Pope Leo XIV greets a young pilgrim during his Wednesday general audience on Dec. 31, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. The Pope cautioned that AI risks dulling young people’s intelligence, relationships, and…
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Although very small in number, Catholics in Bangladesh are making an invaluable contribution to the care of tuberculosis patients in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. “Bangladesh is an underdeveloped country and due to financial reasons,…
Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN NewsCardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, OP, the archbishop of Algiers in Algeria (right), and Khaled Boudaoui after both men ran in the Rome Marathon on March 23, 2026. Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, the archbishop of Algiers,…
Jessica KourkounisThe Pro-Life Coalition of Pennsylvania holds a “Mercy Witness for Life” rally on July 23, 2016, outside of the former site of Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s closed abortion clinic in Philadelphia. Abortionist and convicted serial…
Sister Roberta Pignone, a member of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate, consults with a tuberculosis patient at the Damien Hospital in Khulna, Bangladesh, on Feb. 17, 2023. Catholic women religious at two hospitals in…
Father Flanagan LeagueFather Edward Flanagan with baseball players at Boys Town. The Irish-born priest is revered for his revolutionary approach to caring for impoverished boys at the group home he founded in Omaha, Nebraska.
Questions about whether Pope Leo XIV must vote in Peru or pay taxes in the United States remain unresolved, with one canon law expert arguing that the pope’s unique status as a sovereign head of…
As the Church approaches Easter, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem says the “harshness of this time of war” means the celebration of the season will not be able to be celebrated “with dignity.” Holy sites…
Bangladesh Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CBCB) has officially decided not to accept a government offer of a monthly allowance for priests. The bishops thanked the government for including Catholic clergy in the monthly allowance program, which…
“After the tragic experiences of the 20th century, aerial bombardment should have been banished forever!” Pope Leo XIV said Monday during an audience with airline executives and staff. “Instead, as we know, it still exists,…