Archive for July 30, 2025

Father Charles-Michel de l’Épée founded the National Institute for Deaf Youth of Paris in 1760.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

How a Catholic priest led the Church’s ‘significant’ contribution to Deaf history

The National Institute for Deaf Youth of Paris was founded in 1760 by Father Charles-Michel de l’Épée. Read more

Journalism students have traveled from across the globe to Rome to take part in the fourth annual EWTN Summer Academy from July 21–31, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Pope Leo XIV welcomes EWTN Summer Academy journalism students to Rome

This week, Pope Leo XIV welcomed journalism students to Rome who have traveled from across the globe to take part... Read more

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, prelate of Opus Dei.?w=200&h=150

By Julieta Villar

Opus Dei denounces media manipulation in lawsuit by former assistant numeraries

Opus Dei has denounced the “manipulation of judicial proceedings to create a media and public opinion case” in the lawsuit... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, speaks with “EWTN News Nightly” on March 4, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Bavarian bishop blasts ‘beige’ Catholicism in Germany, defends Barron prize amid protest

The defense came as Barron received the Josef Pieper Prize in Münster on July 27 amid fierce protests from Catholic... Read more

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By David Ramos

‘The Virgin Everywhere’ project lines Mexico’s borders with images of Our Lady of Guadalupe

The “The Virgin Everywhere” project has completed its latest challenge: covering the entire perimeter of Mexico with images of Our... Read more

Ryan Bethea (left) and Father Carlos Martins (right), co-hosts of “The Exorcist Files” podcast.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Father Carlos Martins cleared of misdemeanor charges after incident at Illinois parish

The Burke Law Group said Wednesday Father Carlos Martins had been “fully cleared of all charges” stemming from an event... Read more

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (second from left) with Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Alistair Dutton (second from right) and Caritas Youth delegates during the Jubilee of Youth in Rome on July 29, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Cardinal Kikuchi: Youth fighting selfishness are the hope of the Church

In Rome to support the Caritas Youth delegation participating in the Jubilee of Youth, Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi expressed great... Read more

Nuns in habits pray alongside novices at the Indore Bible Convention in Madhya Pradesh, October 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Anto Akkara

Protests erupt in India after nuns arrested on human trafficking allegations

The ongoing demonstrations that began with the July 25 arrests intensified after the release of the nuns was delayed by... Read more

Flowers and offerings are placed at the grave of Ukya Chhaing Marma. The seventh-grader died from his wounds after being rescued from a July 21, 2025, plane crash at his Dhaka school.?w=200&h=150

By Piyas Biswas

Catholic bishops urge government support after Bangladesh plane crash

Pope Leo XIV has also expressed deep sadness over a Bangladesh military jet crash that killed 31 people at a... Read more

Pope Leo XIV signs a portrait of himself for a pilgrim at his general audience on July 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV addresses youth at packed general audience

Before a packed St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV gave his first general audience after his summer vacation... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile during a surprise ride around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican following the Jubilee of Youth welcome Mass on July 29, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Andrés Henríquez

Pope Leo XIV to Jubilee of Youth: ‘Your voices will be heard to the ends of the earth’

In three languages, Pope Leo XIV offered extemporaneous greetings to the thousands of participants at the welcoming Mass for the... Read more

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupy an encampment on the campus of UCLA on April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

UCLA to pay more than $6 million to settle antisemitic complaints

The University of California, Los Angeles, agreed to the payout on Tuesday, July 28, after fighting the lawsuit for over... Read more

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Rochester, New York.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Abuse victims agree to $246 million settlement from Diocese of Rochester, New York

Documents obtained by CNA show a near-unanimous vote in favor of accepting the diocese’s proposed $246 million settlement plan. Read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican secretary for relations with states, celebrates Mass at Guadalupe Basilica in Mexico City on July 27, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Archbishop Gallagher: Search for truth, not crucifixes, defines Catholic universities

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher said universities are Catholic when they strive to seek truth that is “in harmony with the... Read more

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By Madalaine Elhabbal

Fraud in juvenile migrant program causing backlog in visas for foreign priests, religious

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services found fraud in its permanent residence program for minors, leading to a backlog in visas... Read more