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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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

General Santos – Profound solidarity, immediate humanitarian aid, and unceasing prayer: this is how Catholic communities in the Philippines are showing their support for the populations devastated by the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the southern archipelago. The quake, which struck on June 8, shook several provinces on the large island of Mindanao, claiming at ... read more

The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, whose theme is “One Nation Under God,” arrived in Washington this past weekend. A national blessing took place near the Washington Monument. The pilgrimage, which began in St. Augustine, Florida, on May 24, will continue to wind its way up the Eastern states to New England, and ... read more

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., the prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, returned to his native Czech Republic to celebrate the June 6 Mass of beatification of Fathers Jan Bula and Václav Drbola. Father Drbola was martyred in 1952, and Father Bula in 1951, under the Czechoslovakian Communist regime. ... read more

Thousands of the faithful processed through the streets of Portland, Oregon, for a Corpus Christi procession on June 7. The Oregonian published 68 photographs of the procession, which followed a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Alexander Sample. ... read more

As the world prepares for the spectacle of the 2026 FIFA World Cup — the first World Cup jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico — billions of fans will once again gather around a game that transcends language, politics, and borders. Yet few realize that the tournament’s origins are intertwined with the ... read more

Catholic Frenchman Jules Rimet served as the president of FIFA for 33 years. Jules Rimet. | Credit: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons As the world prepares for the spectacle of the 2026 FIFA World Cup — the first World Cup ... read more