Pope Leo greets the faithful after his election on May 8, 2025.
'I really had to do a double take, because conventional wisdom has been that there will never...
John Prevost, the brother of Pope Leo XIV, speaks to EWTN News correspondent Mark Irons during an interview that aired on ‘EWTN News In Depth,’ Friday, April 17, 2026.
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Mackenzie Hunter often posts about taking solo trips and adventures, including stops at churches, encouraging her followers to ‘be brave and...
Table of Contents: Things to Give Up for Lent When Ash Wednesday draws near, Catholics and other Christians seem to fall into two distinct groups when it comes to what to give up for Lent. The first...
Along with prayer and almsgiving, fasting is one of the three pillars of Lent. In a message for Lent in 2008, Pope Benedict XVI described these as “specific tasks that accompany the faithful...
Ash Wednesday 2026: The start of the Lenten season Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy. Pope Francis Table of Contents What is Ash Wednesday? In 2026, like in...