Archive for July 11, 2025

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By Eduardo Berdejo

Spanish archbishop encourages Christians to read Rule of St. Benedict

Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal of Valencia, Spain, encouraged the faithful to take advantage of summer vacation to delve deeper into... Read more

Portrait of St. Benedict (1926) by Herman Nieg (1849–1928); Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Austria; “Exorcism of St. Benedict,” by Spinello Aretino, late 14th century.?w=200&h=150

By R. Jared Staudt

How the St. Benedict medal became a shield against the powers of darkness

St. Benedict, whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on July 11, endured constant attacks from the enemy throughout his life. Read more

“When you love the people with whom you disagree, and then you talk about the disagreements, then you’re able to persuade people, potentially,” Arthur Brooks points out. “It’s your only shot at persuading people, is with love.”?w=200&h=150

By Paris Apodaca,Ken Oliver-Méndez

Arthur Brooks: Let’s emulate Pope Leo by speaking truth in a spirit of love

Bestselling author, Harvard professor, and renowned social scientist Arthur Brooks says the missionary character of Pope Leo XIV is one... Read more

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By Tessa Gervasini

Poll: Most Americans agree with Supreme Court on LGBT issues, porn, parents’ rights

The survey was completed online April 10–16 among 2,201 U.S. adults by YouGov for its SCOTUSpoll project. Read more

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By Madalaine Elhabbal

Bishop goes to bat for migrant farmworkers as administration mulls enforcement, visa changes

The plight of migrant workers “should be one of great concern to all Catholics,” Bishop Brendan Cahill told CNA.  Read more

Malawi is preparing for its first Eucharistic congress. Other countries in Africa have hosted such congresses —Madagascar held its third National Eucharistic Congress Aug. 23-26, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Malawi gets ready for first-ever Eucharistic congress

Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more

Bishop John Kiplimo Lelei, who has been serving as an uuxiliary bishop of the Eldoret Diocese in Kenya, has been appointed the first bishop of the new Kapsabet Diocese.?w=200&h=150

By Silas Isenjia

New diocese erected in Kenya, pope appoints its first bishop

Pope Leo XIV has erected a new Catholic diocese in Kenya — the Diocese of Kapsabet — and appointed Bishop... Read more

Father Bashar Fawadleh, Latin rite pastor of Taybeh, with children from his community.?w=200&h=150

By Andrés Henríquez

Christian village in Palestine holding out under attacks by Israeli settlers

The small, entirely Christian village of Taybeh is suffering severe attacks by Israeli settlers. Read more

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By Daniel Payne

New York Supreme Court halts payments to Buffalo abuse fund amid parish merger dispute

A group of Buffalo parishes objected to the diocese’s requirement that they pay huge portions of cash into the diocese’s... Read more

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By Matt McDonald

Flight attendant fired over expressing Catholic beliefs can proceed with lawsuit

Ruben Sanchez filed the lawsuit in January against United Airlines and the union he belonged to while working for the... Read more

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Villanova University Mass interrupted by ‘active shooter’ hoax

The Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington D.C.

ICE arrests take toll on DC churches

Syrian Minister of Culture Mohammed Saleh with Islamic chanter Al-Mu’tasim Billah Al-Assali inside St. Ananias Orthodix Church in Damascus, Syria. Billah Al-Assali performed an Islamic hymn with lyrics that directly contradict Christian beliefs.

Syrian minister of culture sparks controversy with Islamic chant in Orthodox church

Bernhard Scholz is president of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, also known as the Rimini meeting, which offers an extensive program of activities (political, economic, cultural, etc.) that brings thousands of people from various religions and walks of life each year during the last week of August to the town of Rimini on Italy’s Adriatic coast.

Pope Leo XIV calls for a ‘great cultural conversion’ in his greeting to Rimini meeting

James Dobson during an event marking the National Day of Prayer in the East Room of the White House on May 1, 2008, in Washington, D.C.

James Dobson, promoter of family values in the public square, dies at 89

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, speaks with “EWTN News Nightly” on March 4, 2025.

Bishop Barron warns about fake AI videos impersonating him

Flowers stand before Knock Shrine in Knock, Ireland, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025

Knock Shrine in Ireland draws pilgrims with confessions, healings, and message of hope

Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV calls for fasting and prayer for peace on Friday, Aug. 22

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas Capitol.

Federal judge blocks Texas from displaying Ten Commandments in public schools

View of the Greek island of Syros.

Greek prosecutors charge Catholic clerics, civilians in 3 million euro embezzlement case

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