5 powerful quotes from St. Augustine

Archbishop Hebda after Annunciation School shooting: ‘My heart is broken’

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda released a statement following the deadly shooting that took place on Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic School.

Minneapolis Catholic Church shooter mocked Christ in video before attack

The man who killed two children and injured 17 other people in the Minneapolis Catholic church shooting posted a YouTube video before the attack.

5 powerful quotes from St. Augustine’s most famous work, the ‘Confessions’ Written in about A.D. 400, St. Augustine of Hippo’s “Confessions” details how God worked in Augustine’s life.

Minnesota school shooting came after bishops’ pleas for security went unanswered After a pair of out-of-state school shootings in 2022 and 2023, Minnesota’s bishops implored state lawmakers to provide security funding for local nonpublic schools.

School district backs off violating student’s free speech, religious freedom rights

A rising senior at a high school in Grand Island, New York, Sabrina Steffans, is now allowed to decorate her school parking space with Christian messages.

Pope Leo XIV brings about unity in the Syro-Malabar Church

Pope Leo XIV has made a series of decisions to bring about unity in the Syro-Malabar Church of India, which has been at serious risk of schism in recent years.

Ancient cross discovered in Abu Dhabi points to deep Christian roots in region

Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed.

Pope Leo XIV accepts Medal of St. Augustine: ‘It’s an honor held dearly’ Pope Leo XIV accepted the highest honor of the Augustinian order, the Medal of St. Augustine, in a video released on the saint's feast day, Aug. 28.

EWTN radio conference highlights importance of ‘strong Catholic identity’

The 2025 EWTN Catholic Radio Conference has drawn hundreds of attendees to Washington, D.C., this week to discuss Catholic radio as an evangelization tool.

United in prayer: A litany to be prayed after a school shooting

In times of tragedy, the Church turns to prayer. Here is a litany written specifically to be prayed after a school shooting.