Palm Sunday marks the start of the one of the busiest and fullest liturgical periods of the year for the Catholic Church and the Vatican. St. Peter’s Basilica and Square are decorated with flowers for Easter Sunday 2023. | Credit: Pablo Esparza/EWTN News By Hannah Brockhaus March 28, 2026 at 4:00 …

A 26-year-old woman from the state of Minnesota joins another 100 U.S. born men and women on the path to canonization as a century after her death, she continues to inspire “the faithful in every state of life to deepen their relationship with Jesus in the Church.” By Kielce Gussie …

On the sidelines of a study day at the Vatican Apostolic Library Cardinal Pietro Parolin responds to journalists’ questions. He expresses his hope that in the Holy Land, Holy Week celebrations can at least be celebrated inside sacred sites. Vatican News “Put an end to this foolishness that is war.” …

The director of L’Osservatore Romano reflects on The Lord of the Rings, a precious source of inspiration for politics today. By Andrea Monda Seventy years ago, in January or February 1956, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Michael Straight, editor of New Republic, in which he mentioned a “ferocious” letter he …

The late American Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified at a Mass presided over by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle on September 24, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri, according to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints. By Deborah Castellano Lubov and Robin Gomes Venerable Fulton J. Sheen of the …

The Catholic Pulse Report finds that God’s mercy remains the top draw for both regulars and those who have not received the sacrament in the last year. A priest listens to a penitent during confession during a reconciliation event at the Circus Maximus in Rome on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, …

Pope Leo XIV met with 10 of his eighth grade classmates in St. Peter’s Square at a recent general audience. Pope Leo XIV takes a selfie with his former eighth grade classmates during a reunion on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica on March 18, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media …

The Irish-born priest is revered for his revolutionary approach to caring for impoverished boys at the group home he founded in Omaha, Nebraska. Father Edward Flanagan with baseball players at Boys Town. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Father Flanagan League By Hannah Brockhaus March 23, 2026 at 8:20 AM ET …

Legal expert argues papal dual citizenship is real, but obligations tied to it may not apply in practice.   Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in an undated photo. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News By Angela Ambrogetti March 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM ET Questions about whether Pope Leo XIV must …

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem cancels this year’s Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem, due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. By Beatrice Guarrera Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has announced that the traditional Palm Sunday procession, which goes from the Mount …