A Home for Grandma: Caregiving and the Cross
Grandma and James can often be found looking out the window in the sitting room of James’ house. ‘This is a very typical view, as she really enjoys looking out the window and making observations…
Pope Leo XIV Caps Castel Gandolfo Stay With Angelus Appeal to Halt Mideast Attacks
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered at Castel Gandolfo for the recitation of the Angelus on July 26, 2026. The Pope also reflected on the kingdom of God as a treasure that enlarges life and…
The Vatican still hasn’t learned how to deal with abuse allegations
The news this past week put the opacity of canonical criminal proceedings squarely in the spotlight, when the Vatican was forced to deny rumors a disgraced former Jesuit and one-time celebrity artist had been acquitted…
From prison fears to fireworks, Chinese pastor recounts sudden release after Trump’s intervention
WASHINGTON — Ezra Jin Mingri was inside a detention center in southern China on the morning of July 3, worrying that he would likely spend at least 15 years behind bars. The 57-year-old Chinese Christian pastor…
Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas
McALLEN, Texas — A nun who was taken into immigration custody last month in Texas said Thursday that she went into a cold sweat as two armed men approached her while she walked to Sunday…
Parents of Catholic Sisters Who Died in Texas Floods: ‘God Can Help Us Carry This Cross’
Annie and RJ Harber speak to Catherine Hadro on ‘EWTN News in Depth,’ July 24, 2026. The couple lost their two daughters, Blair and Brooke, in the 2025 Central Texas floods, and they say their…
What Covering the Church Taught Me About the People Behind the Stories
Jack Figge, shown as a student journalist, attends a past press conference at the Vatican. COMMENTARY: Working as a Catholic journalist has taught me that there’s always more to someone than what you read about…
New bill would protect mothers with surrogacy contracts from forced abortions
New bill would protect mothers with surrogacy contracts from forced abortions Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, introduced on July 21 a bill designed to protect pregnant mothers who are surrogates from being forced to have abortions.…
Pope Leo XIV appoints Lebanese-born archbishop as permanent observer to United Nations
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Lebanese-born Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis to serve as the Holy See’s permanent observer at the United Nations in New York, the Vatican announced on July 25. The Vatican is not a…
Sedevacantist Scottish monks perform illicit consecration of bishop in spite of warnings of schism
A sedevacantist group of monks in Scotland hosted an illicit consecration of a “bishop” on July 25 in spite of repeated warnings that doing so would constitute a schismatic act and a break from the…