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Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago announced the reinstatement of Father Michael Pfleger to ministry, a month after the activist priest was accused of abuse. “The Review Board has concluded there is no reason to believe Father Pfleger is guilty of this allegation,” said Cardinal Cupich. “After careful consideration I have accepted their conclusion ... read more

Pope Leo XIV today mourned the victims of devastating floods in Nepal and offered prayers for the deceased and for emergency personnel. ... read more

The Mass for safeguarding the environment that Pope Leo XIV first celebrated last summer is now available for Catholic churches in the U.S., just in time for the upcoming ecumenical Season of Creation. ... read more

Since the fourth century, Christians have revered St. Monica, the mother of Church Father St. Augustine, as a woman of unwavering faith in God.In an interview with EWTN News reporter Valentina Di Donato, two Augustinian priests living in Rome explained why the woman they refer to as their “grandmother” continues to be a source of ... read more

After a deadly earthquake left convents and ministry in ruins, women religious in Colombia make pleas for aid on social media. ... read more

Two Augustinian priests living in Rome explain why the woman they refer to as their “grandmother” continues to be a source of hope and inspiration. St. Augustine and St. Monica stained glass at St. Augustine Cathedral Catholic Church Basilica in Tucson, Arizona. | Credit: Bill Perry/Shutterstock ... read more

The Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee, issued a statement on the passing of country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton (1946-2026). “She first sang in a small Pentecostal church, long before the world knew her name,” the diocese said in its statement. “She never hid her faith. It showed up in the hymns she recorded across ... read more

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, vicar general of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome and archpriest of the Lateran Basilica, halted a planned August 7 funeral Mass for a Freemason after the rector of the church where the Mass was scheduled learned of the deceased’s Masonic affiliation and asked Cardinal Reina how to proceed. ... read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, visited Moscow and met with Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations. “The position of the Holy See is clear: the conflict [with ... read more

At the conclusion of his August 26 general audience, Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Saints Monica and Augustine. ... read more

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference issued a pastoral letter on the veneration of relics after a video of Cardinal Pietro Parolin crowning the skull of St. Agatha in Catania, Italy, disturbed some of the faithful. “We write because this video has troubled many of the faithful,” the bishops said in their letter, released ... read more

The Pontifical Commission for Latin America helped organize a three-day conference devoted to “Faith-Based Response to Drugs and the Criminal Recruitment of Young People: A Dialogue from Latin America and the Caribbean to the World.” The Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council’s Latin American Ministry for Accompaniment and Prevention of Addictions and the Inter-American ... read more

Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Monica (333-387) was born in Tagaste, northern Africa and died in Ostia, near Rome. Monica was a Christian, but her husband Patricius was a pagan and a man of loose morals. Monica's virtues and prayers, however, converted him, and he was baptized a year before his death. ... read more

Daniel Ibáñez Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on May 8, 2025. The Pontiff made annual ‘Best Dressed’ list from ‘Vanity Fair’ this month in ‘The Originals’ category, but what is it about his papal style that the fashion world finds compelling? ... read more

An Israeli court has acquitted a West Bank settler who assaulted a French Catholic sister near Mount Zion in Jerusalem earlier this year, ordering up to six years in a psychiatric facility, Israeli media reported.Jerusalem Magistrate Court Judge Ophir Tischler acquitted Yona Schreiber citing an assessment from a district psychiatrist that found Schreiber was experiencing ... read more