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Nagasaki church replaces cathedral bell 80 years after it was destroyed in atomic blast

Catholics in Nagasaki, Japan, have replaced a bell in a cathedral bell tower there almost exactly 80 years to the day after it was destroyed by the atomic blast that leveled most of the city at the end of World War II. An international effort to fund the construction and installation of the bell at […]

Philippine cardinal links flood disaster to political corruption

Widespread corruption in government infrastructure pro-jects contributed to the severe flooding that paralyzed parts of Manila, especially the low-lying areas, according to Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. “We are told it’s the climate – yes, climate change is real, and it is devastating. But let us be […]

Pakistani families to challenge ‘fake blasphemy’ probe suspension

Families of victims of a “blas-phemy gang,” which allegedly entrapped hundreds of mostly young people in fake cases to extort money, have vowed to challenge a Pakistan court deci-sion suspending a probe into misuse of the controversial blasphemy law. The families and their lawyers say the decision by the Islamabad High Court in the national […]

Pope Leo XIV to move forward with Vatican reforms, says Cardinal

Pope Leo will announce reforms to the Roman Curia in the autumn, Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols has predicted, saying that one of the reasons the Pope was elected was that he knew the Church’s administration from the inside. And according to the Cardinal, discussions among cardinals at the time of the Pope’s election […]

Archbishop begs for forgiveness after priest charged with brutal murder of homeless man

Miroslaw M, aged 60, who is being held in custody pending trial, pleaded guilty to the brutal mur-der of the 68-year-old homeless man, identified as Anatol Cz, following an argument over the victim’s housing and care. Accor-ding to the Radom district prose-cutor’s office, the priest and the victim had previously signed a donation agreement transferring […]

One Million Young People Are Expected in Rome for the Youth Jubilee: Here’s the Detailed Program

From Monday, July 28, to August 3, 2025, the Youth Jubilee will be celebrated, the most anti-cipated and attended Jubilee event of the Holy Year 2025, with the arrival in Rome of hundreds of thousands of young people from 246 countries. Specifically, appro-ximately one million pilgrims are expected to attend the Prayer Vigil with Pope […]

Caritas Europa reaffirms support for Ukraine amid ongoing war

As Ukraine continues to grapple with the ongoing conse-quences of war more than three years after the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, a delegation from Caritas Europa, led by its President, Msgr Michael Landau, visited the country to express solidarity, assess current needs, and renew support for the local Caritas network. The visit included […]

Gaza priest injured in Israeli bombing discusses impact on parish community

“Thanks be to God more people weren’t harmed,” said Father Gabriel Romanelli in an exclusive interview with EWTN on July 24 in the wake of the July 17 bombing of his parish, Holy Family Church in Gaza, which left three dead and 15 wounded, including himself. “It was a shocking experience,” Romanelli told “EWTN Noticias” […]