Jonathan Roumie meets the pope: ‘There was just a kindness on his face’
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jul 1, 2025 / 06:00 am When Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in “The Chosen,” heard the news of the election of an American-born pope, he said he wept “because I just never thought I would ever live to see the day.” Two …
Pope Leo XIV appoints new archbishop to lead Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jul 1, 2025 / 13:47 pm Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Mark Rivituso, auxiliary of St. Louis, as metropolitan archbishop of Mobile, Alabama. Rivituso succeeds Archbishop Thomas Rodi, who led the Archdiocese of Mobile beginning in 2008. Rodi submitted his resignation letter to Pope Francis …
Pope Francis Prayer Intention for July 2025
For formation in discernment Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life, and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.
Archbishop Casey set to receive pallium from Pope Leo XIV June 29
By David Cooley When in Rome On Sunday, June 29, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Archbishop Robert G. Casey was in Rome to receive the pallium from Pope Leo XIV, continuing an ancient custom symbolizing an archbishop’s pastoral service to his people and his unity with the Petrine …
Children on Faith
With the Young at Heart theme this month, The Catholic Telegraph team thought it fitting and fun to interview a panel of very young Catholics. So, I met with a group of seven second- grade students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Anderson after their all-school Mass to ask …
Pope Leo XIV warns new archbishops against pastoral plans that repeat without renewing
By Victoria Cardiel Rome Newsroom, Jun 29, 2025 / 10:15 am Pope Leo XIV warned new archbishops on Sunday against following “the same old pastoral plans without experiencing interior renewal and a willingness to respond to new challenges.” Speaking on the Solemnity of Peter and Paul — saints recognized by the …
Pope Leo XIV says the unity of the Church ‘is nourished by forgiveness and mutual trust’
By Victoria Cardiel Rome Newsroom, Jun 29, 2025 / 09:40 am Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that unity in the Catholic Church “is nourished by forgiveness and mutual trust,” after bestowing the pallium on 54 new metropolitan archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the city …
Which popes have taken the name Leo?
Our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, is the latest in a long line of popes who have chosen that name. The thirteen previous popes named Leo date from the fifth century to the beginning of the twentieth century. The last pope with that name died in 1903. Leo is …
Catholic trainer merges faith and fitness in theology of the body-inspired program
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 28, 2025 / 07:00 am In 2019, Chase Crouse was working two jobs — in ministry at the Archdiocese of New York and as a personal trainer. He quickly realized that while he loved working with people at the gym, he hated not being …
Supreme Court upholds Texas law mandating age verification for porn sites
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 27, 2025 / 15:22 pm A Texas law that requires porn sites to verify that its users are at least 18 years old can remain in effect after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday, June 27, that the law does not violate the …
