A public dispute over the construction of an Islamic mosque in Albuquerque, New Mexico, boiled over into violence earlier this month when a local resident reportedly drew a gun during an altercation with an employee…
Pope Leo XIV received American singer, poet, and artist Patti Smith in a private audience at the Vatican on Friday, July 31. The meeting lasted about 40 minutes at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, according to…
Oma Al-QattaaDisplaced Palestinian women mourn loved ones killed in an Israeli airstrike, prior to being taken for burial from the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on June 18, 2026. A ceasefire has been in place…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan court on Friday sentenced a former police chief and a former top Defense Ministry official to death after finding them guilty of criminal negligence that allowed Islamic State-inspired…
ROME — Rock legend Patti Smith was giddy and almost at a loss for words when she met Friday with Pope Leo XIV. “Hi,” she said softly as she sat down across from Leo at…
With roughly one year to go before World Youth Day (WYD) in Seoul, South Korea, in 2027, organizers have announced the launch dates for its official theme song. In a July 30 press release, the…
Bishop William Wack of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, speaks with EWTN News Nightly host Veronica Dudo on July 29, 2026. Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday was observed July 26, highlighting the Church’s call to remember…
Despite the unchecked violence of criminal gangs and the political crisis that has been roiling Haiti for several years, a Catholic community there has set to work addressing the needs of an underserved area. “Just…
A potential visit by Pope Leo XIV to Ukraine could make a significant contribution to international efforts to end the war and achieve a lasting peace, Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See said. “We are…
Christian Tornau, professor of Latin at the University of Würzburg in Germany, reads a manuscript on screen of what is believed to be a previously undiscovered sermon by St. Augustine. The medieval texts examine King…