Man desecrates altar of St. Peter's Basilica

Father Konteh’s mission: Healing Sierra Leone’s wounds through faith and Caritas Despite a brutal civil war from 1991 to 2002 in Sierra Leone, the African country with the help of the Catholic Church has made great strides as it rebuilds.

Man desecrates altar of St. Peter's Basilica

The man climbed the altar and "urinated under the stunned gaze of hundreds of tourists," according to the Roman newspaper Corriere Della Sera.

Thousands of pilgrims join Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square to pray the rosary for peace Before the statue of Our Lady of Fatima, which was brought to Rome from Portugal for the Oct. 11–12 Jubilee of Marian Spiritualities, the pope entrusted believers to the Mother of God to guide the Church in its “pilgrimage of hope.”

Israelis, Gazan Christians, Catholics in U.S. weigh in on historic peace deal Former Israeli government officials, representatives for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and Catholic advocates for Israel spoke with EWTN News this week.

The Rosary Team: Bringing hope to seniors in their final years

The Rosary Team ministry in thre Archdiocese of Denver is a lifeline for seniors.