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Mosaics by Marko Rupnik on the stone facade of the Rosary Basilica at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France

Lourdes shrine to cover Rupnik mosaics before Pope Leo XIV's visit

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 21, 2026

Troops and military vehicles during a withdrawal of forces in Lebanon

Lebanon's president asks Pope Leo XIV to press Israel on withdrawal deal

Joseph Garcia|August 21, 2026

Missionary priests gathered together

Mill Hill Missionaries to take on Dublin parish as Irish priest numbers fall

Joseph Garcia|August 20, 2026

Funeral rites in South Sudan

South Sudan bishop urges reform of Azande mourning rites that burden grieving families

Jane Morales|August 20, 2026

Hands joined in prayer before figures of saints

Church teaching distinguishes adoration of God from veneration of Mary and the saints

Laura Claveria|August 20, 2026

A death chamber gurney with restraining straps, seen through an observation window

Two in three US Catholics support the death penalty, Pew survey finds

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 20, 2026

A Catholic priest in vestments standing before an altar

Archbishop Garcia-Siller Excommunicates Texas Priest Who Called the Pope a Usurper

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 19, 2026

Fernando Ocáriz, prelate of Opus Dei

Opus Dei prelate urges members to understand rather than judge

Almudena Rodrigo|August 19, 2026

An open Bible on a table

UK Bars Finnish Lawmaker Päivi Räsänen From Northern Ireland Religious Freedom Conference

Almudena Rodrigo|August 19, 2026

The flags of China and the Vatican side by side, illustrating the Sino-Vatican agreement

British Peer Lord Alton Says Vatican Made 'a Deal With the Devil' in China

Joseph Garcia|August 19, 2026

A group of men in white mantles bearing red crosses, dressed as Knights Templar

Self-Described Templar Heirs Ask Pope Leo XIV to Review 1312 Suppression

Luke Alonso|August 19, 2026

Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla in liturgical vestments during the ordination Mass

Cardinal Ameyu Ordains Three Priests in Juba and Urges Humility and Forgiveness

Joseph Garcia|August 18, 2026

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke in choir dress, seated during an interview

Cardinal Burke Says Young Families Are Filling Traditional Latin Masses

Luke Alonso|August 18, 2026

Bishop Athanasius Schneider in episcopal dress

Bishop Athanasius Schneider says a Vatican accord with the SSPX could end modernism

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 18, 2026

Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrating Mass at the cathedral in Catania, Sicily

Cardinal Parolin Marks 900 Years of St. Agatha's Relics in Catania Mass

Almudena Buenadicha|August 18, 2026

Pope Leo XIV with hands joined in prayer

Pope Leo XIV Calls for End to Violence Against Palestinian Civilians in West Bank

Almudena Rodrigo|August 17, 2026

Participants standing in a circle during a family constellations group session

International Association of Exorcists warns Catholics against family constellations therapy

Luke Alonso|August 17, 2026

Auxiliary Bishop Robertus Mutsaerts of 's-Hertogenbosch, author of an open letter on synodality

Auxiliary Bishop Mutsaerts questions synodal process in open letter to Pope Leo XIV

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 17, 2026

Statue of the Virgin Mary being taken up to heaven, surrounded by angels

Bishop Erik Varden Says Mary's Assumption Shows What Life Is Really About

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 17, 2026

A garage building at Zorro Ranch, the New Mexico property once owned by Jeffrey Epstein

Priest Performs Three-Day Exorcism at Former Epstein Ranch in New Mexico

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|August 14, 2026