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Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, arrived in Russia on Monday for a five-day...
08/25/2026

Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, arrived in Russia on Monday for a five-day diplomatic mission.

He is scheduled to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk of the Russian Orthodox Church on Wednesday, and Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy adviser to President Vladimir Putin, on Thursday.
Archbishop Gallagher is not scheduled to meet Putin. A Russian government spokesperson said his talks with Lavrov will focus on Vatican-Russia relations and cooperation in international forums.

The visit comes as the war in Ukraine continues. Pope Leo has repeatedly called for peace in Ukraine. Earlier this month, he said he stood “with the families of the victims, the injured, and all those suffering,” and urged both sides to stop attacks on civilians. The Vatican has twice offered to host talks between Russia and Ukraine. Both offers were turned down.

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08/25/2026

Families and residents came together in Cali on Friday evening for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the deadly earthquake that struck Colombia on August 10. The vigil, organised by Cali’s Mayor’s Office, was held in solidarity with families still coping with the disaster’s aftermath.

Chaplain David Rodríguez of the Cali Metropolitan Police took part in the event. The Military Bishopric of Colombia also joined the vigil, offering prayers for the victims and those affected by the disaster.

The magnitude 7.4 earthquake was one of the strongest to hit the region in years, killing more than 160 people and causing widespread damage across western Colombia, including Cali.

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More young Americans are joining the Catholic Church, and colleges are seeing the sharpest rise. New data from Hallow sh...
08/25/2026

More young Americans are joining the Catholic Church, and colleges are seeing the sharpest rise. New data from Hallow shows that OCIA enrollment – the process for adult converts – more than doubled nationally in the past year.

Newman Centers, which serve Catholic students, saw an 87.6% jump. That’s well above the average growth seen across dioceses. Texas A&M recorded the largest number of candidates in the country, with 204 in 2025-26, up from 121 the previous year. Arizona State followed with 137 candidates, followed by Illinois and Oklahoma. At USC, the number of candidates nearly doubled again this year, reaching 44 students. Stanford’s chaplain baptised 16 students this Easter alone, nearly four times the school’s usual yearly average.

Staff at several campuses point to the same pattern: students searching for meaning and finding it in faith.

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08/25/2026

Nearly two months on, families in La Guaira are still waiting for news of loved ones who never came home after Venezuela’s earthquakes.

A video shared online by Grebel shows a priest sprinkling holy water and praying at the José Antonio Páez settlement in Catia La Mar, one of the worst-hit parts of the region.

“This is how we say goodbye to the people who could not be found,” Grebel wrote alongside the video. Nineteen people from the settlement remain missing.

At the site, relatives have left photographs and flowers, while workers continue clearing rubble nearby.

The earthquakes struck on June 24, and the death toll has now passed 6,500, according to official figures. The true number of missing is still unclear – authorities in La Guaira had earlier put it at 1,579.

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08/25/2026

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08/25/2026

An old interview with Henry Cavill is trending again online. In the clip, the actor talks about singing in a chapel during his school days.

In the 2024 interview with Josh Horowitz, Cavill was asked if he would consider doing a musical. He said he had always enjoyed singing and remembered singing in the school chapel. He also named "Jerusalem" as one of his favorite hymns.

Cavill was raised in a Roman Catholic family, but he has kept his current faith life largely private. He also drew attention in 2013 when he was photographed in Rome wearing a shirt that read "Salvation."

The resurfaced clip has now sparked fresh chatter online about whether faith still plays a role in his life.

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Pope Leo XIV has urged Portugal's military and security forces to find strength in God, reminding them that even those w...
08/25/2026

Pope Leo XIV has urged Portugal's military and security forces to find strength in God, reminding them that even those with great power and responsibility need faith. The Pope was speaking at the Vatican on 24 August, where he met a delegation from Portugal's Military Ordinariate. In his address, he referred to the biblical figure of a Roman centurion, who despite holding a position of authority, turned to Jesus for help. The Pope said this showed that authority alone is not enough - humility and faith matter too."Every day, each of you has the noble mission of defending the sovereignty of your homeland and the rule of law, safeguarding the security of your fellow citizens and protecting them from injustice," he told the delegation. The Pope also asked the chaplains to spiritually accompany the military, police, and their families, and entrusted their missions in Portugal and abroad to Our Lady of Fatima.

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08/25/2026

Pope Leo XIV has received Nigeria's new Ambassador to the Holy See at the Vatican. The Pope met Paul Oga Adikwu on 24 August at the Apostolic Palace, where the ambassador formally presented his letters of credence. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved Adikwu's appointment in March 2026. It is not his first time in the role, he previously served as ambassador from 2021 to 2023, under Pope Francis. His return comes as Nigeria and the Vatican mark 50 years of diplomatic relations. A Catholic and education specialist from Benue State, Mr. Adikwu holds a degree in Theology from St. Augustine's Major Seminary in Jos and a postgraduate diploma in education from Benue State University in Makurdi. He spent decades working as a teacher and school principal before entering diplomatic service.

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08/24/2026

A trumpet fanfare and a lighting display marked the end of this year's National Novena at Knock as the Basilica marked its 50th anniversary. The nine-day novena ran from 13 to 21 August. It closed on the same date as the 1879 apparition, when 15 local people reported seeing a silent vision of Mary, St. Joseph, and St. John the Evangelist at the south gable of the parish church.

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