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St. Patrick’s Parish in Brampton, Ontario, is bursting at the seams. Now, on May 24, it will break ground on its long-awaited new church. After well over a decade of prayer, planning, and perseverance, historic St. Patrick’s Parish in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, will officially break ground on its new church ... read more

After well over a decade of prayer, planning, and perseverance, a historic parish in the Archdiocese of Toronto, St. Patrick’s Parish in Brampton, Ontario,  Canada, will officially break ground on its new church May 24.For many, the project’s next — and most important — step marks a joyous continuation of a dream long held by ... read more

2023 photo The faithful, including young adults, pray at the adoration chapel in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Greenwich Village. ANALYSIS: Lessons from literature and life shed light on where real meaning lies. ... read more

The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia is one of three Anglican ordinariates. Bishop Steven J. Lopes, bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, was appointed May 11, 2026, to also lead the Anglican ... read more

Pope Leo XIV on Monday appointed Bishop Steven J. Lopes, bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, to also lead the Anglican ordinariate in Australia, effective immediately.There are three personal ordinariates erected for former Anglicans who convert to Catholicism: the Chair of Saint Peter for the United States and Canada, Our ... read more

A monument stands at Bílá Hora (“White Mountain”) outside Prague, the Czech Republic, site of the 1620 battle that ended Bohemian Protestant resistance against the Habsburgs. The May 8 gatherings, organized by lay groups around a reconciliation cross, mark a shift in how the Czech Republic, one of Europe’s most secular countries, ... read more

Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Cardinal Charles Maung Bo. The archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, described overlapping economic, social, and humanitarian crises facing his country at the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference plenary in Sydney. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV called on Christians and Muslims to resist the growing danger of apathy in modern society, warning May 11 that the constant stream of images of human suffering can “dull our hearts rather than stir them” and urging believers to “transform indifference into solidarity.”The pope made the appeal during an audience with participants ... read more

The pontiff warned that constant exposure to images of suffering can “dull our hearts rather than stir them.” Pope Leo XIV meets with participants in the eighth colloquium between the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies on May 11, 2026, at the Vatican. | Credit: ... read more

The dome of the Church of Escuelas Pías in Valencia, Spain, one of the largest masonry domes in the country. The European Heritage Awards have spotlighted two contrasting models for saving sacred buildings, as Europe confronts a wider question over the future of its increasingly empty churches. ... read more

Sandra Moraes The Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá, Colombia, with the Plaza de Bolívar in the foreground. The day's events in Bogota will include the Rosary, Mass, the consecration, Eucharistic adoration, and a procession, with the theme of praying for peace and reconciliation through conversion of heart. ... read more

The May 8 gatherings, organized by lay groups around a reconciliation cross, mark a shift in how the Czech Republic, one of Europe’s most secular countries, lives with a historic religious wound. A monument stands at Bílá Hora (“White Mountain”) outside Prague, the Czech Republic, site of the 1620 battle ... read more

Czech and Slovak Christians gathered for ecumenical prayers on Friday at the site of the 1620 Battle of White Mountain and in some 10 cities across the Czech Republic, marking a historic Catholic-Protestant wound as an occasion for reconciliation.The Habsburg victory at Bílá Hora — Czech for “White Mountain,” on a hill outside Prague — ... read more

The archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, described overlapping economic, social, and humanitarian crises facing his country at the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference plenary in Sydney. Cardinal Charles Maung Bo. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, the archbishop of Yangon and Myanmarʼs first cardinal, ... read more

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, the archbishop of Yangon and Myanmarʼs first cardinal, told the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference on May 8 that his country is enduring a “polycrisis” five years after the military coup that toppled its civilian government.Speaking on the opening day of the biannual plenary assembly in Sydney, Bo described overlapping economic, employment, ... read more