Articles by Courtney Mares
Pope Leo XIV ordains 32 priests on Sacred Heart feast
Jun 27, 2025 / 09:26 amThousands of priests filled St. Peter’s Basilica for the June 27 Mass, the high point of this week’s Jubilee of Priests.
Wisdom from 20 saints on the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Jun 27, 2025 / 04:00 am“Dilexit Nos,” meaning “He Loved Us,” describes how devotion to the heart of Christ “reappears in the spiritual journey of many saints.”
Pope Leo XIV urges law enforcement to target drug traffickers, not addicts
Jun 26, 2025 / 09:23 amSpeaking to anti-drug campaigners at the Apostolic Palace, the pope issued a sharp rebuke of drug policy that targets the poor while powerful traffickers go unpunished.
75th anniversary of Korean War: Korean Catholics pray for reconciliation and unity
Jun 25, 2025 / 12:54 pmMore than 1,000 Catholics gathered for a special Mass at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul on the Sunday before the June 25 anniversary.
Meet the future of the Church: Seminarians gather in Rome for jubilee
Jun 24, 2025 / 13:47 pm“Thank you for courageously accepting the Lord’s invitation to follow him, to be disciples, to enter the seminary,” Pope Leo XIV told seminarians on June 24.
Pope Leo XIV declares 174 new martyrs from Nazi camps and Spanish Civil War
Jun 20, 2025 / 12:41 pmPope Leo XIV on Friday declared 174 new martyrs, including 50 French Catholics who died in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
A Catholic pilgrim’s harrowing escape from the Holy Land as Iranian missiles lit up the sky
Jun 19, 2025 / 11:06 amCameron Mumford went to pray at Calvary in Jerusalem. Hours later, Iranian missiles lit up the sky.
Here is the miracle that makes possible Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization
Jun 13, 2025 / 17:09 pmThe Vatican has recognized two miracles attributed to Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s intercession that make possible his canonization on Sept. 7.
10 things you should know about Blessed Carlo Acutis
Jun 13, 2025 / 15:09 pmPope Leo XIV will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis on Sept. 7. A gamer and computer coder who loved the Eucharist, Acutis will be the first millennial Catholic saint.
Carlo Acutis to be canonized Sept. 7 with Pier Giorgio Frassati
Jun 13, 2025 / 04:42 amBlessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics beloved for their vibrant faith and witness to holiness, will be canonized on Sept. 7.
Discover the chapel at the Spanish Steps where St. Thérèse prayed for her vocation
May 16, 2025 / 06:00 amThis year marks the 100th anniversary of St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s canonization on May 17, 1925.
All the saints and Church Fathers Pope Leo XIV quoted in his first week
May 15, 2025 / 15:33 pmThe Catholic Church’s first pope from the Augustinian order is already helping to educate the faithful through his deep knowledge of the Church Fathers.
Americans in St. Peter’s Square celebrate historic election of Pope Leo XIV
May 9, 2025 / 18:28 pmAmericans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States.
Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass: ‘Jesus is the Christ’
May 9, 2025 / 13:52 pmPreaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the United States opened his homily in English.
Cardinals hear call for ‘unity of the Church’ at Mass ahead of conclave
May 7, 2025 / 05:27 amCardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the 91-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the liturgy, underlining the need for unity in the Church.
These are the challenges identified by the cardinals ahead of the conclave
May 6, 2025 / 16:41 pmOver the course of 12 general congregations before the conclave, the cardinals discussed key challenges facing the Church.
Cardinal Arinze: ‘We want a pope who is full of fire for the kingdom of Christ’
May 3, 2025 / 06:00 amIn an interview with EWTN earlier this year, 92-year-old Cardinal Francis Arinze reflected on the qualities needed in the next pope, offering wisdom to younger cardinals.
2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history
May 2, 2025 / 11:59 amThe unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 electors in the 2005 and 2013 elections.
2 priests ‘elected’ as Catholic bishops in China after death of Pope Francis
May 1, 2025 / 14:00 pmFather Wu Jianlin, vicar general of Shanghai, was chosen to be the city’s new auxiliary bishop, while Father Li Jianlin was “elected” bishop of the Diocese of Xinxiang.
College of Cardinals asks for prayers ahead of May 7 conclave
Apr 30, 2025 / 09:23 amThe appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start of the conclave on May 7.