Pope Pius XII proclaims the dogmatic definition of the Assumption, Nov. 1, 1950. COMMENTARY: With her bodily glorification in heaven, Mary assumes the role of mother not just with regard to Christ, but towards all… 75 Years After Dogma Declaration, Mary’s Assumption Still Lifts the Church
EWTN News The encounter in Indianapolis will feature opening remarks by Pope Leo XIV, youth representatives, and a live Q&A. The historic encounter will connect the Holy Father live from the Vatican with thousands of… EWTN to Carry Pope Leo XIV’s First-Ever Digital Visit With America’s Catholic Youth
Palestine and Israel border. / Credit: AntonMislawsky/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 15, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Israel… Israel denies entry to Italian priest over criticism of war in Gaza
Material comfort and a certain complacency can dull the conscience, Pope Leo XIV said during his homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, the Mother of God. The pope was at St. Thomas… Pope Leo warns ‘material comfort’ can dull the conscience
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world as he celebrated a Catholic feast day on the same day as… Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway
St. Maximilian Kolbe (bearded, in front row, center) and his companions in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1936. / Credit: Public Domain/Courtesy of “Maximilian Kolbe: The Saint of Auschwitz”/Sophia Institute Press Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2025… The Nagasaki mission house built by St. Maximilian Kolbe that survived the atomic bomb
After arriving in Castel Gandolfo for short mini-break, Pope Leo XIV briefly spoke to reporters about different conflicts taking place in the world. Speaking about Ukraine just days before U.S. President Donald Trump meets with… As he arrives in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo pledges Vatican support for peace efforts
null / Credit: Photo Spirit/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A recent study has found an increase in the number of Americans Catholics leaving the Church. To combat the issue,… Study: 9 in 10 cradle Catholics leaving the Church; experts urge stronger faith community
RawPixelA family attends Sunday Mass. The study reported the Church is losing 9 out of 10 cradle Catholics, and most are becoming religiously unaffiliated.
Courtesy photo Marcin Kwasny in Triumph of the Heart (2025). FILM REVIEW: Father Kolbe died a martyr at 47 years old, executed on Aug. 14 and cremated there on Aug. 15, 1941, the Solemnity of… ‘Triumph of the Heart’ Offers Tribute to the Heroic Witness of St. Maximilian Kolbe