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'A life given to God is a happy life,' Pope tells young people in Equatorial Guinea (CWN)
Posted on 04/23/2026 03:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Pope Leo XIV addressed young people gathered in a stadium in Bata, the largest city in Equatorial Guinea (map), and told them that “a life given to God is a happy life” (video 1, video 2).
Diocese of Rome shares vocation stories of men whom Pope will ordain to the priesthood (Diocesi di Roma (Italian))
Posted on 04/23/2026 03:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
One is a classical pianist who performed internationally; another, a worker in a liquor factory who sensed a call to the priesthood while attending a World Youth Day; another, a native of Cameroon who converted from Protestantism to Catholicism.
The Great Aunt Who Held My Family Together
Posted on 04/23/2026 01:57 AM (The Daily Register)
New Shrine Announced to Honor First US-Born African American Priest
Posted on 04/23/2026 00:08 AM (The Daily Register)
Apr. 23 Thursday of the Third Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. George, Martyr; Opt. Mem. of St. Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr, Opt. Mem.
Posted on 04/23/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)
Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted for Fraudulently Paying Informants Inside Extremist Groups
Posted on 04/22/2026 21:55 PM (The Daily Register)
Pope Leo XIV to Youth and Families: ‘Peace Be With You’
Posted on 04/22/2026 21:50 PM (The Daily Register)
German Cardinal Instructs Priests to Facilitate Same-Sex Couple Blessings
Posted on 04/22/2026 21:46 PM (The Daily Register)
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV Visits Prisoners, Meets With Families, Says Mass in Equatorial Guinea
Posted on 04/22/2026 21:32 PM (The Daily Register)
More than 1.12 million abortions in US in 2025; actual figures likely higher (OSV News)
Posted on 04/22/2026 05:04 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
The institute—named after Alan Guttmacher (1898-1974), a president of Planned Parenthood and vice president of the American Eugenics Society—reported that abortions have increased 21% in the United States since 2020.
“States with total bans [on abortion] saw a spike in telehealth-provided abortions, with the figure totaling 91,000, up from the previous 74,000,” OSV News reported. The figures do not include abortions “involving drugs sourced from community networks or acquired from outside of the U.S.”