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In preparation for the Solemnity of Pentecost, this year celebrated on May 24, EWTN will release daily recordings of the Holy Spirit Novena on its Live Mass & Devotions YouTube page beginning Friday, May 15.“Itʼs the oldest novena in the life of the Church, going back to the time where Jesus ascende...

Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Tawadros II, the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria, on May 15. The conversation marked the 13th Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics.The Vatican said that the discussion between the two took place in a “cordial and fraternal atmosphere,” and that they expressed...

Pope Leo XIV called for respect for human dignity in the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking and reiterated his rejection of the death penalty, torture, and any degrading punishment in the face of a scourge that, he warned, “imperils the very future of our societies.”In a May 15 audie...

When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025, he chose the name Leo XIV in part, he said a few days later, to honor Leo XIII and his historical encyclical Rerum Novarum, a foundational document in Catholic social teaching that addressed the c...

MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on May 12 urged the national senate to act swiftly on the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte after the countryʼs House of Representatives impeached her for the second time.“We appeal to the members of the...

Speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting on May 12, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk pledged that Poland would move to recognize same-sex “marriages” conducted in other European Union countries involving Polish citizens.Since Poland currently does not recognize same-sex “marriage” or civil partnerships...

The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) addressed Pope Leo XIV this week with a statement of faith it called “the minimum necessary to be in communion with the Church.”In an introduction to the “Declaration of Catholic Faith” — published May 14 on the society’s website — the SSPX said that f...

Here are some of the distinguished individuals receiving honorary degrees at many of the Catholic institutions the Cardinal Newman Society recommends for their commitment to a faithful Catholic education. The Catholic University of AmericaThe Catholic University of America (CUA) will confer honorary...

On the Feast of St. Dymphna, patroness of those suffering from nervous and mental afflictions, Catholic mental health organizations are launching new initiatives focused on psychological and spiritual healing.The Catholic Psychotherapy Association (CPA) is encouraging its members worldwide to reques...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Jimmy Lai’s case is a “tough one” for Chinese President Xi Jinping, following a meeting between the two leaders in which the subject was broached.Trump traveled to Beijing this week to meet with Xi Jinping about numerous topics, including the potential release of mul...

On May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fátima, Colombia renewed its consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary with a call to work together “on the national project we yearn for.” The Mass of Consecration, celebrated as part of the Fourth National Rosary, took place at the primatial cathedral of Bogo...

Pope Leo XIII was known for his engagement with the profound social changes of the industrial revolution, especially through his 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum.His successor Pope Leo XIV chose his papal name, in part, because of his desire to address what he has called the next “industrial revolutio...