7+ hour, 52+ min ago  (962+ words) By Ines San Martin, OSV News When Pope Leo XIV arrived in Spain on June 6, many expected a successful papal trip. Few expected what unfolded over the following week. The trip was intended as a conversation with Spain. It quickly…...

8+ hour, 53+ min ago  (269+ words) by The Catholic Thing | June 19, 2026 By Richard A. Spinello Pope Francis's exhortation Amoris laetitia was an attempt to advance in this direction, and it replaced Veritatis splendor as the guiding text at the JPII Institute. The Pope's encyclical clearly sides with…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (833+ words) Categories: Book Reviews /" From the Paper May 8, 2017, 4 PM ET Her childhood was spent in trailer parks throughout the country and was completely devoid of any religious observance, but decades later Sara Teitler said she always knew Hashem was watching over…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago  (264+ words) President Ant'nio Jos" Seguro has formally invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Portugal in 2027, a year that will carry exceptional religious, diplomatic, and historical significance for the country." The invitation coincides with the 110th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at F'tima,…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (643+ words) The same decree also recognized the heroic virtues of Servant of God Sister Clara Andreu y Malferit. The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints recognized the martyrdom of Servant of God Juan Torres Torres and 19 companions from the Diocese of…...

4+ hour ago  (892+ words) (OSV News) "Juneteenth "calls us forward," while providing a moment to atone for past sins of racism, including in the Church, and to reaffirm the human dignity of all, said several bishops. Observed every June 19 and known as the nation's…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (37+ words) Newsonair J&K: 52-day-long annual pilgrimage to the holy cave of Shri Amaranth Ji is going on smoothly...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago  (437+ words) What kind of moral vision does the Church want? Does she want a watered-down morality, a sort of "minimalist Pelagianism? And what hope does the Church wish to offer to the wounded person in search of meaning? June 19, 2026 Monsignor Livio…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1134+ words) In his address, Leo XIV recalled the figure of the Venerable Mar Ivanios, promoter of the reunification of the Syro-Malankara Church with Rome in the twentieth century, highlighted the missionary vocation of this community, and insisted on the need to…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (310+ words) Church officials and technology partners describe the undertaking as far more than a conventional scanning operation. Rather than merely creating digital copies, the Vatican is building an integrated system intended to safeguard fragile materials, improve access to authenticated sources, and…...