Indian Catholics Released After 104 Days in Jail Under Anti-Conversion Law
gwkttsMap of India. The men, held since May on charges of conversion and attempted murder, walked out of jail after the Rajasthan High Court granted bail.
Nigerian seminarian abducted from bishop’s residence escapes unhurt
OTUKPO, Nigeria — A seminarian who was abducted from the bishop’s residence in Nigeria’s Diocese of Otukpo on July 29 has escaped from his captors and returned home unharmed. In a statement shared with ACI…
Slovak Bishops Preach On Mary at 250th Nitra Pilgrimage
Bohumil PetríkAltar servers carry the processional cross ahead of Bishop Jozef Haľko at the Assumption pilgrimage on the Calvary hill in Nitra, Slovakia, on Aug. 15, 2026. Pilgrims have climbed the Calvary hill in Nitra…
What Is Heaven? A Priest Who Just Turned 100 Replies
Father Ricardo Bello Mato, a Spanish priest who just turned 100. Father Ricardo Bello Mato offers his reflections on heaven and his many years as a priest.
Catholic Actor David Henrie Slays Bedtime Fears in New Faith-Filled Picture Book
Courtesy photoDavid and Maria Henrie hold the new book available on Nov. 10. Disney alum David Henrie and his wife, Maria, turn real-life bedtime questions into a Scripture-filled picture book proving no fear is too…
Pope appeals for persecuted Palestinian Christians as violence continues
Pope Leo XIV appealed for an end to violence against Palestinian Christians on Sunday and called on the international community to increase diplomatic and mediation efforts. “I renew my appeal for an end to the…
EWTN News explains: How is Catholic Communion bread made?
The Second Vatican Council referred to the Eucharist as “the source and summit of the Christian life,” St. Augustine referred to it as “a Divine storehouse filled with every virtue,” and St. Thérèse of Lisieux…
Pope Leo XIV: Violence Against Palestinians in West Bank Must Stop
Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful gathered at the Piazza della Libertà at Castel Gandolfo for his Sunday Angelus on Aug. 16, 2026. During his Aug. 16 Angelus address at Castel Gandolfo, the pontiff…
Christians across the Middle East and North Africa celebrate the Assumption despite challenges
Across the Middle East and North Africa, Christians celebrated the solemnity of the Assumption according to their own traditions and cultures, despite the different challenges facing their communities. Lebanon Despite the ongoing war and the…
Archbishop gives first-hand account of quake as Caritas, faithful respond to emergency
Church leaders on the Indonesian island of Flores were mobilizing relief workers and assessing damage this weekend, after a powerful earthquake killed scores of people and destroyed more than 900 homes. The magnitude 7.7 quake…