Vatican News

More than 4 in 10 respondents agreed with the statement “I am inclined to think that I am a failure,” according to the Institute for Family Studies.

The pontiff accepted the invitation of the heads of state and ecclesiastical authorities of the three countries; it will be his first papal trip to Latin America.

The pope urged Catholics to rediscover prayer “in its true form” and embrace the Liturgy of the Hours as a daily school of Christian prayer.

The sacraments were administered by Father Álisson Muryel of the Archdiocese of Campo Grande, an area that has 11 prisons and nearly 10,000 inmates.

Catholic environmental advocates urged the faithful to weigh technology through the lens of stewardship, human dignity, and the common good while caring for God’s creation.

The Knights of Columbus are holding the 144th Supreme Convention in Denver.

“I write to comfort the afflicted, to ignite the comfortable, and to confront injustice with the full conviction of the Gospel,” San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller wrote.

The blazes have consumed hundreds of structures and forced thousands of local residents to evacuate.

Cardinal John Onaiyekan brought concerns and feedback of the Nigerian bishops to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on July 28.

While the local Church was still mourning the priest’s death, yet another act of violence shook the country’s Catholics.

“Every day there are attacks against the Most Holy Virgin in many ways,” noted Father Manuel Navarro.

The patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, died Aug. 4, 1859. A century later, Pope John XXIII reflected on the life of the saint.

The first World Meeting of OCDS Carmelites in the history of the order took place July 23–26 in Ávila, Spain.

The new podcast “Stand Firm and Be Strong” with Father of Mercy Wade Menezes has launched on EWTN+.

Israel has not publicly endorsed the agreement and has continued airstrikes, killing at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza over the weekend.

Abelardo de la Espriella reaffirmed his conviction that “to build a great nation, one must place God at the center of every decision.”

The Holy Father invited festival participants to return to the source of true joy, following this year’s motto: “Ad fontem! To the source!”

Young Catholics from Europe, the Middle East, and North America came together for prayer, service, fellowship, and to reflect on “what Christian witness means in an increasingly complex world.”

WYD Seoul 2027 will take place Aug. 3–8, 2027, in Seoul, South Korea.

A Catholic Charities affiliate sued Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other state officials after the governor signed into law a ban on “conversion therapy.”

“Many people need that joyful and contagious witness that a young person in love with Christ can convey,” Pope Leo XIV observed.

The flooding that swept through north-central West Virginia killed at least two people, authorities said.

After a troubled youth and a powerful conversion experience, Polish national Bartłomiej “Bartek” Krakowiak has been arrested and charged with acts of vandalism at the Marian shrine in Medjugorje.

“The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls” premieres on Prime Video on Aug. 9.

In an Aug. 2 message, Archbishop Luis Argüello said: “Biopolitics is key to current global power.”

A new book tells the stories of Catholics who survived persecution during the Spanish Civil War.

Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero has stepped back from public ministry while the Church investigates allegations of sexual abuse and inappropriate conduct involving adult women, which he denies.

The Vatican published a video message from the pontiff on Aug. 2 for Ecuador’s seventh National Youth Day.

Although Catholicism was a small minority in colonial America, more than 20,000 Catholics called it home. Two-thirds lived in Maryland, with most of the rest in Pennsylvania and port cities.

ARISE is a full-day conference taking place on Sept. 26 in Canada's largest city built for young professionals and Catholics from all walks of life.

The family of Father Arsanios Wadid, who was murdered in April 2022, confirmed that the man found guilty of the crime has been put to death.

The first and ongoing requisite for being a good godparent or sponsor is to be a good example oneself by faithfully living the Christian life.

As war in the region continues, Bishop Aldo Berardi reminded the faithful that “faith Is stronger than fear.”

The pope also prayed for victims of war, recalled the Pardon of Assisi, and urged Catholics to witness to the Eucharist by blessing meals and sharing with those in need.

Sister Allison Regina Gliot, a Daughter of St. Paul, speaks on God’s mercy and creativity as she concludes her Catholic young adult vampire trilogy.

A Minnesota nonprofit has spent nearly 40 years using pro-life billboards and outreach to connect people with pregnancy resources and support nationwide.

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

The measure, if signed by Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, will remove the last few restrictions on abortion in the state and replace them with “the professional judgment of the physician.”

Sister Norma Pimentel said Sister Leticia Ugboaja’s detention left lasting emotional scars and deepened fear among immigrant Catholics, renewing calls for meaningful immigration reform.

“Suicide is not a real medical treatment. It is not a solution to suffering,” Jamie Towey, president of Aging with Dignity, said in an interview with “EWTN News In Depth.”

An illicit ordination in Scotland leads to excommunication, nuns flee monastery in Spain wildfires, priest asks for prayers as Gaza, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup.

Catholic campus missionary Caleb Burbach wanted to make Church teaching more accessible and easy to digest — so he designed Creedo to do just that.

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of August is for evangelization in the city.

For the seventh time in two years, churches in the Archdiocese of Tours have been desecrated.

Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and Bishop Michael Fisher of Buffalo, New York, celebrated Mass with thousands of Catholic Scouts on July 26.

Florida’s Catholic attorney general urged Catholic schools to allow religious exemptions for vaccines, Franciscan launched a faculty appreciation fellowship, and more in this week’s education roundup.

The California bishops are speaking out against the state government for targeting abortion pill reversal ministries that help women choose life even after taking the chemical abortion pill.

The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta is mobilizing resources to address the needs of the migrants, including by designating all money from this weekend's collection to the effort.

People’s desire for traditional worship is “unstoppable,” Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said. “It’s what’s drawing young people in and will continue to do so.”

The state’s decision allows the sisters to continue “loving service to Christ’s poor” without being forced to engage in euthanasia.