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From Answered Prayer to 94 Basilicas: How One Pilgrim Captured the Sacred Heart of Catholic America

Catholic author Grady Connolly of Social Thomist kneels inside the Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist, Stamford, Conn., one of the many stops he made along his pilgrimage to visit every basilica in the United States.
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Catholic author Grady Connolly of Social Thomist kneels inside the Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist, Stamford, Conn., one of the many stops he made along his pilgrimage to visit every basilica in the United States.
Every basilica — whether a soaring cathedral in a bustling metropolis or a humble parish church in rural America — tells a story of extraordinary sacrifice.

Pope Leo XIV Presented with Book on Eucharistic Miracle He Promoted as Bishop

Father Edwin Limas Falcón at the Vatican with the testimonial book “Itinerary of Faith: The Child of Eten Arrives in Lima and Callao,” which he presented to Pope Leo XIV.
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Father Edwin Limas Falcón at the Vatican with the testimonial book “Itinerary of Faith: The Child of Eten Arrives in Lima and Callao,” which he presented to Pope Leo XIV.
A priest presented a book to Leo XIV regarding the pilgrimage of the "Divine Child of the Miracle,” a devotion that the pope himself encouraged, inspired by Peru’s only Eucharistic miracle.

EWTN to End Shortwave Radio Operations After 34 Years

WEWN’s shortwave transmitters are seen in an undated photograph in Shelby County, Alabama.
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WEWN’s shortwave transmitters are seen in an undated photograph in Shelby County, Alabama.
The global Catholic network has operated a shortwave station since the early 1990s, but high costs and the changing media landscape led to its closure.

Pope Leo XIV: AI Can Never Be A Person; Its Future Depends On Our Choices

Pope Leo XIV speaks during his private audience with participants of the meeting “The Future of AI: A Dialogue Between the Vatican and the Scientific World on the Development and Applications of Intelligent Technologies” at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Oct. 30, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV speaks during his private audience with participants of the meeting “The Future of AI: A Dialogue Between the Vatican and the Scientific World on the Development and Applications of Intelligent Technologies” at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Oct. 30, 2026.
The pontiff met on Friday with participants in a Vatican AI conference organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life.

Pope Modifies Disciplinary Sanctions for Employees of the Roman Curia

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2026.
The changes were approved by the pontiff on Oct. 19 through a Rescriptum ex Audientia Sanctissimi (“Rescript from the Audience of the Most Holy Father”).