July 2025

Pope Leo paves way for St. John Henry Newman to be formally named doctor of the church

Gina Christian · July 31, 2025

St. John Henry Newman -- the 19th-century theologian, intellectual and preacher who journeyed from Anglicanism to Catholicism, powerfully shaping religious thought in both faith traditions -- will be named a doctor of the church by Pope Leo XIV.

Celebrating Cardinal Newman, one of the 'great teachers of the church'

Carl E. Olson · July 31, 2025

"He is the one Englishman of that era who upheld the ancient creed with a knowledge that only theologians possess, a Shakespearean force of style, and a fervour worthy of the saints."

Blessed Acutis' relics a reminder for pilgrims that holiness 'is not impossible'

Junno Arocho Esteves · July 31, 2025

Along one of Rome's busiest streets, Via del Corso, traffic moves slowly as hundreds of pilgrims crisscross traffic on foot to get to their destination.

Thousands visit Blessed Frassati's remains in Rome for Jubilee of Youth

Carol Glatz · July 31, 2025

Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for the visitors to the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, near Rome's Pantheon, one afternoon during the Jubilee of Youth.

CCCB debt relief call 'meets the moment'

Pastoral letter calls for wiping out debt, ecological justice

Quinton Amundson · July 31, 2025

Faith-based organizations are commending a new pastoral letter from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) pressing the Global North to wipe out low-income countries' crippling debt and consider the ecological burden it has placed on the Global South.

Canadians embrace Jubilee for Youth in Rome

Anna Farrow · July 31, 2025

Canadian pilgrims in Rome for the week-long Jubilee of Youth were delighted when Pope Leo XIV made an impromptu appearance in St. Peter’s Square immediately following the conclusion of the July 29 Welcoming Mass.