The port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. / Credit: Tahir mq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 16, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). In Saudi Arabia, a theocratic monarchy where Islam… ‘A living and discreet Church’: Despite persecution, Catholic faith endures in Saudi Arabia
Wikimedia Commons Operation Midnight Hammer was the first combat use of the 30,000-pound (14,000 kg) GBU-57 MOP. COMMENTARY: Three fallacies applied to the just war tradition when assessing the military action by Israel and the… Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate
The Martyrs of Compiègne were guillotined for their faith on July 17, 1794. The film’s death scene is enhanced by the glorious singing of the opera singers who play the nuns — but the glories… WATCH ON EWTN: ‘Blessed: The Martyrs of Compiègne’ — the Nuns Who Defied the Reign of Terror
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV visits the Poor Clares of Albano on July 15. The Pontiff paused in prayer in the monastery chapel, sharing a moment of silence and contemplation with the sisters, whom he later… Pope Leo XIV Pays Visit to Poor Clares Who Pray for Him Every Day
Johan BakkerKeizersberg Abbey in Leuven, Belgium. The extraordinary measures follow a canonical visitation that began in 2022 and was completed in January as well as a commission of inquiry into abuse allegations established in November… Benedictine Abbey in Belgium Temporarily Dissolved Following Abuse Allegations
MANRESA, Spain — Jesuit Father Josep Lluís Iriberri helps celebrate Mass at a mountaintop basilica, swaps his priest’s robe for a hiking backpack and rallies his latest group of pilgrims literally following him in the… One tireless Jesuit keeps alive a pilgrim path for St. Ignatius in Spain
Friar Francesco Patton, outgoing custos of the Holy Land. / Credit: Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 15, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Friar Francesco Patton, the outgoing Franciscan custos of… Outgoing custos of the Holy Land proposes a path to peace
Clockwise from left: St. Mary’s Seminary & University seminarian Pacal Atunzu (Archdiocese of Baltimore) was one of the many St. Mary’s seminarians who helped with the annual Quo Vadis Camp. Full community on seminary front… At America’s Oldest Seminary, a New Approach to Training Priests
Remembering the anniversary of the proclamation of the Virgo Fidelis – Faithful Virgin – as the patroness of the Italian military police, Pope Leo XIV praised their dedication for helping those in “dangerous conditions.” The… Pope Leo praises Italian military police at Mass in Castel Gandolfo
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – In stark contrast to the “partisan and nauseating electoral politics” marked by division, manipulation, and a focus on winning rather than the common good, a leading Cameroonian priest says the Church’s idea… Cameroon priest: Synodality offers contrast to ‘nauseating’ electoral politics ahead of vote