Archive for August 17, 2025

Mary Ann Wilson conducts a children’s choir during Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Ann Arbor, Michigan.?w=200&h=150

By Martin Barillas

Chant Camp aims to help children appreciate beauty and tradition of the Mass

Canticle Chant Camp was held at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from July 28 to Aug.... Read more

Some members of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) meet with the minister of state, secretary-general at the presidency.?w=200&h=150

By ACI Africa

Cameroon government lauds Catholic Church’s peace-building efforts ahead of election

The minister of state, secretary-general at the presidency of Cameroon has commended the Catholic Church for peace-building ahead of the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV preaches at the historic Rotonda church in Albano, Aug. 17, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV: Bear Christ’s ‘fire of love’ to spread peace throughout the world

According to Pope Leo XIV, the “poverty of Christ” enables Christians to reflect deeper on its value in their own... 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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