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Amy Smith Hundreds of Catholic process with the Blessed Sacrament during the Eucharistic procession in Williamsburg, Virginia, June 5, 2026. More than 10,000 Catholics have participated in the Cabrini Route of the procession, which has traveled up the Eastern Seaboard and visited multiple dioceses. ... read more

Sacred Heart The ‘cherished image’ of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ‘reflects Jesus’ humanity, love, and devotion to the Father,’ said Archbishop Shelton Fabre of Louisville, Kentucky. ... read more

Matteo Pernaselci Pope Leo addresses an audience the German Catholic Student Associations on June 5, 2026. The Holy Father highlighted the principles guiding Catholic student associations in Germany — of which Pope Benedict XVI was also a member — religion, scholarship, friendship, and homeland. ... read more

Women are being forced to have abortions by significant others who obtain abortion pills by mail — a largely unregulated practice, with some companies operating outside the healthcare system. Rosalie Markezich, a Louisiana woman coerced into taking abortion drugs that her then-boyfriend obtained via mail from a doctor in California. ... read more

In Glasgow, Kentucky, this year a man allegedly replaced his girlfriend’s medication with abortion drugs. Her baby survived — but in many other cases, women have lost their babies due to the rising crime of forced abortions, documented in a recent tracker by Heartbeat International, a worldwide pregnancy help center group.The abortion pill can be ... read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Pentecost at St. Peter's Basilica on May 24, 2026. We do not partake of a symbol. The Eucharist is truly the Lord. ... read more

New York has Ben Stiller, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan among its superfans; San Antonio has a group of nuns who wear Spurs jerseys over their habits. ... read more

More than 10,000 Catholics have participated in the Cabrini Route of the procession, which has traveled up the Eastern Seaboard and visited multiple dioceses. Hundreds of Catholic process with the Blessed Sacrament during the Eucharistic procession in Williamsburg, Virginia, June 5, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Payne/EWTN News ... read more

Hundreds of Catholics processed through Williamsburg, Virginia, on the morning of June 5 as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage made its way through the colonial-era capital city in the eastern part of the state. A team of priests carried the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance through the campus of the College of William & Mary, the ... read more

Moments before Department of Homeland Security agents fired a hail of pepper balls at the feet of demonstrators outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey May 25, faith leaders say they were frantically working to calm things down. ... read more

Catholics should “take a moment to reflect on the title ‘Sacred Heart of Jesus’” and what the “special title” truly means, Archbishop Shelton Fabre of Louisville, Kentucky, said. An image of the Sacred Heart in the Church of the Jesu in Rome. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News ... read more

The U.S. bishops are preparing to consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and are calling on the faithful to reflect on Christ’s love.Ahead of the anticipated event, Catholics should “take a moment to reflect on the title ‘Sacred Heart of Jesus’" and what it "truly mean[s]," Archbishop Shelton Fabre of Louisville ... read more

Pope Leo XIV received members of German Catholic student associations at the Vatican on June 5, reminding them that they “represent Catholic values in society not as those who carry partisan flags but as representatives of the common good of humanity.”In his address in the Paul VI Audience Hall, the Holy Father also highlighted the ... read more

The Holy Father highlighted the principles guiding Catholic student associations in Germany — of which Pope Benedict XVI was also a member — religion, scholarship, friendship, and homeland. Pope Leo XIV addresses members of German Catholic student associations in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on June 5, 2026. He reminded ... read more

Screenshot Jesse and Ashley Ridgeway, professional YouTubers, shared a video on social media May 27, 2026, discussing their decision to possibly abort their unborn son due to a possible Down syndrome diagnosis. Parents and pro-life leaders react, calling children with Down syndrome ‘a light in the world.’ ... read more