The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta offered emergency resources to civil authorities July 31 as more than 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, straining local infrastructure.
In a statement published July 30, the diocese said...
An overnight July 30 onslaught of Russian missiles and drones struck Ukraine, leaving eight people, including several children, dead and dozens wounded in the aftermath.
In a statement posted on his official Telegram channel July 30, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
By CNEWA, OSV News
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The Catholic Near East Welfare Association-Pontifical Mission in Lebanon and Syria reported that an Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment directly adjacent to CNEWA-supported Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the center of...
August is practically here, and that means two of the best feasts in the Diocese return: the annual international food festival at Holy Angels, and the fabulous bull roast in Rock Hall. Be sure to check out these events,...
When Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo, Norway, first encountered Sigrid Undset's writing in junior high school, it was through her famous novel trilogy "Kristin Lavransdatter." It did not catch his attention at the time, as he was not yet...
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump issued a message July 28 marking the 45th anniversary of the martyrdom of Blessed Stanley Rother, the first American-born martyr to be beatified by the Catholic Church.
Blessed Rother was born in Okarche, Oklahoma, in...
What happens when an AI system goes rogue? It is no longer a theoretical question left to sci-fi movies like "Terminator" or "Blade Runner" or "2001: A Space Odyssey." It is happening now, and the implications are huge.
As reported...
Before Florida executed two inmates in one day July 28, the Catholic bishops of that state issued a pastoral letter urging Catholics to reflect on the Church's moral opposition to the practice.
The executions marked the first time since 1964...
Scripture readings for Aug. 2, 2026, Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Is 55:1-3 Psalm 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18 Rom 8:35, 37-39 Mt 14:13-21
This familiar passage from Matthew about the multiplication of the loaves and fishes gives us a lot to chew...
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV urged young people not to be "couch potatoes" in a video message on July 25, adding that the Church needs their missionary energy and "holy rebelliousness."
"Jesus doesn't want you to be 'young couch potatoes,'...