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A firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant during the Hawk Fire on Aug. 23, 2026, in Reno, Nevada. The wildfire spread from the Sierra foothills toward Reno, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. Catholic parishes and Catholic Charities in Nevada are responding with aid amid an ongoing wildfire that has caused mass evacuations ... read more

(Jennifer Regnier/Unsplash.com) St. Paul famously instructs the Corinthian church, “So faith, hope, love, remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” Yet, what does this love look like in practice? At the Last Supper, Jesus tells his apostles, “This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you. ... read more

Catholic parishes and Catholic Charities in Nevada are responding with aid amid an ongoing wildfire that has caused mass evacuations in the Reno area. A firefighting aircraft drops fire retardant during the Hawk Fire on Aug. 23, 2026, in Reno, Nevada. The wildfire spread from ... read more

A Nevada wildfire that has leveled homes near Reno, Nevada, and caused the evacuation of about 90,000 residents is expected to burn for another 48 hours.Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada is preparing its response for short- and long-term aid while evacuating employees and volunteers.Marie Baxter, chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada, said ... read more

Cardinals meet with Pope Leo XIV in the third session of the consistory on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Vatican. ANALYSIS: The first American Pope has yet to appoint his inaugural batch of cardinals. ... read more

Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti Virginia National Guard soldiers complete the final ruck march of the “Last Ride,” the final Spur Ride conducted by the Portsmouth-based 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team, Aug. 10, 2026, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. COMMENTARY: ‘Johnson v. Fleming’ asserts that the state demands that ... read more

Texas A&M University posted the biggest jump, rising about 69% from 121 to 204 adults entering the Church over the past two academic years. Texas A&M University posted the biggest jump in Catholic conversions, rising about 69% from 121 in 2024-25 to 204 adults entering the Church in 2025-26, Hallow ... read more

Gustave Doré, “Micah Exhorts the Israelites to Repent (Micah 7:1-20),” 1866 COMMENTARY: The Old Testament prophet distills the path to holiness into a few simple words: Do what is right, love what is good, and walk humbly with God. ... read more

Texas A&M University posted the biggest jump in Catholic conversions, rising about 69% from 121 in 2024-25 to 204 adults entering the Church in 2025-26, Hallow data showed. Texas A&M University posted the biggest jump, rising about 69% from 121 to 204 adults entering the Church over the past two academic years. ... read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican secretary for relations with states and international organizations. With Archbishop Paul Gallagher’s visit to Moscow this week, the Vatican continues to try to be a facilitator in bringing about a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war. ... read more

The Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, will travel to Russia this week to hold meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin adviser Yuri Ushakov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as well as visit the country’s Catholic community.The announcement was made by the Vatican Secretariat of State on ... read more

With Archbishop Paul Gallagher’s visit to Moscow this week, the Vatican continues to try to be a facilitator in bringing about a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war. Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican secretary for relations with states and international organizations. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News ... read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco on Aug. 22, 2026, urged 14 newly ordained priests in Nigeria to model their ministry on Christ’s sacrificial love and remain close to those entrusted to their pastoral care. “The people of God must know that the priest is with them, that he is for them, ... read more

Manila – “The country cannot afford to let another incident of school violence go unnoticed without addressing the challenges faced by its young people.” Cardinal José Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, made the appeal, urging families, schools, Churches and communities to “listen to young people who may be struggling silently with loneliness, anxiety, bullying, academic pressure ... read more

Nairobi – The Diocese of Lodwar, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, west of Lake Turkana, has warned the faithful about a fake priest who for an extended period allegedly pretended to celebrate Mass and administer the sacraments.The man presented himself as Fr Jones Bogonko Onchonga, M.C., but is in fact a layman who lives in Kisii, ... read more