The Bible in 10 Minutes becomes Father Mike Schmitz most viral video in first 24 hours
Father Mike Schmitz’s “The Bible in 10 Minutes” has become the popular Catholic priest’s most viral video yet, garnering over 358,000 views in its first 24 hours. Released on July 9, the video was produced by Ascension and Coronation Media.
Church-builders Louis and Zélie Martin are St. Thérèse incomparable parents
July 12 is the feast of Sts. Louis and Marie-Azélie Martin, canonized together by Pope Francis in 2015.
The St. Benedict medal is a defense against demonic attacks
Temptations in a fallen city, memories of a beautiful woman, a poisoned chalice, the attacks of an envious priest, curses from a pagan priest, a rock that won’t budge, another that falls on a young monk, a kitchen in flames, a dragon that lurks to devour a fleeing monk, threats from Gothic warlords, and the prospect of a destroyed monastery.
Coach says making sign of the cross before game is not superstition but it is faith
The coach of the Spanish national soccer team, Luis de la Fuente Castillo, surprised viewers by explaining during an interview with Cope, a media outlet of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, that making the sign of the cross before each game begins “is not superstition, it is faith.”
Vatican releases schedule for Pope Francis’ two-week trip to Asia and Oceania
Pope Francis will travel more than 20,000 miles over the course of seven flights during his ambitious 12-day trip to four countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania this September.
Pope Francis names young bishop to lead Agaña Archdiocese in Guam after difficult years
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Ryan Jimenez to lead the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña on the island of Guam, transferring the 52-year-old Filipino from the neighboring Northern Mariana Islands.
Peru cardinal celebrates 36 years as a bishop and thanks Opus Dei founder and John Paul II
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, archbishop emeritus of Lima, Peru, is celebrating 36 years as a bishop and on the occasion has expressed his special gratitude to St. Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, St. John Paul II, and Pope Benedict XVI.
Pontifical Academy for Life releases lexicon for end-of-life discussions
The Pontifical Academy for Life has released a guide that it says will help the faithful in discussing the “religious and moral ethical implications” surrounding euthanasia, assisted suicide, and other controversial end-of-life topics.
Pope Francis appoints new prefect of Vatican archives
Pope Francis has named an Augustinian priest as the new prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Archive, which preserves Church documents dating back to the eighth century.
St. Monica Widows are a Catholic apostolate to reduce polygamy in Kenya
An archbishop in Kenya explained to EWTN News the purpose of the Catholic apostolate “St. Monica Widows,” an initiative that aims to reduce the practice of polygamy in the African country, one of the challenges to evangelization in that nation.
