2025-08-09
Optional Memorial of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr
Journey with the Saints: Detroit cathedral to unveil long-awaited relics, life-sized statues of 12 apostles
Detroit Catholic/CNA—At the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, the band is getting back together. The band of Christ’s 12 apostles, that is. On Feb. 8, Detroit’s mother church will publicly unveil its long-awaited “Journey with the Saints” project, a permanent installation of 14 “larger than life” statues accompanied by first-class relics of…
Massachusetts mayor defends saint statues on public building
CNA/NCR—A Massachusetts mayor is going to bat for including statues of two Catholic saints on the city’s new public safety building, saying he picked them because of their importance to police and firefighters and accusing opponents of harboring “‘negative attitudes’ toward Catholicism.” But lawyers for local residents who object to the planned 10-foot-high bronze statues…
Armenian and Azerbaijan presidents sign historic peace deal at White House
Aug. 8, 2025—In today’s historic peace deal—after decades of bitter conflict and tremendous suffering for both nations over the ethnically Armenian-Christian Nagorno-Karabakh enclave—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a peace deal at the White House. Pashinyan hailed the moment as “opening a chapter of peace” and “laying foundations to a…
St. Augustine’s Impact on the First Three Months of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate
CNA—Today marks three months since Pope Leo XIV first appeared on the central balcony of the Vatican basilica after being elected the successor of St. Peter. In that first urbi et orbi message, delivered on May 8, the Holy Father expressed the words that would mark the beginning of his pontificate: “I am an Augustinian,…
2025-08-07
Optional Memorial of St. Sixtus II, Pope and Martyr, and his Companions, Martyrs
2025-08-01
Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
2025-07-30
Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Obit: Remembering Dr. James Hitchcock
We at Catholic Textbook Project mourn the loss of one of America’s and the Church’s great historians, Dr. James Hitchcock, who recently joined his equally influential wife, Helen Hull Hitchcock, in everlasting life. Dr. Hitchcock was one of the earliest supporters of this important apostolate to Catholic schools. He sat down with us some years…
Catholic Business Profile: Filipino millionaire devotes his life to works of mercy, Marian consecration
CNA—Ernesto Escaler, a renowned Filipino businessman and the owner of Gourmet Farms Philippines, one of the most iconic restaurant brands in the country, is described as a man of few words but remarkable action. His staff describe him as deeply low-key — someone who avoids attention and prefers not to speak about his philanthropy. But…