Archive for July 14, 2025

Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi receives Joseph Aoun back in January 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Romy Haber

6 months into new presidency, Lebanese Christians take stock

Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, faces Hezbollah, a broken state, and Christian expectations. How are Christians there evaluating his first six... Read more

Pope Leo greets pilgrims during the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly on Sunday, June 1, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Rome readies for Jubilee of Youth: ‘You will never experience anything like this again’

“Young people will never experience this in their lives again. I’m sure of it. In practice, it will be like... Read more

St. Peter’s Chapel and Native American Museum at Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda, New York.?w=200&h=150

By Isabel Barry

Historic St. Kateri Tekakwitha shrine welcomes visitors to walk in her footsteps

The Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in New York honors the life of St. Kateri and the... Read more

A map of Nigeria.?w=200&h=150

By Jude Atemanke

Security guard killed, 3 seminarians abducted from Nigerian seminary

In a statement issued July 11, the director of communications for the Auchi Diocese in Nigeria said the attack involved... Read more

Charitable organizations distribute food to displaced people in shelter tents in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

As conditions worsen in Gaza, novena for peace set to start

The Philos Project’s “Nine-Day Novena to Pray for Peace in the Holy Land” comes as Israel has intensified its bombardment... Read more

The funeral of Matteo Balzano, a young Italian priest who recently took his own life at the age of 35, was held July 8, 2025, in the presence of the faithful — especially young people — he served at the parish in Cannobio in the Piedmont region.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

‘You were, above all, a friend’: Eulogy for Italian priest who died by suicide

The funeral of Matteo Balzano, a young Italian priest who took his own life at the age of 35, was... Read more

The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV in Dolton, Illinois.?w=200&h=150

By Amira Abuzeid

UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV’s hometown purchases his childhood home

On July 8, the village of Dolton, Illinois, purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV. Read more

Notre-Dame de Paris (French for “Our Lady of Paris”), also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Notre-Dame Cathedral welcomes more than 6 million visitors since reopening

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has become the most visited place in France. Since reopening its doors, it has welcomed... Read more