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A map of the Juan Diego Route which goes through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, ending in Indiana.

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

May 18, 2024

The St. Juan Diego Route will start at the southern tip of Texas with a Pentecost Mass hosted by the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Brownsville.

Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Vatican, Oct. 4, 2021.

Orthodox patriarch anticipates Pope Francis visit to Turkey for Council of Nicaea anniversary

May 17, 2024

Pope Francis might be traveling to Turkey next year for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, according to Patriarch Bartholomew.

Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln credits the support of friends, family, medical professionals, and his golden retriever, Stella, with his recovery from mental illness.

Nebraska bishop shares mental illness story, offers message of hope 

May 17, 2024

Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln shared in a May 16 letter about his experience with mental illness and recovery.

Larry Hogan, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland, greets supporters before casting his ballot in the state primary election at Davidsonville Elementary School on May 14, 2024, in Davidsonville, Maryland.

Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan backs codifying Roe

May 17, 2024

Hogan endorsed the plan to codify Roe in an interview with the New York Times, which was published on Thursday, May 16.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom attends an event with fellow governors in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

California governor: Pope Francis told me he was ‘proud’ of state’s death penalty moratorium

May 17, 2024

No one has been executed in California since 2006, due in part to a moratorium beginning in 2019 that Newsom oversaw via executive order.

School children read about the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the celebration of his new shrine at St. Dominic Parish in Brick, New Jersey. Oct, 1, 2023.

Movie on Blessed Carlo Acutis and his love for the Eucharist opens this weekend

May 17, 2024

“Eucharistic Miracles: The Heartbeat of Heaven” about Blessed Carlo Acutis and the Eucharistic miracles he studied is showing in theaters this weekend. 

The National Eucharistic Revival recleased a detailed map of the upcoming pilgrimage routes ahead of the National Eucharistic Congress.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: When is it passing through your town?

May 17, 2024

The stops include shrines, cathedrals, parishes, cultural sites, and parks.

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions.

Fernández: Vatican’s new apparitions guidelines stress ‘caution’ in discernment process

May 17, 2024

“The Church has stated that the faithful are never forced to believe in this phenomenon. They are never obliged. There’s no obligation,” Fernández said.

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Pro-lifers rally in London amid consideration of abortion amendments

May 17, 2024

Pro-life people rallied May 15 outside the Houses of Parliament in London to protest a set of amendments that would further liberalize the U.K.’s abortion laws.

Vatican overturns own decision on seminary dean

May 17, 2024

The Vatican now approved the appointment of Father Martin M. Lintner, OSM, as a new dean at a seminary in Northern Italy almost one year after first blocking it.

Peru’s government considers transexualism a mental health problem: what you need to know

May 17, 2024

The government of Peru has published a supreme decree in which “transsexualism” and “gender identity disorder” are considered “mental health problems.”

New norms give Vatican greater say on alleged apparitions

May 17, 2024

The Vatican’s doctrinal office is centralizing its authority over the investigation of alleged Marian apparitions and other religious phenomena under new norms.