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Rome’s Catacombs Reveal the Early Christians’ Hope in Life After Death

The Road to Sainthood: How the Catholic Church Declares Someone a Saint

What Happens During the Anointing of the Sick? A Catholic Priest Explains

What Is Purgatory? Inside Rome’s Museum of the Holy Souls

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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, or All Souls’ Day, at Verano Cemetery in Rome on Nov. 2, 2026. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Leo XIV: Faith assures us that ‘our bond with the faithful departed has not been broken’

Continuing a tradition begun by St. John Paul II in the late 1970s, Pope Leo XIV visited
Notre Dame and Villanova universities go head-to-head in the D1 college basketball season openers before thousands of fans at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome on Nov. 1, 2026. | Credit: Abby Strelow/EWTN News

Notre Dame bests Villanova in Eternal City Tip-Off basketball games

The Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams emerged victorious in the historic season opener in Rome. ROME
Inside the Catacombs of San Callisto. Credit: EWTN Vatican

Rome’s Catacombs Reveal the Early Christians’ Hope in Life After Death

Beneath the ancient roads of Rome lies a vast network of underground tunnels that preserves some of
Church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage in Rome and artifacts from the Little Museum of the Purgatory. Credit: EWTN Vatican.

What Is Purgatory? Inside Rome’s Museum of the Holy Souls

In the heart of Rome, a small museum preserves a collection of objects bearing mysterious marks that
Scenes of Extreme Unction. Credit: Blended with Copilot

What Happens During the Anointing of the Sick? A Catholic Priest Explains

For many Catholics, the Anointing of the Sick is associated primarily with the final moments of life.

The Road to Sainthood: How the Catholic Church Declares Someone a Saint

What does it take for someone to be declared a saint by the Catholic Church? Behind every

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