- Pope Leo encourages young priests in crisis to share their fatigueThe pontiff told the clergy of Rome to “rekindle the fire” of their ministry. Pope Leo XIV greets priests during an audience with the clergy of Rome in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Feb. 19, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV encouraged young priests on Wednesday to ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV to visit major migrant landing point on July 4The pope’s Italy itinerary also includes stops in Pompei, Naples, Acerra, Pavia, Assisi, and Rimini through August. Pope Leo XIV addresses thousands of pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square during his weekly general audience on Feb. 18, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News Pope Leo ... read more
- Director of Girls’ Program (Full-Time)Since 1990, Summit has supported thousands of underserved girls in Milwaukee with virtue-based academic tutoring and mentoring programs inspired by the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church and Opus Dei. ... read more
- Lent’s CRS Rice Bowl collection seen as more critical than ever after USAID cutsBy July 2025, the U.S. Agency for International Development — established in 1961, and which in 2024 provided $187 million in humanitarian funding to Ghana — effectively ceased to exist, with 85% of its programs cut. The result was that many in-country aid organizations also ceased operations. But not CRS. ... read more
- Lent’s CRS Lent Rice Bowl collection seen as more critical than ever after USAID cutsBy July 2025, the U.S. Agency for International Development — established in 1961, and which in 2024 provided $187 million in humanitarian funding to Ghana — effectively ceased to exist, with 85% of its programs cut. The result was that many in-country aid organizations also ceased operations. But not CRS. ... read more
- Bishops: Trump Advanced Gender‑Policy Freedoms While Eroding Protections for MigrantsSaul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump makes an announcement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2026. The USCCB’s report warns of threats to religious liberty, citing political violence, limits on ministry in federal systems, and policies affecting schools, detainees, and religious groups. ... read more
- Pope to Legionaries of Christ: Authority in religious life is not ‘domination’In his Feb. 19 address to participants of the religious congregation's General Chapter, the pope said that authority in religious life should serve as a means of "animating common life" centered on Christ, while "avoiding any form of control that does not respect the dignity and freedom of persons." ... read more
- Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free cardThe Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday, and some Catholic priests are happily bracing for long lines outside the confessional. The faithful across the United States are embracing anew the sacrament that has shifted from embarrassing recitation of sin to cathartic quest for grace. ... read more
- Pope’s grand tour of Italy over the next few months takes him to Lampedusa and beyondThe Vatican released Leo's agenda for day trips to a half-dozen Italian cities over the next six months. The Vatican has rarely released such plans together and so far in advance, but word of the visits was starting to filter out. ... read more
- Knoxville Bishop Richard Stika, Who Resigned After Vatican Mismanagement Investigation, Dies at 68EWTN News Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville As bishop, he oversaw the construction of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. ... read more
- Knoxville Bishop Richard Stika, Who Resigned After Vatican Mismanagement Investigation, Dies at 68EWTN News Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville As bishop, he oversaw the construction of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. ... read more
- Irish Bishop Braves Bitter Cold to Distribute Ashes in Waterford City StreetsBishop Alphonsus Cullinan Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore in Ireland spent Ash Wednesday on the streets of Waterford City administering ashes, a ministry for which he has become well known. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan spent Ash Wednesday distributing ashes on the streets of Waterford City. ... read more
- Pope Leo Encourages Young Priests in Crisis to Share Their FatigueVatican Media Pope Leo XIV greets priests during an audience with the clergy of Rome in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, on Feb. 19, 2026. . The pontiff told the clergy of Rome to “rekindle the fire” of their ministry. ... read more
- ASIA/PAKISTAN – Archbishop Arshad: “Churches and mosques should be centers of compassion and peace”Islamabad - During Lent and the holy month of Ramadan, which Christians and Muslims are observing simultaneously this year, "churches and mosques should be centers of compassion, peace, and love." This appeal was made by Archbishop Joseph Arshad of Rawalpindi-Islamabad to the Pakistani Christian community in a message extending warm greetings to the Muslim community ... read more
- ASIA/VIETNAM – The Secretary General of the Pontifical Mission Societies of France: “A Church to draw inspiration from”Hanoi – Facilities for the disabled, schools, parishes, missionary centers. These are the places visited in various dioceses of Vietnam from February 10 to 16 by a delegation of the Pontifical Mission Societies of France, composed of Bishop Georges Colomb, National Director, and Georges Delrieu, Secretary General, accompanied by Nathalie Leconte, executive assistant. A visit ... read more
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