Archive for July 12, 2025

A view from an upper window of Sacra di San Michele, Italy, July 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Emma Silvestri

PHOTOS: Invisible ‘sword’ of St. Michael guides pilgrims to these 7 sacred sites

“St. Michael’s Sword” is a line that follows the locations of seven sanctuaries dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel from... Read more

Idaho State Capitol building, Boise.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

10 years after Obergefell, state legislators fight uphill battle against same-sex marriage

In 2025, lawmakers in several states introduced resolutions that urged the Supreme Court to overturn the 2015 ruling in Obergefell... Read more

Friar Clodovis Boff belongs to the Order of the Servants of Mary.?w=200&h=150

By Monasa Narjara

Former liberation theology leader calls on Latin American bishops to focus on Christ

“When will you give us good news about God, Christ, and his Spirit? About grace and salvation? About conversion of... Read more

French Catholic priest Abbe Pierre takes part in a demonstration on May 6, 1994.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

French bishops reveal 12 new abuse allegations against Abbé Pierre

The famed French priest has already been accused by several dozen people of inflicting abuse over the course of several... Read more

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By Amira Abuzeid

As breastfeeding groups begin admitting men, advocates launch new women-only effort

La Leche League was founded in 1956 by seven Catholic women in Illinois who named the group after the nursing... 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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