Our Lady of Arabia Church Elevated to Minor Basilica
The elevation of Our Lady of Arabia Church in Kuwait to a minor basilica is a historic first for the Arabian Peninsula. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin arrived in Kuwait on Thursday for a visit of both ecclesial and diplomatic significance and on Friday presided over a ceremony formally proclaiming the Church of […]
EWTN Launches Unified Global Catholic News Brand
EWTN has rolled out a major rebrand, bringing multiple affiliate outlets and coverage brands into “one global news organization.” The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) has rolled out a major rebrand of its EWTN News services, bringing multiple outlets and coverage brands under “one global news organization” committed to coherently covering the Catholic Church both […]
Pope Leo XIV Expresses Desire to Visit Mexico Soon
In a meeting with the primatial archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar, Pope Leo XIV expressed his desire to visit Mexico soon to entrust his pontificate to Our Lady of Guadalupe. The primatial archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, has invited Pope Leo XIV to visit the country. The cardinal extended the invitation during […]
Cardinal Roche Reaffirms Traditionis Custodes Restrictions
In an undelivered consistory address, the prefect for the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments reiterated that the 1969 Missal of Paul VI should be ‘the sole expression’ of the Roman Rite liturgy. In an undelivered address to cardinals last week, Cardinal Arthur Roche planned to voice opposition to the traditional […]
Pope Leo XIV’s Diplomacy Vision Praised by Vatican Ambassadors
In interviews with EWTN News, ambassadors representing the European Union, Slovenia and Ukraine said they appreciated the Holy Father’s insights into some of the world’s most pressing humanitarian crises. Pope Leo XIV’s speech last week outlining his vision of international relations made a deep impression on some of the diplomats accredited to the Holy See […]
Archbishop Gallagher: Surrogacy Is a New Form of Colonialism
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher spoke at the event “A Common Front for Human Dignity: Preventing the Commodification of Women and Children in Surrogacy.” Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary for relations with states and international organizations of the Holy See, described the practice of surrogacy as a “new form of colonialism” in which the interests of […]
Mosaic of Pope Leo XIV Readied for St. Paul Outside the Walls
A mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV for installation in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica was presented to the pontiff on Jan. 14. A mosaic bearing the official portrait of Pope Leo XIV was presented to the pontiff on Jan. 14. The mosaic will be placed in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica at […]
St. Peter’s Holy Door to Be Sealed Jan. 16
The Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, the last of four papal basilicas for the Jubilee of Hope, will be sealed shut. With the final sealing on Jan. 16 of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Holy See will complete the closing — which includes the actual masonry work — of the four […]
Angola Among African Countries Pope Leo XIV Will Visit
Archbishop Imbamba thanked Pope Leo XIV for accepting the invitation to visit Angola. Angola is one of the countries Pope Leo XIV plans to visit in what will be his first pastoral trip to the continent of Africa as pontiff, the apostolic nuncio in the southern African nation has announced. Addressing journalists during a press […]
Vatican Prosecutor Steps Aside in London Property Appeal
The appeal trial is scheduled to resume Feb. 3. The Vatican’s Court of Cassation has cleared the way for the appeal phase of the Secretariat of State funds trial — commonly tied in headlines to Cardinal Angelo Becciu — rejecting last-ditch procedural challenges and accepting the recusal of Vatican Promoter of Justice Alessandro Diddi from […]
