Dein Freund der BaumThe Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Linz, Austria, is the largest church building in that country. Over the past decade, the average number of ordinations has been 22 per year.

Filippo Monteforte/Register StaffBackground: A Knights of Columbus baseball team poses for a team photograph in Boston on Aug. 30, 1902. Foreground: Richard Whitney’s painting of Blessed Michael McGivney (l) and Leo XIV wearing a Chicago… Pope Leo XIV Loves Baseball — Will He Name Its Patron Saint?

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Linz, Austria, is the largest church building in that country. / Credit: Dein Freund der Baum, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 20,… Austria to ordain more priests in 2025 than in previous years

MUMBAI, India – A Christian wedding party was attacked, allegedly by Hindu extremists, in Chhattisgarh, a state in central India. The incident happened on the evening of June 11, causing severe injuries to many people… Christian wedding party attacked in central India

EWTN News NightlyYaron Sideman is Israel’s Ambassador to the Holy See. According to Sideman, Iran is the only UN member country that has repeatedly threatened to eliminate another country.

Mosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik are displayed throughout the shrine in Lourdes, France. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jun 19, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Advocates for sexual abuse victims say that… Sacred or scandalous? Catholic shrines take different approaches to Marko Rupnik’s art

Courtney Mares/CNAMosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik are displayed throughout the shrine in Lourdes, France. Father Rupnik has been accused of the sexual and psychological abuse of dozens of women under his spiritual care… Sacred Or Scandalous? Catholic Shrines Take Different Approaches to Marko Rupnik’s Art

Jesus and the disciples during Season 4 of “The Chosen.” / Credit: The Chosen/Mike Kubeisy Vatican City, Jun 19, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). On June 23, there will be an exclusive presentation at the… ‘The Chosen’ cast headed to Vatican for presentation, audience with Pope Leo XIV

Eleni MavrandoniMission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá in San Diego, California, is a stopping point and rendezvous site for the 2025 Camino de California Eucharistic Pilgrimage and the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. The Camino de California… 5 Reasons to Make a Pilgrimage on the California Missions Trail

Galaxy M74. / Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Collaboration Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 19, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV encouraged young astronomy students at the Vatican this week to “be generous in sharing what you… Pope Leo XIV speaks with astronomy students about ‘wonder’ of the universe