Sister Blandina’s Canonization Cause Clears Theological Review
Servant of God Sister of Charity Blandina Segale. ‘There was no debate” among Vatican theologians, but it was rather a “celebration,’ petitioner Allen Sanchez said.
Hero Priest Tackles Suspect and Helps Woman After Hit-and-Run in Detroit
ScreenshotRev. Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins currently serves as the pastor at St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit. ‘Just another day in the D,’ Rev. Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins told local media after surviving the harrowing ordeal.
Beauteous Truth: Love, Reason and Imagination
Details of Raphael’s “School of Athens” (left) and “Disputation of the Holy Sacrament,” painted between 1509 and 1510, in the Raphael Stanze at the Vatican. COMMENTARY: An age that can’t think objectively or love self-sacrificially…
Archbishop Coakley: Encyclical urges keeping human dignity central in judging tech
Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Pope Leoʼs first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, calls for keeping the dignity of the human person, created in God’s image, at the center of…
Odiong sentenced to life in prison, but questions remain over Church handling of case
A disgraced priest who served for years in Texas and Louisiana has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of sex crimes last week. The 57-year-old convict, Father Anthony Odiong of the…
Photos of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia as Gaudí basilica rises before Pope Leo XIV’s visit
BARCELONA, Spain — The motto for Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Spain is “Lift up your eyes.” And that’s exactly what millions of visitors to Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia already do as the unfinished basilica continues…
Before the Pope’s arrival: a survey reveals the popularity of Pope Leo XIV, as well as the expectations and topics of interest among those who will welcome him in Spain
(ZENIT News / Madrid, 06.03.2026).- A a newly released survey offers an illuminating portrait of the more than 550,000 registered participants expected to take part in the papal events in Spain. Far from reflecting a…
From Vatican Radio to Renewable Energy: Leo XIV Advances an Ambitious Plan for an Energy-Independent Vatican
(ZENIT News / Roma, 06.03.2026).- Pope Leo XIV has taken a significant step in transforming one of Pope Francis’ most far-reaching environmental initiatives into a concrete institutional reality. Through a pontifical decree dated June 1,…
Pope names Mexican-American broadcasting executive to lead Vatican communications
ROME — Pope Leo XIV took a step Tuesday toward overhauling the Vatican’s communications operations by naming the Mexican-American president of the Catholic U.S. media conglomerate EWTN News as its new head. Maria Montserrat Alvarado…
Pakistan police shooting of Christian driver renews ‘encounter’ concerns
A Christian motorcycle ride-hailing driver is battling for his life after allegedly being shot nine times by members of a police anti-crime patrol, renewing concerns over police conduct and the use of force in Pakistanʼs…