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Postulator: Carlo Acutis’ Heart for the Eucharist

Andreas Thonhauser, EWTN Vice President and Chief Global Officer, speaks with Nicola Gori, postulator of Carlo Acutis’ cause, about Carlo’s spirituality, ordinary teenage life, and lasting legacy for the Church.

The Hospital of Saints: Carlo Acutis

The hospital where Carlo Acutis died has connections to other saints. Discover who they are.

“Mama, I Will Be a Saint”: A Mother’s Journey with Carlo Acutis

EWTN Contributor Chris Stefanik speaks with Antonia Salzano, mother of Carlo Acutis, about her son’s inspiring faith, his impact on her conversion, and the hope he offers to parents guiding their children toward holiness.

EWTN Travel: In the footsteps of Carlo Acutis in Milan, Italy

From Rome, we travel to Milan to walk in the footsteps of Carlo Acutis: his parish church, his school, and with his personal friends.

If God Is Love, Why Does He Let Terrible Things Happen?

One of the great mysteries to believers and nonbelievers is that of evil and suffering. If there is a God who is omnipotent and omniscient, how can he tolerate evil, injustice and the suffering of the innocent

Cardinals Burke and Sarah Back Global Push for First Saturday Devotion at 100 Years

At the centenary of Our Lady’s 1925 request at Pontevedra, Portugal, Cardinals Raymond Burke and Robert Sarah highlight the need for reparation to her Immaculate Heart.

11 saints who had pets or who befriended animals

Throughout history, many saints have been remembered not only for their dedication to God and others but also for the special relationship they had with animals.

Pope Leo prays for Minneapolis school shooting victims, laments ‘pandemic of arms’

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday prayed for the victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis and deplored a worldwide “pandemic of arms” that has left many children dead or injured.

Pope Leo XIV listed in Time magazine’s ‘Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence’

Time Magazine included Pope Leo XIV in its 2025 list of the “World’s Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence” on Thursday, Aug. 28, praising the pontiff’s focus on the ethical concerns related to the emerging technology.

Pope Leo XIV accepts Medal of St. Augustine: ‘It’s an honor held dearly’

Pope Leo XIV expressed his gratitude to receive the Medal of St. Augustine, awarded by the United States Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, and affirmed that the spirituality of the doctor of the Church has marked his life and ministry.

EWTN radio conference highlights importance of ‘strong Catholic identity’

The 2025 EWTN Catholic Radio Conference has drawn hundreds of attendees to Washington, D.C., this week to discuss and learn more about Catholic radio as an evangelization tool.

Council of Nicaea aids Christian unity, Catholic and Orthodox leaders say

Cardinal Kurt Koch and Patriarch Bartholomew I, Eastern Orthodox ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, addressed the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea being celebrated in 2025 during the Rimini Meeting held Aug. 22–27.

Andrea Bocelli, Pharrell Williams to direct Vatican concert for human fraternity

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and American songwriter Pharrell Williams will direct a concert featuring musicians John Legend, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, Karol G, BamBam, and Angélique Kidjo in St. Peter’s Square next month.

How the TLM Conversation Has Changed Under Pope Leo XIV — and What It Might Mean

Since the new Pope assumed office on May 8, several prelates who had previously kept silent under Pope Francis have spoken out in favor of the TLM.

Pope Leo XIV recalls the ‘life and witness’ of St. Augustine on his feast day

Pope Leo XIV recalled what the “life and witness” of St. Augustine means for Christians on the day the Catholic Church celebrates his feast day, Aug. 28.

Pope Leo XIV brings about unity in the Syro-Malabar Church

The Holy See Press Office has published a series of decisions by Pope Leo XIV to bring about unity in the Syro-Malabar Church of India, which has been at serious risk of schism in recent years due to liturgical disputes.

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic politicians to follow the Gospel in public life

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday encouraged Catholic politicians to live coherently as Christians and follow the Gospel, even when performing their public duties in a secular polity.

5 powerful quotes from St. Augustine’s most famous work, the ‘Confessions’

The Catholic Church honors St. Augustine of Hippo, an early Church Father, doctor of the Church, and foundational theologian, on Aug. 28.

Augustinian priests: St. Monica had ‘great interior strength’

Since the fourth century, Christians have revered St. Monica, the mother of Church Father St. Augustine, as a woman of unwavering faith in God.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Christian hope is not evasion, but decision’

We find true hope when we give of ourselves freely and with love — encountering suffering, not running away from it, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly audience with the public on Wednesday.

Pope Leo prays for victims of ‘terrible tragedy’ in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday said he was offering prayers for the victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting, one he described as an “extremely difficult” and “terrible” tragedy.

Caritas calls ‘man-made famine and assault on Gaza City’ a ‘horror’

Caritas Internationalis issued a statement on “the man-made famine and assault on Gaza City” following the Israel Defense Forces’ latest incursion into the embattled enclave, where the United Nations declared famine last week.

Patriarchates of Jerusalem: Forced evacuation of Gaza City is a ‘death sentence’

In a joint message released Aug. 26, the Latin and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchates of Jerusalem denounced the evacuation of Gaza City in the face of an imminent Israeli operation as “a death sentence.“

Pope Leo XIV: Lack of priests is a ‘great misfortune’ for the Catholic Church

Pope Leo XIV said during an audience with French altar servers in Rome on Aug. 25, the feast day of St. Louis IX, king of France, that the shortage of priests is “a great misfortune” for the Catholic Church.

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