For the first time since 2018, Ash Wednesday, which signifies the beginning of Lent, falls on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine. You might want to consider going a little heavier on the flowers on Wednesday and indulge in the chocolates on Fat Tuesday...
Vatican Warns that Changing Words in Sacraments Can Make Them Invalid
With the assent of Pope Francis, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) published the note Gestis Verbisque (Gestures and Words) stating that when a priest or other minister changes the words, gestures, or material prescribed for the celebration of a...
Fostering Lifelong Catholic Faith in Your Kids
The goal of virtually every dedicated Catholic parent is to ensure their children continue practicing their Catholic faith into adulthood, but recent statistics paint a sobering picture. In the United States today, only about 15% of children raised in Catholic...
Bishops Make Friendly Wager Ahead of Super Bowl LVIII
Bishop James Johnston has come up on the winning side of the majority of his Super Bowl wagers in recent years. Let’s hope this year is no different! Tune in to EWTN on Friday, February 9, at 7 pm as Bishop Johnston and Archbishop Cordileone of the Archdiocese of San...
St. Louis Hosts 2024 SEEK Conference
The City of St. Louis hosted the 2024 SEEK Conference from January 1-5, drawing close to 20,000 young Catholics to the metro area. In reference to St. John Paul II’s 1999 visit to St. Louis, this year’s SEEK conference has taken up the theme, “Be the light.” More...
Dictatorship in Nicaragua intensifies its persecution of the Catholic Church
The Nicaraguan regime of former Marxist guerrilla-leader Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, his wife and Vice President, closed out 2023 with a new wave of abductions of Catholic clergy. It currently holds 2 bishops, 15 priests, and 2 seminarians in “custody”. Pope...






