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Don’t Let a Priest’s Failure Cost You Your Faith

Lucas Velázquez (1817-1870), “Mass (The Elevation)”

COMMENTARY: The failures of individual priests need not become a crisis of faith when our eyes remain fixed on Christ and the sacraments.

3 New Bishops Installed in Washington Archdiocese, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

Wheeling-Charleston Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala speaks during his ordination Mass in Wheeling, West Virginia, July 2, 2026. The newly installed bishop was appointed by Pope Leo XIV to the role after serving as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Washington. | Credit: EWTN News

The Washington Archdiocese saw two episcopal ordinations while the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston welcomed a new bishop from Washington.

America’s Greatest Birthday Gift

Jeffrey Bruno
Despite the heat, a few intrepid souls arrived at Independence Mall to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

At the conclusion of the third of National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, Philadelphia’s heat made the lesson unmistakable: a pilgrimage isn't a vacation, and Christ is still leading the way.

Pope Leo XIV Tells UN: Confront AI Misuse to Promote Human Dignity

Daniel Ibanez
A hard copy of Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, is held by an attendee at the document’s presentation on May 26, 2026, in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican.

The pontiff sent a letter on July 8 to be read at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland.

Diocese of Oslo to Open Canonization Cause for Nobel Laureate Sigrid Undset

Sigrid Undset, author of “Kristin Lavransdatter,” writes at Bjerkebæk, her home in Lillehammer, Norway.

Announced during the feast of St. Sunniva on the island of Selja, the cause for the celebrated novelist and Catholic convert is expected to open its diocesan phase this fall.

Remembering Robert Wilken

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Robert Wilken.

COMMENTARY: The contributions of Wilken, who died June 6, to American religious life extended beyond the large network of students he guided.