Archive for July 23, 2025

Father Heriberto García Arias with a group of young people.?w=200&h=150

By Paola Arriaza Flynn,Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Digital missionary priest helps young people ‘move from the screen to the altar’

Father Heriberto García Arias has more than 2 million followers on his TikTok account @heribertogarciaar and more than 200,000 on... Read more

Cardinal Fernando Filoni speaks to EWTN News Nightly” on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Francis X. Rocca,Valentina di Donato

Cardinal Filoni: ‘We remain with the people’ in war‑torn Middle East


In a wide‑ranging interview with “EWTN News Nightly,” Cardinal Fernando Filoni underscored that the Middle East remains an area of... Read more

On July 11, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Michel Guillaud, a priest of the Diocese of  Lyon, France, as the new bishop of Hippo in Algeria, St. Augustine’s see.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo’s words ‘I am a son of Augustine’ thrilled Algeria, home of the saint’s diocese

After more than a year of vacancy, on July 11 Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Michel Guillaud to head the... Read more

Algeria’s Imane Khelif (in red) punches Italy’s Angela Carini in the women’s 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena in Villepinte on Aug. 1, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

U.S. Olympics will ban men from competing in women’s competitions after Trump order

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) will formally prohibit men from competing in women’s sports. Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on June 25, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV returns to the Vatican after more than 2 weeks in Castel Gandolfo

The pontiff spent a period of rest July 6–22 in the Italian town of Castel Gandolfo about 15 miles from... Read more

A picture shows a view of a damaged facade of the Holy Family Church on July 18, 2025, a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on July 17.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Israel says ‘deviation of munitions’ led to deadly strike on Gaza Catholic church

The July 17 strike claimed the lives of three civilians at Holy Family Church and injured nine, including the pastor,... Read more

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By Diego López Colín

Church in Mexico warns of demographic change, calls for protection of families

In a recent editorial, the Primatial Archdiocese of Mexico City noted that the region is facing “a profound and silent... Read more

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By Tessa Gervasini

Report highlights which states are the best and worst at protecting religious liberty

In the past year Florida has been the most successful state at protecting religious liberty through safeguards in the state’s... Read more

Catholic influencer Alex Jurado, who runs the social media ministry Voice of Reason (right), and Bishop Artur Bubnevych of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Bishop prohibits Catholic influencer from Church activities amid ‘grooming’ allegations

Bishop Artur Bubnevych of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy prohibited Catholic influencer Alex Jurado from public events... Read more

Consultant Surgeon Andrew Ready and his team conduct a live donor kidney transplant at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham on June 9, 2006, in Birmingham, England.?w=200&h=150

By Amira Abuzeid

HHS investigation exposes ‘horrifying’ ethical failures in organ transplant system

A four-year investigation by the Health Resources and Services Administration has uncovered systemic ethical and safety violations in the nation’s... 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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