Daniel Ibáñez/CNAArchbishops wear the pallium they received from Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica, June 29, 2014. According to the master of liturgical ceremonies, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, Pope Leo will be both blessing and personally… Pope Leo XIV to Bestow Pallium On These 8 U.S. Archbishops
EWTN BookmarkDoug Keck hosts an episode of “EWTN Bookmark” on May 8, 2025. After a 29-year career at the network, EWTN announced June 26, 2025, that Keck will retire from his administrative duties as president… EWTN Announces Retirement of President and Chief Operating Officer Doug Keck
Wikimedia Commons Jesus appearing to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. COMMENTARY: To honor Jesus’ heart means that we give homage to his entire sacred humanity.
Monsignor Vito Buonanno and Dee Steel pose before the Lego model of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. / Credit: Paris Apodaca/CNA Washington, D.C.… National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception offers tours for deaf and blind visitors
GodongPhotoPainting of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the walls of The Visitation Monastery in Marclaz, France. COMMENTARY: Our fallen world talks about love, and its definitions are either incomplete or just plain wrong.
In a meeting with future priests, Pope Leo XIV said celibacy is a charism “to be acknowledged, conserved and educated.” The pontiff was speaking on Wednesday to seminarians from the dioceses in the Italian region… Pope Leo tells seminarians celibacy is to be ‘conserved’
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Unveiled in Rome, a Vatican-backed report advocates for a radical reform of the global financial system, claiming its debt mechanisms harm Africa and developing nations. The Jubilee Report was compiled by around… African Church leader backs new report urging reforms on debt relief
An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano. /… Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV: ‘The heart of the city returns’
jorisvoA fresco in the Church of St. Nicholas in Valencia, Spain, depicts St. Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei. COMMENTARY: Pope St. John Paul II called him ‘the saint of ordinary life,’ but we could… 50 Years On: St. Josemaría Escrivá, Opus Dei, and the Universal Call to Holiness
Violence raging for Christians in the East “seems to be raging … with a diabolical intensity previously unknown,” according to Pope Leo XIV. The pontiff said it was “truly distressing” to see the principle of… Violence against Eastern Christians is growing with ‘diabolical intensity,’ says Pope Leo