Portrait of St. Benedict (1926) by Herman Nieg (1849–1928); Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Austria; “Exorcism of St. Benedict,” by Spinello Aretino, late 14th century. / Credit: Public domain

National Catholic Register, Jul 11, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).

St. Benedict, whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on July 11, endured constant attacks from the enemy throughout his life.

St. Benedict. / Credit: Pietro Perugino via Wikimedia (Public domain)

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 11, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA).

Archbishop Enrique Benavent Vidal of Valencia, Spain, encouraged the faithful to take advantage of summer vacation to delve deeper into the Rule of St. Benedict.

Pope Leo XIV (pictured at St. Peter's on June 1, 2025) issued a message of hope on July 10 in anticipation of the upcoming World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 17:29 pm (CNA).

For the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly which is set to be celebrated on July 27, Pope Leo XIV issued a message of hope to the elderly.

Bishops Rudolf Voderholzer and Stefan Oster / Credit: Diocese of Regensburg / Diocese of Passau

CNA Newsroom, Jul 10, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA).

Bishop Stefan Oster of Passau and Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg declared that anyone who relativizes human dignity protections should be disqualified from Germany’s highest judicial body

Diogo Jota of the Liverpool soccer team. / Credit: Spanish-language edition of EWTN News

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 9, 2025 / 20:19 pm (CNA).

The funeral of two Portuguese soccer players who died last Thursday in a traffic accident was held in an atmosphere of sadness but also hope.

Canterbury Anglican Cathedral. / Credit: Antony McCallum WyrdLight.com/Wikimedia, CC BY SA 4.0

London, England, Jul 9, 2025 / 18:55 pm (CNA).

For the first time in modern history, the apostolic nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most celebrated Anglican cathedral.

Thousands of young people at the opening Mass for JEMJ 2025 on July 4, 2025, at the shrine in Covadonga located in the Asturias province of Spain. / Credit: Courtesy of Marian Eucharistic Youth Day/JEMJ

Madrid, Spain, Jul 9, 2025 / 15:45 pm (CNA).

At the foot of the shrine in Covadonga located in Asturias province Spain, more than 1,700 young Catholics from 28 countries gathered for a Marian Eucharistic Youth Day.

Oslo Coadjutor Bishop Fredrik Hansen speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 11:07 am (CNA).

On July 8, the feast day of St. Sunniva, Catholics from multiple countries arrived at Selja, an island just off the west coast of Norway.

The Catholic Cathedral of Limburg in Hesse, Germany. / Credit: Mylius via Wikimedia (GFDL 1.2)

CNA Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 09:50 am (CNA).

The Diocese of Limburg — led by the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing — recorded its first annual deficit of 810,000 euros in 2024.

Archbishop Guy de Kerimel of Toulouse, France. / Credit: Paralacre, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Newsroom, Jul 9, 2025 / 09:20 am (CNA).

Archbishop Guy de Kerimel named Father Dominique Spina as chancellor and episcopal delegate for marriages.