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Pope Leo XIV met privately March 11 with the cardinal archbishop of Tehran after the Belgian-born prelate was evacuated from Iran amid U.S. and Israeli military strikes on the country. ... read more

After nearly 900 years, the Trappist monks may be leaving the Abbey of Our Lady of La Trappe in Normandy, France, one of the most iconic symbols of the Cistercian tradition founded in the 12th century.The monks, who belong to the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance — also known as the Trappist order, which ... read more

Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV greets a woman religious during an audience with members of the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great, the Daughters of Divine Charity, the Augustinian Sisters of the Amparo, and the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Hearts, on June 30, 2025, at the Vatican. From March ... read more

ProLife Europe Pro-life students take a photo outside of Aquarium Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Pro-life students are demonstrating against the “Repro Fund,” a program that uses mandatory student fees to finance abortions. ... read more

AFP via Getty Images Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Hadath Lailaky neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on March 11, 2026. 'Their fear was that if they did leave, that they would never be able to get their land back again,' Jesuit Father Daniel Corrou said. ... read more

Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV prays during the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on March 11, 2026. 'I am close to all the Lebanese people at this time of grave trial,' the Pope said on March 11. ... read more

Research over the past six decades reveals that the number of Catholic sisters has steadily declined, but they remain committed to what they believe matters most — expanding ministries and serving more people.Based on findings from the Official Catholic Directory, the Vatican’s Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae, and other research from Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research ... read more

From March 8–14, religious sisters are celebrated during the annual Catholic Sisters Week. Pope Leo XIV greets a woman religious during an audience with members of the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great, the Daughters of Divine Charity, the Augustinian Sisters of the Amparo, and the Franciscan ... read more

SeventyFour Military chaplain Deacon Conrad Donarski, known as CJ from his own military background, led the ceremony and prayed over the casket of Lonnie Wayman, a man he could personally call "friend" after meeting him in hospice care. Lonnie Wayman entered his final resting place not unclaimed, but with a sea of strangers who, ... read more

Catholic Extension Society seeks candidates for the role of Director of Development for the South Central Region with a focus primarily on Texas and an opportunity to engage donors in the adjoining states of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The Director of Development will join an approximately 20-person Development Department, which includes several gift officers who ... read more

More than 10,000 Austrian university students have signed a petition demanding that the Austrian National Union of Students (ÖH, by its German acronym) abolish its so-called “Repro Fund,” a program that uses mandatory student fees to finance abortions.The petition, organized by ProLife Europe in partnership with CitizenGo, was formally submitted on March 11 to the ... read more

Pro-life students are demonstrating against the “Repro Fund,” a program that uses mandatory student fees to finance abortions. Pro-life students take a photo outside of Aquarium Berlin in Berlin, Germany. | Credit: Photo courtesy of ProLife Europe More than 10,000 Austrian university students have signed ... read more

Catholic Extension Society seeks candidates for the role of Director of Development for the Midwest Region. The Director of Development for the Midwest Region can be based in the greater Chicago area. However, Catholic Extension is interested in identifying the best candidate and will selectively consider other locations within the region for the Director of ... read more

Catholic Extension Society seeks candidates for the role of Director of Development for the Northeast Region with a focus primarily on New York. Ideally, the Director of Development for the Northeast Region will be based in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, or Washington D.C. However, Catholic Extension Society is interested in identifying the best candidate and ... read more

VATICAN CITY — Religious sisters and consecrated women are a formidable presence inside Vatican City State and the Roman Curia, with recent years seeing their number and prominence rise.The increasing presence of women in the Vatican has been well documented. According to the Vatican, the percentage of women grew from 19.2% to 23.4% during the ... read more