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Cash for baptisms: German diocese questions Catholic millionaire’s $550 offer

A wealthy Catholic investor near Munich is paying 500 euros for every baptism, and the Diocese of Augsburg is not entirely comfortable with it.

Study finds many young men feel lonely, disconnected, shut out of the American dream

More than 4 in 10 respondents agreed with the statement “I am inclined to think that I am a failure,” according to the Institute for Family Studies.

Data center surge drives Catholic climate groups to press for safeguards

Catholic environmental advocates urged the faithful to weigh technology through the lens of stewardship, human dignity, and the common good while caring for God’s creation.

Pope Leo XIV calls on Knights of Columbus to be ‘prophets of harmony’

The Knights of Columbus are holding the 144th Supreme Convention in Denver.

Bishops issue new calls for recognition of immigrants’ human dignity and immigration reform

“I write to comfort the afflicted, to ignite the comfortable, and to confront injustice with the full conviction of the Gospel,” San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller wrote.

Spokane Bishop Daly calls for prayers amid ‘devastating’ wildfires in Washington state

The blazes have consumed hundreds of structures and forced thousands of local residents to evacuate.

Priests who experienced church desecrations firsthand address how best to react

“Every day there are attacks against the Most Holy Virgin in many ways,” noted Father Manuel Navarro.

Why St. John Vianney is a model for all priests

The patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, died Aug. 4, 1859. A century later, Pope John XXIII reflected on the life of the saint.

Discalced Carmelites call Seculars to embrace vocation as ‘coequal members of the order’

The first World Meeting of OCDS Carmelites in the history of the order took place July 23–26 in Ávila, Spain.

Father Wade Menezes teaches men to ‘stand firm, be strong’ in new EWTN daily podcast

The new podcast “Stand Firm and Be Strong” with Father of Mercy Wade Menezes has launched on EWTN+.