A view from an upper window of Sacra di San Michele, Italy, July 2025. / Credit: Emma Silvestri Paris, France, Jul 12, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Stretching back to ancient times, Christian pilgrims and… PHOTOS: Invisible ‘sword’ of St. Michael guides pilgrims to these 7 sacred sites

Wikimedia Commons/Courtesy photoAnthony DeStefano’s new book is available through Sophia Institute Press. And don’t ‘just ask for one miracle — they should ask for five or 10,’ Amthony DeStefano advises. ‘A new Age of Miracles… What’s the Right Way to Ask for a Miracle?

Pietro Perugino St. Benedict. The archbishop mentioned St. Benedict’s exhortation ‘not to desire to be called a saint before being one, but first to be one.’

Asya Poplavskaya Asya Poplavskaya encountered Christ in the course of her career.

Portrait of St. Benedict (1926) by Herman Nieg (1849–1928); Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Austria; “Exorcism of St. Benedict,” by Spinello Aretino, late 14th century. / Credit: Public domain National Catholic Register, Jul 11, 2025 / 06:00 am… How the St. Benedict medal became a shield against the powers of darkness

St. Benedict. / Credit: Pietro Perugino via Wikimedia (Public domain) ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 11, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal of Valencia in Spain encouraged the faithful to take advantage of… Spanish archbishop encourages Christians to read Rule of St. Benedict

MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) appealed to the Marcos government to ban all forms of online gambling, which bishops called “a deep and widespread moral crisis” plaguing this mostly… Ban online gambling, Filipino bishops ask Marcos government

Courtesy photoBlessed Anacleto González Flores, martyr of the religious persecution that Mexico experienced in the 1920s. For his commitment to faith and justice, he was arrested, tortured, and ultimately executed on April 1, 1927.

Blessed Anacleto González Flores, martyr of the religious persecution that Mexico experienced in the 1920s. / Credit: Mexican Bishops’ Conference Puebla, Mexico, Jul 10, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas,… San Antonio Archdiocese to commemorate martyr who fought for religious freedom in Mexico

The Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced on June 29, 2025, a restructuring plan that will merge parishes in the face of a priest shortage. / Credit: Snehit Photo/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025… Crippling priest shortage leads to restructuring of Grand Rapids Diocese