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“The pope normally speaks as a head of the Church,” papal expert Father Roberto Regoli told EWTN News. Pope Leo XIV looks out from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after his election on May 8, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media When the pope ... read more

When the pope speaks out on matters of war and peace, is he doing so as a religious authority or a political leader? A U.S. diplomat and a Vatican official recently expressed contrasting views on the question.According to the New York Times last week, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch argued that when ... read more

Dominican Sister Jude Andrew Link, programming director for the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation, speaks with ‘EWTN News Nightly’ on July 15, 2026. The beatification Mass for Archbishop Fulton Sheen is set for 2 p.m. CT on Sept. 24 at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. Tickets cost $15 to ... read more

Giovanni Boscia, the new director general of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), commonly known as the Vatican Bank. Giovanni Boscia will succeed Gian Franco Mammì in managing the daily operations of the Institute for the Works of Religion. ... read more

The former head of the Vatican’s liturgy office told the European Parliament that ambiguous language risks turning international agreements into “instruments of perversion and of silent power.” Cardinal Robert Sarah arrives at the European Parliament in Brussels on July 15, 2026. | Credit: ECR Group ... read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah urged Europe and Africa to build their future relationship on truth, justice, and human dignity rather than ideological approaches, warning that today’s geopolitical conflicts stem from what he described as a “crisis of the logos” in which reason and language become instruments of power rather than truth.Speaking at the European Parliament in ... read more

The beatification Mass for Archbishop Fulton Sheen is set for 2 p.m. CT on Sept. 24 at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. Tickets cost $15 to $25. Dominican Sister Jude Andrew Link, programming director for the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation, speaks with “EWTN News Nightly” on ... read more

Dominican Sister Jude Andrew Link is encouraging Catholics to view the beatification of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen as a chance to deepen their relationship with Christ rather than simply a historic celebration.The 2 p.m. CT Sept. 24 ceremony at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis will formally declare Sheen “blessed,” bringing him ... read more

Sean Gallup A portrait of Pope Leo XIV adorns a coffee cup with the word ‘Americano,’ which refers both to Pope Leo XIV’s nationality and a popular Italian coffee type, outside a coffee shop in Rome on May 17, 2025. Coffee may not have originated in Peru, but the South American country is ... read more

Giovanni Boscia will succeed Gian Franco Mammì in managing the daily operations of the Institute for the Works of Religion. Giovanni Boscia, the new director general of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), commonly known as the Vatican Bank. | Credit: Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR) ... read more

The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), also known as the Vatican Bank, has named Giovanni Boscia as its next director general.He will succeed Gian Franco Mammì, who has reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 and has led the IOR’s day-to-day operations since 2015.Boscia, 55, will assume his new role on Oct. 1. ... read more

St. Francis of Assisi. (Credit: Paolo Gallo/Shutterstock) It only took 653 days. Pope Gregory IX declared Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone to be a saint on July 16, 1228, even though “Il Poverello”, the little poor man of Assisi, had only been dead for a year, nine months, and fourteen days. This ... read more

The Montfort Missionaries sold their former seminary in Bay Shore, New York, to the United American Muslim Association for $5.2 million. The 15-acre property was previously slated to sold to an assisted-living facility company, but the planned sale encountered vocal local opposition. The Montfort Missionaries bade farewell to the property in April, after ... read more

With U.S. and Mexican authorities reducing the migration flow and organized crime getting into the extortion business, migrants have been seeking alternative ways to get to the U.S border. Railway tracks near Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Puebla, Mexico. For years, many migrants have used the freight rail ... read more

Official figures show a drastic drop in irregular migration in Mexico and in encounters between undocumented migrants and U.S. authorities at the U.S.-Mexican border. However, a priest who has been helping migrants for over a decade points to a reality that goes unrecorded: routes that are less visible, more expensive, and exposed to organized crime ... read more