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2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (95+ words) Vatican Pope The Herald Journal - Manage Subscription (Pay Your Bill, Vacation Request, Update Account Info) Pope Leo XIV blesses the faithful during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. There was a problem reporting…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (186+ words) Br. Colm Porter, OSB, signs his vow chart during the first profession on August 6, 2026, in the Archabbey Church. ST. MEINRAD – Keegan Porter professed his temporary vows as a Benedictine monk in a ceremony on August 6, 2026, at Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St....

2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (184+ words) » Continue to this story on Catholic Herald CWN Editor's Note: Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne, Germany, said in an interview that “a major challenge lies in defining for the universal Church what synodality is.” “There will be no ‘German…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (238+ words) Pope Leo XIV named 12 new consultors to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, including two professors at the University of Notre Dame and the CEO of a California asset management company. Father Emmanuel Katongole, a Ugandan priest, is professor…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (195+ words) The number of baptisms in Ireland fell by 29.9% between 2015 and 2025. The number of births fell by 18.8% over the ten-year period. The decline in the number of baptisms was steepest in the Diocese of Meath (-40.8%) and the Archdiocese of Dublin (-39.9%), according…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (145+ words) The relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879), to whom Our Lady appeared in Lourdes, will tour the United States in 2026-27. The tour will begin on September 18 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. » Continue to…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (176+ words) The Vatican City State announced that the vegetable garden adjacent to Mater Ecclesiae Monastery is now 100% organic. In 1994, Pope St. John Paul II established the monastery for contemplative nuns within the Vatican City State; the monastery became Pope Benedict XVI’s…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (295+ words) Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, paid tribute to St. Agatha during an August 17 Mass marking the 900th anniversary of the return of her relics to Catania. “Celebrating this anniversary, means recognizing that the Lord has been…...

11+ min ago   (488+ words) Credit: Rhoda Wise House & Grotto The cause for beatification and canonization of Rhoda Wise has now been officially sent to the Vatican for an important review. On July 7, the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio, announced that the positio has been officially…...

8+ hour, 44+ min ago   (289+ words) Lostock Hall, Preston, United Kingdom - August 18, 2026 - Dedicated pastor, teacher and missional theologian, Graham Hooke is set to captivate readers with the forthcoming release of his highly anticipated biblical historical novel, THE BREATH – mightier than the sword, a compelling story that…...