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From foster care to Lourdes: Young convert leaves job to see pope, embrace monastic life

Among the throngs of pilgrims in Lourdes this weekend will be a 27-year-old woman who be there with a group of Cistercian nuns, hoping the visit will confirm her call to contemplative life.

English scholars ‘piece together history’ to reunite missing pages of centuries-old Catholic text

An incomplete manuscript of “The Mirror of the Blessed Life of Christ” has been reconnected with several long-lost pages thanks to work by two English researchers.

Over 150,000 visitors prepare to welcome Pope Leo in Lourdes

As Pope Leo XIV makes his way to Lourdes later on Sept. 26 as part of his four-day trip to France, pilgrims, local residents, and business owners in the famous town prepare with excitement.

A Catholic support program for the children of divorced parents

Given that divorce invariably affects the children involved, a new program in Spain provides a setting where children can be heard, have any pain they feel acknowledged and receive the help they need.

Polish police make arrest after stabbing at Catholic convent leaves 1 dead, 4 injured

Police arrested a 31-year-old Ukrainian man for the stabbing. Some local media outlets in Poland report that the deceased man is a Catholic priest.

Padre Pio: 13 facts about St. Pio of Pietrelcina to know and share

Padre Pio is known for his deep wisdom, his stigmata, miraculous reports of his bilocation, being physically attacked by the devil, and mastering the spiritual life.

Spanish life coach subjected to repeated ‘lawfare’ by LGBT lobby

Elena Lorenzo has been taken to court several times, charged with violating the Madrid regional government’s Comprehensive Law against LGBTI-phobia. She must now defend herself for the fifth time.

Thousands join Germany’s March for Life as activists attack pro-life stand

Counterdemonstrators threw paint at a pro-life information stall as Germany's March for Life filled the streets of two cities for the fourth year running.

EWTN News’ Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi crowned as Polish speech champion

The longtime Vatican journalist and writer received the award in Ostrowiec, Poland, on Sept. 21.

Swiss March for Life draws thousands as masked cyclists attempt disruption

Organizers have launched legal proceedings after authorities barred the annual pro-life march from the Zurich city center for a sixth consecutive year.