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Archbishop Miguel Maury, apostolic nuncio to Great Britain since 2023. (Credit: Apostolic Nunciature in Great Britain) The pope’s representative in Great Britain is hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will visit England and “awaken the conscience of the West.” A papal visit to England is “likely, desirable, and I would even say unavoidable,” ... read more

The pope’s representative in Great Britain is hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will visit England and “awaken the conscience of the West.”A papal visit to England is “likely, desirable, and I would even say unavoidable,” Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, apostolic nuncio to Great Britain since 2023, told ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language sister service of EWTN ... read more

At least 20 people have reportedly died in the series of landslides that swept through refugee camps and communities in southeastern Bangladesh after heavy monsoon rains last week. A Catholic charity is one of the organizations helping survivors.Caritas Bangladesh mobilized local staff and community volunteers, who went door to door sharing early warning messages and ... read more

Caritas Bangladesh is helping survivors with shelter, water, and sanitation after monsoon landslides struck Rohingya refugee camps in Coxʼs Bazar. Caritas Bangladesh workers clear mud and debris beside shelters after a landslide at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in July 2026. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Caritas Bangladesh ... read more

The new exhibit reflects a recent focus on promoting contemporary art at the Vatican. The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Library, its main exhibition and historical reading room, features vaulted, frescoed ceilings. | Credit: Ishmael Adibuah/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV will launch a contemporary ... read more

Pope Leo XIV will launch a contemporary art exhibit focused on water at the Vatican Apostolic Library on Sept. 14.The exhibit “AQVA Catastrophe and Wonder” will include artwork highlighting a “reflection on water as both a threat and a resource,” according to a July 12 press release from the library.Notably, the pope will inaugurate the ... read more

Cappuccino has a Catholic connection. In the hands of this Maronite scholar, the humble bean became not only a beverage but a witness to divine Providence. ... read more

Josh Applegate Coffee, with a side of faith Learn about coffee’s Catholic ‘baptism’ — and more. ... read more

Jeffrey Bruno The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage approaches the College of William and Mary’s Wren Building, the oldest academic building in continuous use in the United States, on June 5, 2026, in Williamsburg, Virginia. The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is bearing vocational fruit, with 26 of 45 former perpetual pilgrims discerning or pursuing priesthood, ... read more

Caracas – The official, still preliminary, death toll from the two devastating earthquakes of June 24 in Venezuela has risen to almost 4,500. Around 17,000 people were injured, and over 19,500 remain in emergency shelters. The number of missing is still unclear. Search and rescue operations, medical care, and the distribution of humanitarian aid continue ... read more

by Paolo AffatatoDinajpur – “The hope of the Church in Bangladesh lies in the tribal peoples. Therein lies the future of the Church,” Bishop Sebastian Tudu of Dinajpur emphasized in an interview with Fides about the development in the diocese in northwestern Bangladesh, where the Catholic community is steadily growing thanks to the proclamation of ... read more

Beijing – “Running for the Lord” on the path of proclaiming the Gospel and bearing witness to the faith. This is the motto of the second edition of the “Synodal Half Marathon,” entitled “Pegasus,” organized by the Archdiocese of Beijing and held on Friday, July 10, in the area surrounding the Diocesan Philosophical-Theological Seminary, after ... read more

Libreville – While Africa, along with Asia, remains one of only two continents where the number of priests continues to rise, and the only continent where the number of seminarians in major seminaries is also increasing, the quality of priestly formation remains a central concern for the Pontifical Mission Society of St Peter the Apostle ... read more

A priest of the Diocese of Malaga, Spain, was sentenced to 52 years in prison for drugging, and sexually assaulting four women and filming his victims, three of whom were raped. The 35-year-old priest, identified only as “Father Fran” in the article, was ordained in 2012; the crimes took place between 2015 and 2018. ... read more

The leaders of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India highlighted religious-freedom concerns in a memorandum to Amit Shah, the Union Minister of Home Affairs. The prelates discussed their concerns about an amendment to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act that would allow Church property to be seized in some circumstances. The ... read more