St. Pius X’s Rebuke of ‘Modernism’ Rings True Today, Scholar Says
St. Pius X Modernism, Pius explained, is essentially a form of agnosticism within the Church. Read More
Day: August 24, 2025
Mon 25 August
Monday of week 21 in Ordinary Time, or Saint Louis , or Saint Joseph of Calasanz, Priest First reading 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5,8-10 You broke with idolatry when you were converted to God From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in Thessalonika which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; wishing you … Read moreMon 25 August
EWTN to Air Pope Leo’s First Canonizations, Plus Closing Mass for the Cause of the Five Shreveport Martyrs
Top: Soon-to-be-saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati Bottom: Shreveport Martyrs Tune in to EWTN to see Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati raised to sainthood. Read More
Statue of Carlo Acutis Enthroned in Argentine Cathedral
The statue of Blessed Carlo Acutis was installed in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in the Diocese of Chascomús, Argentina, on Aug. 17, 2025. On the eve of the enthronement, the group received a very special greeting from Carlo’s mother. Read More
Zelenskyy Shares Letter From Pope Leo XIV on Ukraine’s Independence Day
Pope Leo XIV gives his Sunday Angelus address from the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Aug. 24, 2025, at the Vatican. The Pope’s message came two days after he called for a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for peace, coinciding with the feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Read … Read moreZelenskyy Shares Letter From Pope Leo XIV on Ukraine’s Independence Day
New Coffee Shop in Archdiocese of Denver Aims to Be ‘Outpost of Evangelization’
Tyler Duffy, director of evangelization at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Centennial, Colorado, outside More Coffee. Step into More Coffee and you’re immediately greeted by the smell of fresh ground coffee, quotes from Catholic saints on the chalkboard, and a crucifix hanging by the pickup counter. Read More
Pope Leo XIV: Jesus Challenges Presumption of Those Who Think They Are Already Saved
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd during his Angelus address on Aug. 24, 2025. The Holy Father reminded the faithful that Jesus calls Christians to enter through the narrow gate. Read More
Choosing to Love, Even When It Breaks Your Heart
Kate Stapleton strolls the shore of Lake Michigan with her biological daughter, Brigid, in the documentary about their adoption story, ‘The Inner Sea.’ Kate Stapleton was 21 when she became pregnant. She never considered abortion, but at the same time, she realized she didn’t have the kind of life she wanted her child to have. … Read moreChoosing to Love, Even When It Breaks Your Heart
Where Is Catholicism Growing in the US?
Daily Mass draws the faithful at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck, North Dakota. Out of the top 10 gainers, only one diocese — the Archdiocese of New York — is located outside of the South or the West. Of the 10, six are in Texas or California. Read More
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading 1 Isaiah 66:18-21 Thus says the LORD: I know their works and their thoughts, and I come to gather nations of every language; they shall come and see my glory. I will set a sign among them; from them I will send fugitives to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Mosoch, Tubal and … Read moreTwenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time