Archive for July 21, 2024

This summer some 40 aspiring and current Catholic journalists gathered at the campus of the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, where they studied and worked in teams to produce, shoot, and edit videos, all while taking a deeper dive into their faith.?w=200&h=150

By Gigi Duncan

2024 EWTN Summer Academy in Rome concludes

Some 40 journalists from more than 20 countries participated in the training Read more

President Joe Biden waves on stage during the Vote To Live Properity Summit at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 16, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Joe Biden announces he will not seek reelection in 2024 presidential race; endorses Harris

The Democratic president has been fielding calls from his party to pull out of the race after a much-criticized debate... Read more

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, arrives to the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “God and Country Breakfast” at the Pfister Hotel on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee.?w=200&h=150

By Matt McDonald

13 things to know about J.D. Vance’s Catholic journey

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance has written extensively about his life in faith, both in a mega-selling memoir and... Read more

Pope Francis' brief remarks during the Angelus July 21, 2024, focused on the day’s Gospel passage from Mark, which demonstrates how rest and compassion for others go together.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: In the silence of adoration we receive God’s grace

At his weekly Angelus, the pope told Catholics to beware of “the dictatorship of doing.” Read more

Queen Mathilde of Belgium meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace with her husband, King Philippe of the Belgians, on Sept. 14, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

From castles to cathedrals: Pope Francis’ schedule for Luxembourg and Belgium trip

The pope will greet royal leaders, prime ministers, professors and students, and Catholics in some of the countries’ historic palaces,... Read more

Nearly 60,000 people attended the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis July 17-21, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

National Eucharistic Congress ends with prayer for ‘new Pentecost’ for U.S. Church

“Those who choose to stay with Jesus will be sent by Jesus,” Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle told the crowd of... Read more

National Eucharistic Congress participants heard the story of St. Manuel González García (1877–1940), a little-known saint who passionately urged people to recognize the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and to never leave him abandoned in the tabernacle.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Eucharistic congress hears story of ‘the bishop of the abandoned tabernacle’

Bishop Gerardo Colacicco, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York, shared the story of the passionate Spanish saint... Read more