Archive for August 13, 2025

Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life gathered in Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan from Aug. 5–10, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Agnes Aineah

Pan-African Congress urges support for missionaries facing visa, racism challenges

Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life gathered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from Aug.... Read more

Kevin Lara (left) with his father-in-law, Felino, at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Basilica in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Andrés Henríquez

Catholic heroes seem to ‘shine brighter’: A Protestant returns home

The cornerstone of Kevin Lara’s conversion was the real presence of the Lord in the Eucharist. “I thought we Protestants... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 13, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV: Evil is real but does not have the last word

Continuing his jubilee catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” the Holy Father continued his reflection on the Last Supper recorded... Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Federal appeals court says Arkansas can ban transgender procedures for minors

The state has a “compelling interest” in “protecting the physical and psychological health of minors,” the Aug. 12 ruling from... Read more

Young people participate in the Mass for the first World Children’s Day in May 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope places Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day within Dicastery for the Laity

Pope Leo XIV has decided that the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day should be incorporated within the Dicastery for... Read more

An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV returns to Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 13, at around 4:30 p.m. local time, returned to Castel Gandolfo,... Read more

Mary Rice Hasson has been a three-time keynote speaker for the Vatican at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. She currently serves as the Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., and is a graduate of Notre Dame Law School.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Mary Rice Hasson receives Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice from Pope Leo XIV

“I’m truly humbled and grateful to receive this honor from Pope Leo XIV, who reminds us that faith lies at... Read more

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By Amira Abuzeid

22 attorneys general demand safety review of abortion drug mifepristone

In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, the attorneys general urged HHS and the FDA to restore safeguards removed... Read more

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By Julieta Villar

Uruguay’s lower House passes euthanasia bill, which now heads to Senate

Uruguay’s Chamber of Representatives passed a bill that, if passed in the Senate, would make it the third South American... Read more

A vandalized statue of Mary, the Mother of God, at St. Leo Parish in Hartford, Arkansas, in July 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Report finds over 400 cases of vandalism, other ‘hostile’ acts against churches in 2024

The Family Research Council documented more than 400 cases of “acts of hostility” against Catholic and other Christian churches in... Read more

Religious sisters show their support for the Little Sisters of the Poor outside the Supreme Court, where oral arguments were heard on March 23, 2016, in the Zubik v. Burwell case against the HHS mandate.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Federal court rules against Little Sisters of the Poor in latest contraception lawsuit

A federal court has ruled against the Little Sisters of the Poor in their long-running legal dispute over government contraception... Read more

The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need reminds us that “women religious are often on the front lines of wars.”?w=200&h=150

By David Ramos

Aid to the Church in Need joins religious sisters’ call to pray and fast for world peace

Aid to the Church in Need joined the International Union of Superiors General in its call to pray and fast... 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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