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Pope Leo XIV has offered prayers and condolences to the victims of a recent ferry accident on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on Aug. 11.In a telegram dated Aug. 18 and signed by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the pope expressed sadness upon learning that a ferry had sunk in Lake Kariba. According to an ... read more

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes announced the relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous will travel to the United States as part of a 2026–2027 tour intended to bring the beloved saint to Catholic communities across America.The relics will depart Lourdes, France, and travel to the U.S. in September. The opening celebration will be held ... read more

In April, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate’s (CARA) survey was released and showed that 18% of priests ordained this year attended a Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth Conference during their vocational journey. This was more than any other Catholic conference ministry in the United States.In previous years — specifically from 2010 to ... read more

During last Friday’s live debate over the assassination of Charlie Kirk, hosted by Patrick Bet-David, Andrew Wilson asked Candace Owens point-blank, “Do you have any evidence that Erika Kirk or TPUSA participated in the murder of Charlie Kirk?” Candace immediately fired back: “I’ve never said they participated in the murder of Charlie Kirk.” This response ... read more

If you have come to this university for job training, you are wasting a considerable sum of money. You may as well have stayed at your local community college or state university. But I suspect that their preparation would also prove to be of little practical value. Employers themselves are increasingly taking on the task ... read more

Louis Massett recounts his formative years and experiences as a young adult immersed in the world of the Society of St. Pius X in the new autobiography Traddyland: The Memoir of a Radical Traditional Catholic. ... read more

Today in the Roman Martyrology is the commemoration of St. Agapitus (d. 259), a martyr of Palestrina, not far from Rome. His cult, which is very ancient, was particularly popular in the eternal city where Felix III (492) caused a church to be built in his honor. Ancient inscriptions show clearly the great confidence placed ... read more

Scripture for Life - The prophetic work of justice today entails addressing the oppression done to the natural world, its many communities of life, and injustices within the human community. ... read more

Scripture for Life - This Liturgy of the Word counsels us to exercise caution in speaking of God, because we are so prone to fit God into our frame of reference. ... read more

When the Aug. 10 earthquake hit the town of Chiquinquirá in Roldanillo, a subdistrict of the Valle del Cauca district in Colombia, a wooden tabernacle in a historic chapel was destroyed, scattering consecrated hosts across the floor and covering them with debris. Minutes later, the pastor and a nearby religious sister gathered them up to ... read more

A dispute between Florida’s Catholic bishops and state Attorney General James Uthmeier over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools is testing the boundaries between state law and Church authority, with both sides arguing religious freedom is at stake.The dispute began with what Wenski described as Uthmeierʼs “veiled threat” in a July 31 letter to the Florida ... read more

by Pascale RizkGwangju – “The Social Doctrine of the Church is not a philanthropic teaching along the lines of ‘help the unfortunate’; rather, it means asking ourselves what kind of society we need to build so that human beings can live with dignity.” This was the key question presented by Father Vincenzo Segil Son to ... read more

Iquitos – The Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos has issued an urgent appeal for immediate action against the devastating increase in illegal mining in the Nanay River basin, in an official statement released on August 17.The Nanay is the main source of drinking water for more than half a million people living in the city of ... read more

Hundreds gathered late last month in Oklahoma City for the premiere of the new film “American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story,” a feature-length documentary depicting the inspiring life of Blessed Stanley Rother.“This has been a long time coming,” Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City told EWTN News on the red carpet July 28.Born in Okarche, ... read more

Faith-based anti-death penalty activists have used the bell-tolling tactic throughout the country. Bells ran again Aug. 13, a day when three death row inmates were executed. ... read more