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Sacraments on the Sea: Priests Offer Pastoral Care for Cruise Goers

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Bishop explains how Our Lady of Guadalupe can reach postmodern Silicon Valley

Bishop Óscar Cantú of San Jose, California, explains how the highly secularized society can receive the message and imagery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in a way that is meaningful to them. In a world [...]

From heiress to saint: The radical life of St. Katharine Drexel

Throughout her life, St. Katharine Drexel’s chief motivation was to help more people know and love Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. St. Katharine Drexel was born in 1858 to a wealthy family in Philadelphia. Five [...]

Inside look! Climb with us to see Michelangelo’s cleaned-up work

On Saturday, the Vatican Museums woke to a few accredited journalists, welcomed before the arrival of visitors in the sacred silence of the Sistine Chapel. The clicking of the first camera shutters quickly breaks the calm, much to the chagrin of an employee who grumbles as she pulls her cart. She didn’t have time to Read More…

Inside look! Climb with us to see Michelangelo’s cleaned-up work

Trump’s ambassador to the Vatican defends deportation policies criticized by pope, U.S. bishops

In an interview with EWTN News, Ambassador Brian Burch pushed back on widespread criticism of U.S. immigration enforcement and rejected the suggestion that the Vatican is anti-American. ROME — United States Ambassador to the Holy [...]

Polish bishops introduce financial penalties for canonical offenses

The new norms, approved by the Vatican, tie fines to Poland’s minimum wage and can reach up to 20 times the monthly minimum for serious violations of Church law. WARSAW, Poland — The Catholic Church [...]

Supreme Court says California can’t hide student transgender identities from parents

Keeping student “transitions” secret likely violates the First Amendment rights of parents, the high court said. In a landmark decision on March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the state of California cannot keep [...]

Euthanasia bill is “dead” in England and Wales

Controversial legislation to permit assisted suicide in England and Wales is set to fail because of a lack of parliamentary time.  The government will not give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill more time before the May deadline, when all legislation must have passed or automatically falls. Although it may seem early to Read More…

Euthanasia bill is “dead” in England and Wales

Leo XIV and the martyrs of Algeria: The struggle for peace

“May peace be with you all (…) A peace that is unarmed and disarming, humble and persevering!” These first words of Pope Leo XIV, spoken from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, have been heard around the world. They refer to the spirituality of Blessed Christian de Chergé (1937-1996). In the mid-1990s, the Trappist prior Read More…

Leo XIV and the martyrs of Algeria: The struggle for peace

Pontifical Academy for Life: Leo XIV creates “supporters” role

The new statutes of the Pontifical Academy for Life, signed by Pope Leo XIV and published on February 28, 2026, officially introduce the institution’s mission of “supporters,” a kind of privileged partner. Appointed for a term of three years, they are called upon to contribute, “through their support, to the realization of the activities and Read More…

Pontifical Academy for Life: Leo XIV creates “supporters” role