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Pontiff released four days after surgery to remove a growth from his lung. ... read more

The number of Catholic priests worldwide has risen again after five years of no growth, according to statistics published by the Vatican agency Fides ahead of the 100th World Mission Sunday, which will be celebrated Sunday, Oct. 18.According to the Fides report, the total number of priests rose from 406,996 to 407,421, representing an increase ... read more

undefined A statement from the Holy See said that Pope Leo XIV would be discharged from Gemelli Hospital on Oct. 17, 2026. Above, the Holy Father celebrates Mass at the hospital on Oct. 16, where he was admitted four days earlier for surgery to remove a tumor from his right lung. The Vatican ... read more

SINGAPORE — St. Clare of Assisi, as she appears on a church stage in Singapore this week, opens her story with a list of what her family owned. “We had money, we had servants ... we had horses,” she tells the audience. “We had everything, but for a girl like me, my life was already ... read more

A Catholic parish in western Singapore hosted the play “TO GAZE: St. Clare of Assisi” as part of celebrations for the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi. The audience arrives at the Church of St. Mary of the Angels in Singapore for the opening night of the performance “TO ... read more

SINGAPORE — St. Clare of Assisi, as she appears on a church stage in Singapore this week, opens her story with a list of what her family owned. “We had money, we had servants ... we had horses,” she tells the audience. “We had everything, but for a girl like me, my life was already ... read more

undefined ‘St. Dominic and the Rosary’ is timely reading for the Month of the Holy Rosary. BOOK REVIEW: New book illustrates history of time-honored Marian prayer. ... read more

Citing Pope Leo XIV’s call to defend human dignity in the age of AI, the German Bishops’ Conference has joined an initiative to make artificial intelligence safe for children. [...] ... read more

The German Bishops' Conference has joined an initiative that aims to make artificial intelligence safe and suitable for children, citing Pope Leo XIVʼs call to defend human dignity in the age of AI.The initiative, called “KI kindgerecht!” (“Child-friendly AI!”), also involves Germanyʼs biggest Protestant body and an association of childrenʼs websites.“AI is already embedded in ... read more

In an exchange that drew sharp responses from Catholic scholars and the local bishop, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico told University of Dallas theology professor Jodi Hunt that “the Bible is silent on the issue” of abortion during an Oct. 14 CNN/Jubilee town hall in Fort Worth.Hunt pushed back, drawing applause when she said ... read more

Professor Jodi Hunt told EWTN News she thinks Talarico was trying to appear as a “centrist” to undecided voters, or Republicans unhappy with the party, but she does not think he was convincing. Democratic candidate for US Senate James Talarico, speaking during a press conference in Dallas, Texas, on September ... read more

The Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Leo XIV will be discharged from Gemelli Hospital today, four days after he underwent lung surgery. After celebrating Mass at the hospital, Pope Leo “will leave the hospital in the early afternoon and return to the Vatican,” according to the statement. “Tomorrow, he will lead ... read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher recently concluded a three-day visit to Pakistan—the first-ever visit by a Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations to the world’s fifth-most populous nation. Highlights of the visit, which marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Pakistan, included an October 9 address on ... read more

A leading Vatican diplomat condemned racism, xenophobia, and anti-religious intolerance. Addressing a UN committee meeting, Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis, apostolic nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, said that “at the heart of the Church’s teaching lies the conviction that every human being is created in the image and ... read more

Doctors have cleared Pope Leo XIV to leave the hospital; he will return to the Vatican on Saturday afternoon, according to the Vatican.The pope’s personal physician Dr. Luigi Carbone and surgeon Dr. Stefano Margaritora said Oct. 17 that “based on the blood tests and chest X-ray performed this morning, and after evaluating his clinical condition, ... read more