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Florida bishops call for novena to end death penalty
Posted on 08/8/2025 13:38 PM (RSS Feeds)

The novena began Aug. 6 and concludes Aug. 14, the memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Catholic priest executed in Auschwitz in 1941.
University of Nebraska apologizes for ‘drag Mass,’ investigates performance
Posted on 08/8/2025 13:08 PM (RSS Feeds)

After outcry, the University of Nebraska has apologized for sanctioning a profane “drag” performance that mocked the Catholic Mass, promising an investigation.
Rubio says Trump administration aims to fix religious worker visa backlog
Posted on 08/8/2025 12:38 PM (RSS Feeds)

“We’ll have a plan to fix it,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an Aug. 7 interview with Raymond Arroyo on “The World Over.”
Papal lunch with poor scheduled for Aug. 17
Posted on 08/8/2025 12:08 PM (RSS Feeds)

The Prefecture of the Papal Household announced that Pope Leo XIV will travel to Albano, Italy, on Sunday, Aug. 17, to celebrate Mass with the poor.
Bishop slams 6-figure payouts after Vatican found no abuse
Posted on 08/8/2025 10:54 AM (RSS Feeds)

A U.S. Catholic bishop is sharply criticizing a large payout to his accusers even after the Holy See said it had found no evidence to support allegations of abuse against him.
Massachusetts mayor defends saint statues on public building
Posted on 08/8/2025 10:00 AM (RSS Feeds)

Critics of the planned statues of St. Michael and St. Florian say they impermissibly favor Catholicism over other religions.
St. John Henry Newman: Considered an ‘infiltrator’ to doctor of the Church
Posted on 08/8/2025 07:00 AM (RSS Feeds)

According to Father Francisco Javier Calvo, Pope Leo XIV’s announcement that St. John Henry Newman will be declared a doctor of the Church represents “enormous hope.”
Join EWTN’s Father Mitch Pacwa as he investigates ‘The Paths of Edith Stein’
Posted on 08/8/2025 06:00 AM (RSS Feeds)

How did a brilliant Jewish philosopher not only convert but also become a Discalced Carmelite nun, martyr, and prospective doctor of the Catholic Church?
A dog, a torch, and a saint: The fiery mission of St. Dominic
Posted on 08/8/2025 04:00 AM (RSS Feeds)

St. Dominic’s divine fire still burns through preaching and prayer throughout the world.
More than inclusion: How Catholics are renewing disability ministry
Posted on 08/7/2025 16:19 PM (RSS Feeds)

About 200 Catholic ministers, leaders, and laypeople have gathered in Salt Lake City for the National Catholic Disability Ministry Conference from Aug. 7–9.