The Vatican issues a statement and assessment on alleged Marian apparitions at Monte Sant’Onofrio

(ZENIT News / Rome, 07.30.2025).- High in the hills of Molise, near the town of Agnone, a remote and wooded peak named Monte Sant’Onofrio has quietly drawn pilgrims and curiosity-seekers for over a decade. Since 2010, the mountain has been the...

Pope Leo XIV gifted Eagles Super Bowl LIX champs hat at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV, a well-known White Sox's fan and leader of the Catholic Church, may also have an affinity for a popular sports franchise in the City of Brotherly Love as he smiled as he accepted a Philadelphia Eagles hat from Philly's Archbishop...

Vatican Envoy Visits Persecuted Christians in Modi’s India

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Tackling Africa’s Wildlife Crimes From The Religious Front

The Book of Genesis 1:26 says, “Then God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals and over all the creatures that...

Pope Leo makes surprise appearance as 120,000 youth gather in Rome for Vatican jubilee

VATICAN CITY, July 30 — Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 120,000 young Catholics who gathered yesterday in Rome for the Vatican’s Jubilee of Youth—an event that takes place every 25 years. The week-long event is taking place...

Did Vatican II cause the decline in Mass attendance? Apparently so.

Pope surprises 100K youth at Vatican Jubilee

More than 100,000 young Catholics packed into St. Peter’s Square erupted in joyful cheers as Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance during the Jubilee of Youth opening ceremony in Rome. The Pope unexpectedly toured the square in his popemobile...

New secular study finds Vatican II triggered a decline in Catholic Mass attendance worldwide

News Economic research found that religious service attendance in Catholic nations significantly decreased compared with all other countries beginning in 1965, the final year of Vatican II. (LifeSiteNews) — A newly published secular study found...

Bishops, theologians, and authority in the Catholic Church

Ralph Martin giving his thoughts on the Conclave. Screenshot: Renewal Ministries/Youtube. The recent removal of prominent theologian Ralph Martin from his teaching role at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit has brought renewed attention to a...

Pope Leo XIV holds Jubilee of Youth at the Vatican

VATICAN CITY (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Pope Leo XIV is welcoming more than a half-a-million young people to the Vatican this week for the Jubilee of Youth. Americans are among pilgrims from nearly 150 countries who've traveled to Rome for the event. Pope...

The Vatican’s Catholic influencer Jubilee is worth celebrating—and scrutinizing

With smartphones and ring lights in hand, a new group of pilgrims arrived at the Vatican this week. The Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers, part of the church’s celebration of the Jubilee Year of Hope, marks the growing...

Pope Leo condemns vile Isis terror attack on church which left 49 Christian worshippers dead

Pope Leo has come out to condemn a brutal Isis attack on a church which left 49 Christian worshippers dead. The pontiff, alongside the UN, the US's State Department and a leading Christian group, have all reacted with fury to the mass killings -...

Pope Leo's first 100 days: Leaning into his new role

VATICAN CITY (CNS) ─ Stories about "the first 100 days" are standard fare at the beginning of a U.S. president's four-year term; the articles usually focus on how much the new president was able to accomplish and how quickly. But a pope is elected...

What does the African bishops’ draft document say about polygamy?

The bishops’ conferences of Africa this week concluded their continent-wide plenary assembly at which they discussed a new document on the history and contemporary practice of polygamy, as well as the pastoral care of people in polygamous...

Domestic Church: strengthening faith in the home

In theory, sitting down to family dinner and opening in prayer seems easily attainable. Similarly, integrating traditional Catholic prayers into everyday life or praying the rosary frequently doesn’t sound all that challenging. Life and busy...

Catholic Church moves to Strengthen the Ministry of Exorcism in Malawi

In a landmark initiative to strengthen the church’s pastoral care and deepen its spiritual outreach, the Malawi Conference of Catholic Bishops (MCCB) has launched a five-day national training for exorcists. Organized in collaboration with the...

Vatican court rejects auditor’s wrongful dismissal lawsuit, again

Vatican City’s Court of Appeal rejected Tuesday an appeal from former auditor general Libero Milone, ending his effort to sue the Vatican Secretariat of State for wrongful dismissal. Libero Milone. Pillar file photo. After a hearing June 30,...

Tens of thousands of Catholics head to Vatican's Jubilee of Youth

Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 120,000 young Catholics who gathered on Tuesday in Rome for the Vatican's Jubilee of Youth -- an event that takes place every 25 years. The week-long event is taking place just over two months...

"Dangerous sign": Vatican Secretary of State on Deadly Attack on Church in Democratic Republic of Congo

According to the BBC, members of the ADF stormed a church in the town of Komanda, where they shot dead Catholic worshippers and then looted and burned nearby businesses. Komanda is in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a...

‘Heretical’ nuns appear in court to fight eviction by Catholic Church

A community of “heretical” nuns has appeared in court to fight an attempt by the Catholic Church to evict them from a convent. The former Poor Clare sisters insisted on their right to occupy the disputed convent of Belorado, in Spain, despite...