Pope Leo XIV to Peruvian youth: Do not be afraid to be God’s instruments
“Many people need that joyful and contagious witness that a young person in love with Christ can convey,” Pope Leo XIV observed. […]
News Briefs
West Virginia Catholic parishes rally to support communities hit by flash flooding
The flooding that swept through north-central West Virginia killed at least two people, authorities said. […]
Bartek Krakowiak: From professed convert to troubled vandal at Medjugorje
After a troubled youth and a powerful conversion experience, Polish national Bartłomiej “Bartek” Krakowiak has been arrested and charged with acts of vandalism at the Marian shrine in Medjugorje. […]
‘The Chosen’ cast heads into the wilderness with Bear Grylls in new series
“The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls” premieres on Prime Video on Aug. 9. […]
Spanish bishops’ president: ‘The invasion of Ceuta is a test. Demography is a weapon’
In an Aug. 2 message, Archbishop Luis Argüello said: “Biopolitics is key to current global power.” […]
Pope Leo XIV names apostolic administrator for Rabat in Morocco amid investigation of cardinal
Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero has stepped back from public ministry while the Church investigates allegations of sexual abuse and inappropriate conduct involving adult women, which he denies. […]
Pope Leo XIV to Ecuadorian Catholics: Keep following Christ
The Vatican published a video message from the pontiff on Aug. 2 for Ecuador’s seventh National Youth Day. […]
250 years after independence, the little-known story of colonial America’s Catholics
Although Catholicism was a small minority in colonial America, more than 20,000 Catholics called it home. Two-thirds lived in Maryland, with most of the rest in Pennsylvania and port cities. […]
Toronto Catholics launch first conference for young professionals
ARISE is a full-day conference taking place on Sept. 26 in Canada’s largest city built for young professionals and Catholics from all walks of life. […]
Egypt executes convicted killer of Coptic Orthodox priest
The family of Father Arsanios Wadid, who was murdered in April 2022, confirmed that the man found guilty of the crime has been put to death. […]