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One of the historic milestones of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain was the opportunity to realize Antoni Gaudí’s dream: the inauguration and blessing of the Tower of Jesus Christ, coinciding exactly with the centenary of the great architect’s death. “God’s architect” died leaving behind a vast legacy of art and devotion visible throughout Barcelona…
Although most Americans view birth control and having children outside of marriage as morally acceptable behaviors, that support saw a significant drop according to Gallup’s 2026 Value and Beliefs poll. The annual survey tracks American views about 20 subjects with moral implications. The issues that saw the largest decreases in support in 2026 were birth…
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) voted to advance the cause of beatification and canonization for Catholic missionary John Rick Miller on the local level. Miller was an American businessman and missionary known for numerous apostolates including the association “For the Love of God Worldwide,” which promotes consecration to God through the Sacred…
With the FIFA World Cup set to begin on Thursday, during his apostolic visit to Spain Pope Leo XIV shared a reflection regarding soccer, highlighting the importance of learning teamwork as a lesson for life. “Soccer also helps us remember something very important: that life is not a race to be run in solitude; it…
ORLANDO, Florida — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) voted June 10 to support advancing the cause of beatification and canonization for Monsignor Joseph Buh, a Slovenian-born missionary priest who spent more than half a century ministering in northern Minnesota. The vote took place during the bishops’ plenary assembly in Orlando, Florida, after Duluth…
ORLANDO, Florida — In his first address to the U.S. bishops since becoming apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia called for deeper communion within the Church and presented Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate as a moment of renewal rooted in continuity with the vision of Pope Francis. Speaking June 10 at the U.S….
Six Catholic activists linked to the traditionalist movement Civitas were held in police custody for nearly 48 hours after attempting to block a contemporary art installation from taking place inside the Church of Saint-Laurent in Paris’ 10th arrondissement on the evening of Saturday, June 6 — the opening night of the city’s 25th annual Nuit…
The Archdiocese of Guayaquil in Ecuador is inviting all the faithful to participate on Friday, June 12, in a Mass during which Cardinal Luis Cabrera will renew the consecration of Ecuador to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was done for the first time on March 25, 1874. The Mass, which the cardinal will celebrate…
Following his meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, said the Christian presence in the Holy Land is facing “a difficult reality” amid growing violence and the absence of any political horizon. Speaking to ACI MENA, the Arabic-language sister service of EWTN News, the patriarch…
QUELIMANE, Mozambique — Catholic leaders’ grief over the killing of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso of Mozambique’s Quelimane Diocese continues to deepen as Pope Leo XIV, Catholic bishops in Africa, the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization, and the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) joined in mourning the 54-year-old bishop, calling for justice….
