Year: 2026

I have often told my students that there used to be three ways for an army to get inside a walled city. They could scale the walls, batter the gates …

Ukraine’s leading prelates emphasized prayer and forgiveness in separate interviews with Vatican News, the news agency of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication.

Because of declining vocations, at least 20 women’s religious institutes in the United States are now led by Vatican-appointed commissaries who belong to other communities. Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, superior of …

A French government report found that there were 843 anti-Christian incidents in France in 2025, up 9% from the previous year. The report, issued by the minister of the interior, …

The Vatican newspaper devoted the most prominent article in its July 18 edition to the challenges faced by maritime workers. L’Osservatore Romano reported that workers aboard fishing vessels in countries …

The Vatican’s Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (ASIF) and Germany’s central bank signed a cooperation agreement on July 17. “By signing this memorandum of understanding, we reaffirm our shared commitment …

My eldest son plays in our town’s Little League. He’s no prodigy on the short list for a future MLB contract, but he’s a good player—he understands the game, plays …

Pope Leo XIV visited the Abbey of Monte Cassino today and had lunch with Benedictine monks there. Prior to lunch, the Pontiff “paused to pray at the tomb of St. …

Addressing a recent forum on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, a Vatican diplomat acknowledged that “economic growth has been real and has lifted billions out of extreme poverty,” but said …

The Russian military launched heavy missile strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, from 1:25 to 2:45 AM on July 19. Some of its missiles and drones struck the neighborhood of the …