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Pope Leo XIV speaks in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St. Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain, on June 9, 2026. After an exuberant welcome in the Catalan capital, the pope prayed Midday Prayer in Barcelona’s cathedral and urged the faithful to be “witnesses and prophets of unity.” ... read more

Monsignor Peter Vaccari, president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” from Jerusalem on June 8, 2026. Tensions are rising in Jerusalem as the city enters a strict lockdown following a wave of Iranian missile attacks. Schools are closed, mass gatherings are restricted, and hospitals have moved operations ... read more

On June 7, the sixth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy opened in the Lithuanian capital city of Vilnius with around 7,000 pilgrims taking part in the Eucharistic procession through the city’s streets.Pilgrims arrived from more than 50 countries around the world, including Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Guam, ... read more

Rome – It houses the brilliant rivalry between the great artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini and his rival Francesco Borromini. It tells the story of the first seminarians who came to Rome from Asia, Africa, and the Americas in the 17th century to study theology and then return to their homelands to proclaim the Gospel of ... read more

Daniel Ibanez Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd during a general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 27, 2026. The Holy Father explained that, in antiquity and the Middle Ages, Catholic individuals and some ecclesiastical institutions participated in slavery as he apologized for the Catholic Church’s role. ... read more

BARCELONA, Spain — Pope Leo XIV dedicated Tuesday morning to thanking the thousands of volunteers who helped organize his apostolic journey to Spain before heading to Barcelona to touch the ancient traces of the country’s deeply rooted Christian faith.At the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St. Eulalia, whose construction began at the end of ... read more

After an exuberant welcome in the Catalan capital, the pope prayed Midday Prayer in Barcelona’s cathedral and urged the faithful to be “witnesses and prophets of unity.” Pope Leo XIV speaks in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St. Eulalia in Barcelona, Spain, on June 9, 2026. ! Credit: ... read more

Monsignor Peter Vaccari reported rising humanitarian needs during a recent Middle East visit, describing disrupted daily life as conflicts intensified.Vaccari, president of Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), a papal agency that delivers humanitarian aid, described the realities facing those living amid ongoing regional tensions in an interview with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Veronica Dudo, ... read more

Monsignor Peter Vaccari, president of Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), a papal agency that delivers humanitarian aid, described situation in Jerusalem. Monsignor Peter Vaccari, president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” from Jerusalem on June 8, 2026. Tensions are rising in Jerusalem as ... read more

Venerable Sister Theresia was a member of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, which runs St. Agnes Home in Kirkwood, Missouri. Venerable Sister Maria Theresia of the Most Holy Trinity, a devotee of St. Thérèse, is on track to become the second St. Louis-based saint. ... read more

La Restinga - A memorial service was recently held on the island of El Hierro, one of the main arrival points on the Atlantic migration route to the Canary Islands, for the migrants who drowned at sea and those who reached the shore after the crossing. The commemoration took place in the port of La ... read more

Abuja – Four people have been sentenced to death for the massacre that took place four years ago, on June 5, 2022, at St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Ondo State . Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, 25, Al Qasim Idris, 20, Jamiu Abdulmalik, 26, and Abdulhaleem Idris, 25, were sentenced to death by hanging by the ... read more

The Holy Father explained that, in antiquity and the Middle Ages, Catholic individuals and some ecclesiastical institutions participated in slavery as he apologized for the Catholic Church’s role. Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd during a general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 27, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN ... read more

Pope Leo XIV built on teachings laid out by his predecessors when he apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in slavery in his May 15 encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, but the Holy Father also critiqued papal bulls issued in the late Middle Ages on the subject.“It is impossible not to feel deep sorrow when contemplating the ... read more

Quelimane – “It is a mortal sin and criminal complicity to know who committed this barbaric crime and not denounce it!” reads a message posted on numerous social media pages dedicated to the brutal murder of Bishop Osório Citóra Afonso of Quelimane, perpetrated on Saturday, June 6. The same message expresses full communion with the ... read more