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Patrick Leonard/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV visits a nursing home in Saurimo, Angola, on April 20, 2026. Saurimo, a city in northeastern Angola, is known as the center of diamond mining in the country. ... read more

Thakhek - The small Catholic community of Laos will celebrate the priestly ordination of two Redemptorist deacons on April 22 at St. Louis Cathedral in Thakhek, Khammouane Province: Father Peter Gnantina Phiakeo and Father Philip Nouy Kamhou . The celebration will be presided over by His Excellency Jean-Marie Vianney Prida Inthirath, Apostolic Vicar of Savannakhet-Khammouane. ... read more

Luanda – "We must always be vigilant regarding those forms of traditional religiosity that certainly belong to the roots of your culture, but at the same time risk confusing and mixing magical and superstitious elements that do not aid your spiritual journey," said Pope Leo XIV in his homily at Mass on Sunday, April 19, ... read more

Yokoè – In Togo, cognitive disorders continue to be treated somewhat superficially, despite their serious impact on the lives of patients and their families: loss of autonomy, social isolation, and loss of dignity. Faced with this reality, the Togolese Province of the Society of African Missions has promoted the creation of the “Ahonhon Center” neuropsychology ... read more

Pope Leo XIV departed this morning (video) from Luanda, Angola’s capital and largest city, for Saurimo, a remote city of 400,000 in the eastern part of the nation. ... read more

Mother Angelica was a Poor Clare nun and the dynamic foundress of EWTN, whose bold faith and candid teaching style brought millions closer to Christ through her television ministry. Born on April 20, 1923, she would have turned 103 years old this year.In honor of her birthday, here are 10 quotes from Mother Angelica about ... read more

Mother Angelica. | Credit: EWTN Mother Angelica was a Poor Clare nun and the dynamic foundress of EWTN, whose bold faith and candid teaching style brought millions closer to Christ through her television ministry. Born on April 20, 1923, she would have turned 103 years ... read more

Pope Leo XIV visits a nursing home in Saurimo, Angola, on April 20, 2026. Credit: Patrick Leonard/EWTN News. SAURIMO, Angola — Pope Leo XIV flew to Saurimo, Angola, on Monday, where he visited a home for the elderly, whom he said have a wisdom that ... read more

SAURIMO, Angola — Pope Leo XIV flew to Saurimo, Angola, on Monday, where he visited a home for the elderly, whom he said have a wisdom that should be listened to.The pope began his brief greeting by thanking those present for the faith-filled welcome, saying it "touched my heart" and "is a great comfort to ... read more

We’ve all been to our fair share of banal, cringe, or even disrespectful Novus Ordo Masses. As a priest who celebrates the Novus Ordo, I can see how easy it is in the New Rite to fall into those traps. It is evermore necessary, then, for a priest who celebrates the Novus Ordo to cultivate ... read more

A man of North African origin called a 19-year-old woman in Barcelona a “Christian whore” and assaulted her after he asked her what her religion is and she replied that she is a Christian. “The victim sustained minor injuries and was assisted at the scene by emergency medical services,” according to the Observatory on ... read more

Happy Easter. Christ is risen from the dead (indeed, He is risen!) and the Epstein Files have been consigned to the tomb to never rise again. Rest in peace. Was there ever anything to be so concerned about in the end? If anything can be judged by their staying power, the Epstein thing couldn’t have ... read more

The bishops of Myanmar (map) expressed their solidarity with Pope Leo XIV following President Donald Trump’s social media post blasting Pope Leo. “We join our prayers with his [the Pope’s] and earnestly implore all nations, leaders, and peoples to lay down their weapons, open their hearts, and embark on the difficult but necessary ... read more

The typical member of the priestly ordination class of 2026 is a 33-year-old cradle Catholic, according to a newly released survey of 334 of the 428 men slated to be ordained to the priesthood in the United States this year. The survey was conducted for the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the ... read more

Referring to the Anglophone crisis, an ongoing armed conflict, the president of the Episcopal Conference of Cameroon said that Pope Leo is “the strongest unifying factor of those who are in conflict, because both sides respect him.” “Both sides are coming out to receive him, and both sides are ready to listen to ... read more