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Olympics visitors are invited beyond the Duomo to Milan's other stunning churches
55+ min ago (489+ words) Known as "The Path of Beauty" ("La Via della Bellezza" in Italian), the initiative began in 2020 as a project of the archdiocese's youth ministry office. It typically offers visits on weekends, but the schedule extends to weekdays during the Games…...
Finding Faith: Lent offers a period of peace for all
58+ min ago (415+ words) This week, Christians began observing Lent, a liturgical season that leads up to Holy Week, the high point of our faith's calendar. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, often observed with somber worship during which clergy will dab ashes on worshippers…...
Pope Tells Priests to Use Their Brains, Not AI, to Write Homilies
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (565+ words) Subscribe for just $1.25 per issue! Here's what Pope Leo said in a private Q-and-A with priests this week. In a private exchange with priests of the Diocese of Rome on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV responded to four questions, advising them…...
Olympic Athlete Offers His Talents – and His Medals – to God
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (224+ words) A Polish ski jumper gave thanks to God for his Olympic medals by laying them on a church altar." Kacper Tomasiak is the first ski jumper from Poland to ever win three medals in the same Olympic Games. After winning…...
Bible verse of the day: Feb. 20, 2026
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (193+ words) Managing editor of the Tyler Morning Telegraph and ETX View Magazine. Alabama native and Troy University alumna who moved to East Texas in late 2020. While my main role is to lead our newsroom, I often find myself reporting on crime,…...
Catholic leaders bring communion to immigration detainees near Chicago after court win
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (474+ words) BROADVIEW, Illinois, - For the first time in six years, two priests and a nun escorted by police have walked past barbed wire and concrete barriers to enter a Chicago-area immigration facility to give communion and ashes to detainees after a…...
Bishops Representing United States, Latin America, and Canada Gather to Pray, Discuss, and Reaffirm Their Unity as One Church
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (469+ words) Concluding a biennial gathering, the officers and members of the Episcopal Conferences of the Americas met from February 15-17 at a retreat center to pray and discuss their shared ministry as pastors and issued a joint statement Dear brothers and sisters…...
ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian Ministry Lauds Catholic Church’s Enduring Impact on Social Development
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (304+ words) On Thursday, February 19, the Ethiopian Ministry of Women and Social Affairs formally recognized the Catholic Church as a cornerstone of the nation's social stability, praising its decades of service in uplifting the most vulnerable members of society. In a strategic…...
This Week: Pope Leo Leads Church’s Start of Lent
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (969+ words) This Week: Trafficking a "Crime Against Humanity;" Papal Letter on Sports; Sistine Clean Up This Week: Recalling the Holocaust"s Lessons; Prayers for Peace Amidst "Climate of Fear" in U.S. This Week: Global Tensions Met by Calls for Dialogue, Teaching on…...
After 144 years, Barcelona's Sagrada Família one big step closer to completion
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (699+ words) The last of Barcelona's famous Sagrada Fam'lia basilica's 18 towers is now complete, with the placement of the cross on top of the "Tower of Jesus Christ" on Friday. While the main structure of Sagrada Fam'lia is expected to be finished…...