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Beyond oil and conflict, Iran’s Kharg Island holds a lost Christian past
Will Kharg’s Christian heritage survive the present conflict, or will it become yet another casualty of international strife? Aerial view of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, Iran. | Credit: Aerial Viewer/Shutterstock By Souhail Lawand March 17, 2026 at 1:58 PM ET While Iran’s Kharg Island has drawn global attention due to its …
St. Patrick’s Day during Lent ‘should inspire us to be joyful, not dire’
Bishop Stephen Parkes of Savannah, Georgia, reminds us of the many reasons to celebrate the great saint’s life. St. Patrick as seen in C.E. Kempe’s stained glass in St. John the Baptist Parish, Burford, U.K. | Credit: Lawrence OP via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau March 17, 2026 …
‘God wants to cover us in robes of grace,’ Catholic fashion writer says
Mary Harper explains the positive dimension of choosing what to wear and what it can express, urging Catholics to invite the Holy Spirit into their fashion choices. Credit: Tatiana Diuvbanova/Shutterstock By Diego López Marina March 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET According to Catholic author Mary Harper, the way we dress can …
Pope Leo XIV appoints Benedictine Father Godfrey Mullen as bishop of Belleville, Illinois
Mullen, who grew up in the diocese, succeeds Bishop Michael McGovern, who left the role to serve as the archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska. Belleville, Illinois, Bishop-designate Godfrey Mullen, OSB. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of Belleville, Illinois By Tyler Arnold March 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM ET Pope Leo XIV …
Tehran cardinal meets with Pope Leo XIV after being evacuated from Iran
Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu witnessed the first days of military clashes in the Iranian capital. Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu meets with Pope Leo XIV March 11, 2026, after witnessing the first days of military clashes in the Iranian capital. | Credit: Vatican Media By EWTN News Staff …
Pope Leo calls Maronite priest killed in bombing ‘a true shepherd’
“I am close to all the Lebanese people at this time of grave trial,” the pope said on March 11. Pope Leo XIV prays during the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on March 11, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News By Victoria Cardiel March 11, 2026 at 7:49 AM ET …
NBC poll: Pope Leo XIV held in highest esteem among public personalities
A March NBC poll found that American voters hold Pope Leo XIV in highest esteem among other public personalities. Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News By Kate Quiñones March 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET A March NBC poll found that U.S. …
Pope Leo XIV confers title of ‘monsignor’ on U.S. bishops’ general secretary
Father Michael J.K. Fuller was designated as “chaplain to His Holiness” following a decade of work serving the US Bishops Father Michael J.K. Fuller. | Credit: Photo courtesy of USCCB Public Affairs By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau March 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET Pope Leo XIV has bestowed the designation …
Vance says he could have spoken ‘more carefully’ about U.S. bishops amid immigration dispute
A top U.S. cardinal had earlier claimed that the country’s vice president had apologized for his strong rhetoric regarding the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Vice President JD Vance speaks at a film-screening event April 1, 2025, at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Erin Granzow/Courtesy of the …
Lou Holtz, legendary Notre Dame football coach and outspoken Catholic, dies at 89
The retired coach and sports analyst had entered hospice shortly before his death. Lou Holtz at the SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio broadcast at the 2016 PGA Merchandise Show at Orange County Convention Center, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. | Credit: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for SiriusXM By Daniel Payne March …
