Pilgrimage & Holy Sites

53+ min ago   (297+ words) by The Catholic Thing | September 15, 2026 The Church offers a different way of understanding correction, a truly Christian ethic grounded in a proper anthropology, in an understanding of human weakness, repentance, forgiveness, and redemption that allows us to overcome mistakes. It…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (337+ words) The pope said it seemed providential to celebrate his 71st birthday at the Vatican Library because his mother was a librarian. On the day of his visit, the pope also issued a decree ordering the construction of a new building in…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago   (287+ words) Metropolitan Ghattas Hazim of Kuwait and Baghdad of the Antiochian Patriarchate visited Mount Athos together with Catholic Bishop Aldo Berardi, Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia. The trip took place from September 6 to 9, 2026, with the blessing of the Patriarch of Constantinople,…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (354+ words) LOGAN — Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have announced the opening of the Smithfield Utah Temple, with public tours scheduled to begin early next year, culminating with a dedication in April 2027. Church officials announced the schedule…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (492+ words) The sun sets behind the Smithfield Temple on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Dates have been announced for the open house at the temple next year. Many in Cache Valley have been anxiously awaiting an announcement of when the Smithfield Utah Temple will…...

7+ hour, 5+ min ago   (178+ words) By EmmaLee Italia, Contributing Editor Some 2,090 catechists currently serve in the Diocese of Trenton.“We are incredibly grateful to all those who have answered ‘yes’ to God’s call to serve as catechists,” Angelo-Santoro said, “and for their willingness to share…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (315+ words) Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who led the Rochester Diocese as its sixth bishop (1966-69), will be beatified in St. Louis, Mo., on Sept 24. EWTN will begin its live coverage for the beatification on Sept. 15. From Sept. 15-23, it will broadcast the novena of…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (511+ words) Of all the discourses he delivered in his nearly eight-year pontificate – with the exception of his 2013 resignation – Pope Benedict XVI’s September 12, 2006, address at the University of Regensburg sparked unprecedented global reaction. Source: Catholic Review. During his address, the Pope cited…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago   (16+ words) Jerusalem Governorate Warns of Temple Groups’ Calls for Talmudic Rituals Near Al-Aqsa Mosque شبكة يافا الإخبارية...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (843+ words) The long-awaited day has come for the Montpelier Idaho Temple to open its doors to a community connecting generations of hope and faith. For generations, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Bear Lake Valley…...