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Maumere – This morning, August 15, 2026, the island of Flores was struck by a violent magnitude 7.7 earthquake shortly before 6 a.m. The tremor, whose epicenter was located in the Nagekeo area, was felt strongly across numerous parts of the island, including Maumere, causing damage to buildings and infrastructure.Just hours after the tragic event ... read more

by Cosimo GrazianiBrasilia/Buenos Aires – In recent days, a diplomatic crisis has strained relations between Argentina and Brazil.It all began when Argentine President Javier Milei described his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as a “thief” and a “convict” in a television interview. The remarks prompted an immediate reaction from the Brazilian government, which ... read more

The U.S. Supreme Court set Nov. 3 for hearing oral arguments in a case over a clash between Catholic preschools and the state of Colorado over whether those schools can participate in the state's universal preschool program. (OSV News/Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz) ... read more

"Mr. Silvia's crimes were heinous and merit severe punishment by the state," the executive director of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote. "Nevertheless, we ask that you spare Mr. Silvia's life." ... read more

Forty-five years ago today, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation launched the first broadcast of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) from a converted garage in Alabama. What began as a humble television venture would grow into the world’s largest Catholic media network.With $200 and 12 nuns with no television experience, Mother Angelica turned the ... read more

The pontiff prayed for peace in the Holy Land, and in Ukraine and Russia. He also prayed for Colombia following an earthquake there. ... read more

Representatives of Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly — recognized by the Trump administration as the last democratically elected authority in the country — along with representatives of interim president Delcy Rodríguez’s government announced the first agreements reached during their negotiations this week.The process is being overseen by the United States government, with the primary objectives of ... read more

Media outlets aligned with the Nicaraguan dictatorship released a video showing Bishop Abelardo Mata, bishop emeritus of Estelí, whose whereabouts have been unknown since late June.In the video, whose recording date is unknown, the 80-year-old prelate, who celebrates his golden jubilee of priesthood on Aug. 15, is seen conversing with a journalist and pro-government lawmaker ... read more

Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 15 called on Catholics to look to Mary, the Mother of God, as an example of “true beauty,” with the Holy Father pointing to her youthful appearance in sacred art as a sign of “love that never ends.” The Holy Father delivered the homily during Mass at the Pontifical Parish ... read more

The solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Aug. 15 is an opportune time to deepen our love for the Mother of God by understanding the “place” God has assigned her for our spiritual benefit and eternal salvation.Mary’s assumption into heaven is a dogma of faith for Catholics. Church dogmas encompass truths ... read more

Some things are simply too beautiful for words. The Glorious Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is a case in point. No words, however beautiful, can do justice to the sheer wonder of Our Lady’s being taken up into heaven to join her heavenly Son in His Kingdom. Words fail us. The only appropriate response to ... read more

The producer, rapper, husband and father has been on a spiritual journey for several years, culminating in his conversion to Catholicism this year at the Easter Vigil.  ... read more

Bubba Weiler's off-Broadway show is about two eighth-grade altar servers whose encounter with a homeless man in the church leaves them asking questions about Catholicism, God and, ultimately, themselves.   ... read more

Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation. On November 1, 1950, Pius XII defined the dogma of the Assumption. Thus he solemnly proclaimed that the belief whereby the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the close of her earthly life, was taken up, body and ... read more

by Marie-Lucile KubackiDar es Salaam – Liturgical inculturation is neither about “canonizing” personal pratices nor about indiscriminately adding cultural elements to the Roman rite. Rather, it seeks to help the People of God celebrate the Paschal Mystery more deeply within their own cultural context. This was one of the recommendations expressed by participants at the ... read more