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St. Benedict: 1,500 Years of Western Monasticism

Following St. Benedict: The Saint Who Shaped Monasticism and Europe’s Christian Culture

The Hidden Roman Church Where St. Benedict Began His Journey

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Pope Leo XIV addresses the faithful during his Sunday Angelus on July 12, 2026, at the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV: Make time for prayer and silence in the summer

From the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, where he moved on July 5 to enjoy a period
Pope Leo XIV greets guests during a lunch for poor people at Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome, July 11, 2026. The event was the second lunch the pope has hosted with those facing poverty since the beginning of his pontificate. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

At lunch with the poor, Pope Leo XIV calls on society to eliminate the causes of poverty, injustice

Pope Leo XIV on July 11 expressed a “hunger for justice [and] authentic charity” while attending a
From left to right: A painting of the Ulma family; a painting of St. Joachim, the little Virgin Mary, and St. Anne in the Church of San Francesco in Reggio Emilia, Italy; and a tapestry of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin, parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, hanging in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 16, 2015, in preparation for their canonization on Oct. 18, 2015. | Credit: The Polish Episcopal Conference; Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock; Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News

A month of married saints: July brings feast days of holy husbands and wives

Throughout the month of July, the Church celebrates the feast days of several holy married couples whose
St. Benedict's cell in Trastevere. Credit: EWTN Vatican

The Hidden Roman Church Where St. Benedict Began His Journey

ROME — Hidden among the winding streets of Rome’s Trastevere district stands a tiny church that many
Benedictine Monastery of Sant'Anselmo in Rome. Credit: EWTN Vatican

St. Benedict: 1,500 Years of Western Monasticism

Amid the decline of religious life and the challenges of modern society and the digital age, the
St. Benedict (credit: Public Domain) and the Monastery of Subiaco (credit: EWTN Vatican).

Following St. Benedict: The Saint Who Shaped Monasticism and Europe’s Christian Culture

ROME — More than 1,500 years after his death, the legacy of St. Benedict continues to shape

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