For the second consecutive year, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is celebrating “Together Sunday,” a day set aside for Families of Parishes to especially focus on becoming more welcoming and hospitable communities. This year, Together Sunday will take place Sept. 14, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. In …

By Andrea Tornielli The Israeli–Palestinian conflict has long been a source of debate and polarization. The war now raging in Gaza, and the controversies surrounding it, have made this phenomenon even more extreme, if that were possible. Intense—at times extreme—polarizations run through much of civil society in many countries around …

By Michelle Laque Johnson Birmingham, Ala., Sep 2, 2025 / 06:00 am EWTN News and EWTN Studios will join forces in Rome from Sept. 3–7 to televise the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati. In addition to the canonizations, viewers who want an in-depth look at the life and …

By Diego López Colín , María Ximena Rondón ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 31, 2025 / 09:00 am Throughout history, many saints have been remembered not only for their dedication to God and others but also for the special relationship they had with animals. An obedient crow, a wolf that became tame, birds that …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 31, 2025 / 07:10 am Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed for the victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis and deplored a worldwide “pandemic of arms” that has left many children dead or injured. “Our prayers for the victims of the …

In his letter, Archbishop Schnurr wrote: “Radiate Christ. These two words summarize God the Father’s hope for humanity on this earth. The words contain both a reality and a mission: the reality of the person of Jesus Christ as the Savior of all people and the mission of each Christian …

For our relationship with all of creation Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect.

Creator God, thank you for providing us with the gift to share our talents. Provide our community, our nation, our world the fortitude to provide work for all which is decent and fair. Make us faithful stewards of your creation to enhance the human dignity of our global family. We …

As the Church marks the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Abbot Marion Nguyen reflects on “The false virtues: why our culture’s strengths are really sins”. By Abbot Marion Nguyen In an age of influencers and ‘likes,’ we’re told that self-expression and being ‘in the know’ are the keys to a …

By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2025 / 18:52 pm News this week of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement sparked positive commentary from a wide cross-section of Catholics on social media, who anticipate a positive cultural shift from the marriage between the beloved pop star and Kansas City …