Simone RisolutiPope Leo greets participants of the Jubilee of Seminarians on June 24, 2025. EDITORIAL: Our latest coverage features examples of how today’s seminaries, through capable stewardship and creative, dynamic orthodoxy, are being rebuilt on… A Seminary Renaissance
Elisabetta TrevisanPope Leo talks with seminarians taking part in the Jubilee of Seminarians on June 24, 2025. Seminaries are at the healthiest point they have been in for decades in terms of culture and quality… US Catholic Seminaries Said to Be in a ‘Golden Age’
Pope Leo XIV called for an “immediate halt to the barbarism of the war and for a peaceful resolution of the conflict” during his Angelus speech in Castel Gandolfo on Sunday. Speaking in the Papal… On Sunday, Pope Leo calls for an end to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
Pope Leo XIV greets a young woman along the streets of Albano, Italy before offering Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Pancras near Castel Gandolfo on July 20, 2025. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom,… Pope Leo XIV: Summer is a time to savor prayerful moments with God
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia say the situation currently in Ethiopia “calls more than ever” for a unified voice. / Courtesy of CBCE ACI Africa, Jul 20, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).… Catholic bishops in Ethiopia call for ‘unified voice’ in confronting violent conflicts
Engraving by F. Vernon after W. DyceThe Blessed Mother with the Christ Child, at prayer Developing self-awareness and aligning personal desires with a greater, God-given purpose are part of the journey.
For more than 40 years, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception has welcomed visitors to its annual summer organ recital series. / Credit: Timothy Dias/Basilica of the National Shrine of the… National Shrine’s organ recital series showcases world-class musicians
Timothy DiasFor more than 40 years, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception has welcomed visitors to its annual summer organ recital series. Held on Sunday evenings throughout July and August, the… National Shrine’s Organ Recital Series Showcases World-Class Musicians
Joseph Hazboun, the regional director at the Pontifical Mission in the Jerusalem field office, speaks to Tara Mergener on “EWTN News Nightly,” Friday, July 18, 2025 / Credit: EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19,… Director of Jerusalem Pontifical Mission assesses situation in Gaza after church attack
St. Thomas More. / Credit: Public domain Canterbury, England, Jul 19, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The skull of St. Thomas More may be exhumed and preserved to coincide with the 500th anniversary of his… St. Thomas More’s skull may be exhumed from Canterbury vault for saint’s 500th anniversary