Famous Fictional Saints and Sinners
Eugène Burnand, “Return of the Prodigal Son,” 1900 COMMENTARY: The world of literature is awash with villains and villainy, but the presence of saints is more subtle and understated.
Pope Leo acknowledges ‘complex’ relationship with Anglicans during meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury
Relations between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion have “been complex,” according to Pope Leo XIV as he met the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally in the Vatican on Monday. She is the…
Catholic Relief Services Urges Lawmakers to Prioritize Global Hunger as Farm Bill Vote Nears
Catholic Relief Services workers help to distribute humanitarian aid materials to Gazan civilians in March 2024. The humanitarian agency stressed the need to protect international food assistance amid growing global hunger and domestic policy debates.
At the Service of the Altar: Le Barroux’s New Sacramental Wine
‘Pie Pellicane’ wine at the Abbey of Barroux Rooted in monastic and papal tradition as well as in canonical precision, ‘Pie Pellicane’ embodies a renewed attention to the material integrity of the Eucharist.
U.S. to finance restoration of ‘Sistine Chapel of the Andes’ in Bolivia
St. James (Santiago) Church in the town of Curahuara de Carangas in Bolivia, which has earned the popular moniker the “Sistine Chapel of the Andes” due to the murals adorning its interior walls, is going…
Pope Leo XIV tells new priests: ‘You are a channel, not a filter’
VATICAN CITY, April 26, 2026 — Pope Leo XIV ordained 10 new priests in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, urging them to keep the doors of the Church open and to remember that their mission…
Pope remembers Chernobyl disaster, calls for responsible use of atomic energy
Pope Leo XIV called for responsible use of atomic energy on Sunday, the 40th anniversary of the Soviet-era disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. More than two dozen people died in the…
Pope Leo XIV Tells New Priests: ‘You Are a Channel, Not a Filter’
Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsPope Leo XIV ordains a man to the priesthood at Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on April 26, 2026. The Pope ordained 10 men to the priesthood on Good Shepherd…
‘A profound experience’: Voices from Africa reflect on Pope Leo’s papal visit
The final moments of Pope Leo XIV’s 11-day apostolic journey to Africa were more than the Eucharistic celebration at Equatorial Guinea’s Malabo Stadium; they were a convergence of lived testimonies captured in one phrase: “a…
7 powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa
Pope Leo XIV recently completed an 11-day trip visiting the faithful in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. With stops in 11 cities across those countries, the Holy Father met with the youth, political leaders,…