WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS
- Abortions in Ireland up 300% since 2018 referendum July 17, 2025Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin, chairman of the Irish bishops’ Council for Life (far left), and Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, primate of all Ireland (second from left), stand with young pro-life activists at the 2024 Ireland March for Life in Dublin on May 6, 2024. / Credit: Courtesy of Pro Life Campaign Dublin, Ireland, […]
- Contemplating a crucifix led to conversion of young Chinese atheist July 16, 2025Shushu, with her husband Josemi and their son Emmanuel during JEMJ at the Covadonga shrine. / Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú/EWTN News Vatican City, Jul 16, 2025 / 17:15 pm (CNA). A young Chinese mother shares the testimony of her conversion from atheism to Catholicism.
- Irish team begins search for children's remains at former home for unwed mothers July 16, 2025View of the mass grave at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in the town of Tuam, County Galway. / Credit: AugusteBlanqui, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Jul 16, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA). A team of archaeologists, anthropologists, and forensic scientists have begun excavating an old septic tank this week […]
- Catholic cliffhanger: Future saint was an avid mountain climber July 16, 2025Photos of Pier Giorgio Frassati climbing in the Alps. The right photo shows him rappelling Rocca Sella on March 30, 1925. / Credit: Associazione Pier Giorgio Frassati Torino Turin, Italy, Jul 16, 2025 / 08:45 am (CNA). The Catholic Church is preparing to canonize Pier Giorgio Frassati — a 24-year-old Italian from Turin, Italy, who […]
- Benedictine Abbey in Belgium temporarily dissolved following abuse allegations July 16, 2025Keizersberg Abbey in Leuven, Belgium. / Credit: Johan Bakker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Leuven, Belgium, Jul 16, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Keizersberg Abbey community in Leuven, Belgium, has been suspended as canonical investigation reveals “transgressive behavior” among adults.