Vatican News

A positio for Servant of God Rhoda Wise was submitted to the Vatican. She has been associated with hundreds of unexplained, miraculous healings in the United States.

Kamar Galíndez credits his survival to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Miraculous Medal he wore was torn from his neck as the building collapsed and inexplicably ended up in one of his zippered pockets.

“In a spirit of goodwill, I pray that your service and mission as apostolic nuncio will continue to foster a deep friendship between the United States and the Holy See,” Speaker Mike Johnson wrote.

An internal government document shows doctors, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists in the Canadian province made thousands of errors in managing euthanasia in 2024.

The Vatican published a video message from the pontiff on July 8 for the Ankawa Youth Meeting.

The appointment continues Leo’s reform of the Diocese of Rome, of which he is bishop, rolling back changes made by Pope Francis in 2023.

The Washington Archdiocese saw two episcopal ordinations while the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston welcomed a new bishop from Washington.

The gathering will take place during the pope’s July stay at the papal villa and will include prayer, a guided visit to Borgo Laudato Si’, and a meal with people served by Catholic charities in Rome.

The bishops of Oslo and Copenhagen have condemned the Society of St. Pius X consecrations as schism while pledging to protect the traditional liturgy within the Church.

The pontiff sent a letter on July 8 to be read at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland.

Announced during the feast of St. Sunniva on the island of Selja, the cause for the celebrated novelist and Catholic convert is expected to open its diocesan phase this fall.

The unique collection features a wide variety of easily recognizable Christian symbols that require no attribution and can be freely resized, recolored, and adapted.

The data was compiled through a three-year process of research and inter-diocesan collaboration in which documentation from the dicastery was cross-referenced with that of each Spanish diocese.

The cathedral has reopened but restoration work remains to be done, including on the western rose window.

The dispute stems from a 2011 federal rule requiring employers to include contraception coverage in employee health plans under the Affordable Care Act.

If a bill passed by the state House eliminating the tax credits becomes law, scholarship organizations would lose their funding source and students would lose tuition assistance.

Although gambling ads are not permitted at World Cup venues, they are common on TV and other venues in Argentina during halftime.

Estrella del Paso in El Paso, Texas, has seen its cash reserves depleted since payments stopped arriving in December 2025, according to executive director Melissa Lopez.

Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero asserted his innocence in a brief statement carried by the EFE news agency. "I have not committed any assault, violence, or sexual harassment," he said.

Advocates for unborn children criticized the administration for failing to maintain the defunding of the abortion giant.

While it may appear that the Church in Nicaragua is buckling under pressure, it is holding out within the limits of what it can do and its silence should not be misinterpreted.

EWTN hosted 43 young media professionals from around the world for an intensive journalistic training program June 22 to July 1.

A tit-for-tat over honors, a contested genocide, and a warning for Kyiv's EU hopes: how a World War II memory dispute unraveled Poland-Ukraine relations in six weeks.

Speaking with Italian media, Brian Burch said the informal evening showed a pontiff who is both personally at ease with his American roots and conscious of his universal mission.

Archbishop Vincent Aind led tributes in Ranchi and activists gathered in Mumbai to honor the priest, as his supporters press on to clear his name in the Bhima Koregaon case.

For many Lebanese Christians, the central question remains whether diplomacy will finally restore the Lebanese state as the sole authority over war, peace, and national security.

Alberto Fernández, a former U.S. ambassador and contributor to EWTN News, said the prime minister's claim “only makes sense within the context of him trying to look good to his own Israeli audience."

Catholic bishops with Society of St. Pius X locations in their areas are forbidding Catholics from attending SSPX services and urging attendees and SSPX priests to return to the Catholic Church.

Jin was arrested by Chinese authorities on Oct. 10, 2025.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether Colorado violated the First Amendment by excluding Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program.

Some 500 pilgrims from Punjab braved a summer heat wave to pray at an ancient Pakistani site where tradition holds St. Thomas the Apostle once preached.

Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July is for respect for human life "in all circumstances."

Canadian Catholic News' "God in the City" program offers Catholic fellowship, professional development, and a crash course in faith-based reporting.

Pope Leo XIV has called the presidents of bishops’ conferences to Rome Oct. 7–14 for a weeklong gathering on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation "Amoris Laetitia."

Cardinal Ladislav Nemet called the faithful to their Christian roots in Nitra as tens of thousands honored Sts. Cyril and Methodius on July 5 across Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Thousands of pilgrims braved the heat on Sunday as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage reached its final stop in Philadelphia.

Catholic Charities Fort Worth developed the Padua program, which is an anti-poverty program that "meets clients where they are."

The Holy Father addressed pilgrims at the close of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which concluded in Philadelphia on July 5.

The pope visited the private residence of U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch after returning from Lampedusa.

The pontiff prayed the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square before traveling to Castel Gandolfo for three weeks of vacation.

Lejeune and John Paul II were united in friendship and in defending the right to life, especially of those with intellectual disabilities.

Dr. Kathleen Sprows Cummings of the University of Notre Dame and Dr. Christopher Shannon of Christendom College reflected on the complex history of Catholicism in the United States.

A nine-person team has taken the Blessed Sacrament across 18 dioceses as part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which will come to an end in Philadelphia on July 5.

Here are 12 Catholic Americans whose lives and legacies have left a lasting mark on the United States.

Before he enters a monastery, a 23-year-old ran across the country to raise money for his local pregnancy help center and to pray for women, babies, and the people he met along the way.

From the first Masses in the New World to today's Eucharistic Revival, here's how the Real Presence shaped nearly five centuries of Catholic life in America.

Celebrating Mass on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to respond to migration with long-term policies rooted in human dignity.

In a letter addressed to Pope Leo XIV, released on July 3, Father Davide Pagliarani, superior general of the SSPX, justified the episcopal consecrations that prompted the Vatican’s decree.

The pope delivered livestreamed remarks, praising the values enshrined in the Declaration of Independence: the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The pontiff's letter stressed religious freedom, the right to life, and the contributions of Catholics and immigrants to American history.