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St. Mary Magdalene: The first witness to the Resurrection

Once known as a sinful woman, Mary Magdalene became the Apostle to the Apostles and the first witness to the Resurrection.

By Gretchen Siegel | EWTN News

Not much is known about the life of St. Mary Magdalene, whose feast day is celebrated in the Catholic Church on July 22. She first appears in the Gospel of Luke as a follower of Christ from whom seven demons have been cast out. In the Gospels, she is sometimes associated with two other women in Scripture: the woman who washes Jesus’ feet with oil and Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus.

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First person: Howard University Catholic community reacts to their chaplain being named a bishop for Washington

Special to the Standard | The Catholic Standard

(On May 1, 2026, Pope Leo XIV named Father Robert P. Boxie III – who was then serving as the chaplain at the Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Student Center at Howard University in Washington, D.C. – as a new auxiliary bishop for Washington. On July 7, Bishop Boxie was ordained as an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington during a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The following are first-person reactions to his appointment from current students and a graduate of Howard University, and from the current and past campus minister there. Their responses were emailed to the Catholic Standard newspaper of the Archdiocese of Washington before his ordination as a bishop.)

‘Rely on God to provide proper paths’

Jason H. Childs, a junior electrical engineering major at Howard University from Paulina, Louisiana, serves as co-president of the HU Bison Catholic community there. He said Father Boxie’s appointment as a bishop was “a really proud day for the whole HU Bison Catholic community.”

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“I Pray Every Day, Not for Results”: Spain’s Catholic Coach Leads Team into World Cup Final

“I pray every day, but not because I’m at a World Cup or because I’m trying to get a result,” he told reporters according to ACI Prensa. For him, prayer is not a charm to win matches, but a habit of constant gratitude.

By The Editors | Church Pop
Spain’s national team coach Luis de la Fuente is giving glory to God as his side advances to the World Cup final. Before Spain’s semifinal against France, De la Fuente spoke about his faith and how he prays in such a high-pressure moment. Instead of talking about superstition or “lucky” rituals, he pointed to his daily relationship with God.

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Activist Catholic priest Michael Pfleger again accused of sexual abuse

(RNS) — The Rev. Michael Pfleger ‘strongly denied’ the allegation, which comes after archdiocesan reviews with outside investigators cleared him of four previous accusations of decades-old abuse.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, a well-known anti-gun activist priest, has been accused of child sexual abuse and removed from ministry while the allegation is investigated, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced on Saturday (July 11). Pfleger “strongly denied” the allegation, which comes after archdiocesan reviews with outside investigators cleared him of four previous accusations of decades-old abuse, which were all found in the last five years to be unsubstantiated.