MANILA, Philippines – Trumpets blared, the smoke of incense billowed, and three men in white vestments marched around the Senate while sprinkling it with holy water and exorcised salt. Filipino activist priest Father Robert Reyes,…
Pope Leo XIV still has a Peruvian credit card, wakes in the middle of the night and checks soccer results, follows the Chicago White Sox, and uses a cellphone. He is also, according to Brian…
The bishop-elect for the English diocese of Arundel and Brighton believes there is a place for AI in the Church, even if there are risks involved. Father Stephen Wang, who was chosen by Pope Leo…
Memorial programs were held across India on July 5 to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, the 84-year-old tribal rights activist who died in custody at a Mumbai hospital…
Jack GuezThis picture taken from a position in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel shows a base of United Nations in southern Lebanon near the Israel-Lebanon border on July 1, 2026. Israel’s defense minister said…
Daniel IbanezThe cover of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis’ postsynodal apostolic exhortation on the family, in English, Italian, and Spanish. It was published and presented to the public on April 8, 2016. Pope Leo XIV has…
Participants carry the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage banner beneath a flag reading “God Bless America” and “One Nation Under God” during the procession through Philadelphia, Sunday, July 5, 2026. Thousands of pilgrims braved the heat on…
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July is for respect for human life in all circumstances. “Both you and I have received the most beautiful gift of life — your breath, your…
CAIRO — A well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city in the western desert is one of two major archaeological finds announced by Egypt on Saturday. The recent discoveries at the Dakhla Oasis and at the Marina el-Alamein…
GENYA SAVILOVSmoke and fire rises from Dormition Cathedral in the Orthodox complex of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra following a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital on June 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in…