Across the Middle East and North Africa, Christians celebrated the solemnity of the Assumption according to their own traditions and cultures, despite the different challenges facing their communities. Lebanon Despite the ongoing war and the…
Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful gathered at the Piazza della Libertà at Castel Gandolfo for his Sunday Angelus on Aug. 16, 2026. During his Aug. 16 Angelus address at Castel Gandolfo, the pontiff…
Pope Leo XIV appealed for an end to violence against Palestinian Christians on Sunday and called on the international community to increase diplomatic and mediation efforts. “I renew my appeal for an end to the…
The Second Vatican Council referred to the Eucharist as “the source and summit of the Christian life,” St. Augustine referred to it as “a Divine storehouse filled with every virtue,” and St. Thérèse of Lisieux…
Church leaders on the Indonesian island of Flores were mobilizing relief workers and assessing damage this weekend, after a powerful earthquake killed scores of people and destroyed more than 900 homes. The magnitude 7.7 quake…
Forty-five years ago today, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation launched the first broadcast of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) from a converted garage in Alabama. What began as a humble television venture would…
Representatives of Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly — recognized by the Trump administration as the last democratically elected authority in the country — along with representatives of interim President Delcy Rodríguez’s government announced the first agreements…
Father Fernando Cuevas, a Spanish Opus Dei priest, helps singles find a spouse. Using a questionnaire and a few important criteria, Father Fernando Cuevas has helped singles who want Christ at the center of their…
Gregorio Borgia /POOL Pope Leo XIV presides at Holy Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the Pontifical Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova at the summer papal estate…
Richard Payne speaks on the Sept. 21, 2016, episode of ‘EWTN Live.’ The longtime bibliophile and filmmaker died last month at the age of 88.