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Parish preservation group says it will appeal to Vatican over Buffalo bishop’s ‘harmful’ leadership

Save Our Buffalo Churches has sparred with Bishop Michael Fisher over parish closures and governance. An outspoken parish preservation group in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, says it is appealing to the Holy See [...]

Decades after Civil Rights movement, Alabama parish gives ‘doubly sacred’ witness to faith, freedom

The City of St. Jude Parish hosted thousands of Civil Rights marchers amid a push for justice in the segregated 1960s South. More than 60 years after the pinnacle events of the U.S. Civil Rights [...]

Church in Sri Lanka: Let Easter bombing probe go ‘unhindered’ after spy chief’s arrest

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka is urging the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings to proceed without political interference after the arrest of the country’s former intelligence chief. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The [...]

EU won’t create new abortion fund but green-lights existing money for abortion access

Pro-life leaders say the European Commission’s decision misuses EU social funding and compels taxpayers to finance abortion against their convictions. BRUSSELS — The European Commission has rejected a proposal to create a new European Union-wide [...]

Doors at the entrance of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre removed for restoration

The removal of the doors to the Holy Sepulchre for restoration work provides an opportunity to look into the fascinating history of the church that encloses the site of Jesus’ death and resurrection. The monumental [...]

EWTN News explains: Why is Archbishop Fulton Sheen important?

Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895–1979) was an award-winning radio and television personality who, amid fame and success, kept Christ at the center of his life. Now, he’s on the path to sainthood, with the Vatican [...]

Angels don’t indulge whims, Bishop Varden tells Vatican officials

The Cistercian bishop reflected on angels as mediators of God’s providence and on St. Bernard of Clairvaux’s realism rooted in mercy. Bishop Erik Varden continued leading the Vatican’s Lenten spiritual exercises on Feb. 26 with [...]

Pope Leo uses special rule to beatify 15th-century Franciscan

On February 21, Pope Leo XIV chose to beatify a 15th-century Franciscan who was believed to be a saint already immediately after his death. At the time, there was no formal beatification or canonization ceremony, and the local people all revered him for the holiness of his life. It wasn’t until the 20th century that Read More…

Pope Leo uses special rule to beatify 15th-century Franciscan

This doctor of the Church is a companion in suffering

Gregory of Narek (c. 945–1003) was a monk, poet, and theologian of the Armenian Church whose voice still carries across a millennium. Born near Lake Van in historic Armenia, he spent most of his life at the Monastery of Narek, founded in 935 during a cultural renaissance under the Bagratuni and Artsruni kingdoms. Formed by Read More…

This doctor of the Church is a companion in suffering

Did you know that Leo XIV is a car enthusiast?

“Bob loved to drive,” says a brother of the Order of St. Augustine who knew the current pope during his early years as a priest in Chicago, in a documentary aired by Vatican News. Unlike most of his predecessors, Pope Leo XIV is a true car enthusiast. So it’s not surprising that one of his Read More…

Did you know that Leo XIV is a car enthusiast?