Medjugorje youth festival participants receive message from Pope Leo XIV

The Holy Father invited festival participants to return to the source of true joy, following this year's motto: "Ad fontem! To the source!"

Armenian Catholic youth from 9 countries unite in prayer and service in Lebanon

Young Catholics from Europe, the Middle East, and North America came together for prayer, service, fellowship, and to reflect on "what Christian witness means in an increasingly complex world."

Discalced Carmelites call Seculars to embrace vocation as 'coequal members of the order'

The first World Meeting of OCDS Carmelites in the history of the order took place July 23–26 in Ávila, Spain.

Father Wade Menezes teaches men to 'stand firm, be strong' in new EWTN daily podcast

The new podcast "Stand Firm and Be Strong" with Father of Mercy Wade Menezes has launched on EWTN+.

U.S. bishops ask for 'intense prayers' for Hamas-Israel peace amid Gaza's 'disastrous' conditions

Israel has not publicly endorsed the agreement and has continued airstrikes, killing at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza Sunday night.

Ahead of inauguration, Colombia's president-elect goes on retreat

Abelardo de la Espriella reaffirmed his conviction that "to build a great nation, one must place God at the center of every decision."

250 years after independence, the little-known story of colonial America's Catholics

Although Catholicism was a small minority in colonial America, more than 20,000 Catholics called it home. Two-thirds lived in Maryland, with most of the rest in Pennsylvania and port cities.

Toronto Catholics launch first conference for young professionals

ARISE is a full-day conference taking place on Sept. 26 in Canada's largest city built for young professionals and Catholics from all walks of life.

Spanish bishops' president: 'The invasion of Ceuta is a test. Demography is a weapon'

In an Aug. 2 message, Archbishop Luis Argüello said: "Biopolitics is key to current global power."

Spanish persecution survivors reveal hidden stories of faith and resistance

A new book tells the stories of Catholics who survived persecution during the Spanish Civil War.