which dismissed a complaint linked to barricades established by…

Santa Maria delle Grazie (Our Lady of Grace) parish in the small Italian town of Casalba has found itself in the media spotlight after a statue of St. Padre Pio appeared to show a tear of blood trickling down its face. The discovery was made in April, when a parishioner noticed an unusual detail on…