Archive for May 18, 2024

Construction projects are underway in Rome as the city prepares for the 2025 Jubilee Year.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Here’s how the city of Rome is preparing for the 2025 Jubilee Year

Approximately 358 planned projects in the Lazio region, where Rome is located, are underway in preparation for the 2025 Jubilee... Read more

A view of the crowd and nearby waterfront at the opening Mass for World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal on Aug. 1, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

How life has changed for the girl who recovered her sight at 2023 World Youth Day

Jimena is the young woman who regained her sight after receiving Communion at a Mass during World Youth Day in... Read more

A map of the Juan Diego Route which goes through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, ending in Indiana.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: Don’t miss these stops on the St. Juan Diego Route

The St. Juan Diego Route will start at the southern tip of Texas with a Pentecost Mass hosted by the... Read more

A map of a few of the largest cities that will be traversed by the Serra Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimages.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

The longest and grandest of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimages: A look at the Serra Route

The Serra Route pilgrims will walk over 2,000 miles — across the Golden Gate Bridge, the Rocky Mountains in Colorado,... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to pilgrims gathered in the arena in Verona, Italy, on May 18, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

Pope Francis’ pastoral visit to Verona emphasizes call to be peacemakers  

The pope’s one-day visit to the northern Italian city of Verona on Saturday centered on a message of peace. Read more

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle at the Synod of Bishops on Oct. 9, 2015.?w=200&h=150

By Zoe Romanowsky

Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Tagle as special envoy to National Eucharistic Congress 

The Vatican announced Saturday that the pope has appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle,as his special envoy to the National... Read more