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Katie Mahoney, Rev. Pat Mahoney, Peggy Nienaber of Faith and Liberty, and Mark Lee Dickson of Right to Life East Texas pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

U.S. bishops call for ‘focused effort of prayer’ ahead of Supreme Court abortion pill hearings

Mar 18, 2024

The bishops said the FDA “has enabled a nationwide mail-order abortion industry and turned neighborhood pharmacies into chemical abortion providers.”

Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, a Trappist monk and spiritual writer, has served as bishop of Trondheim in Norway since 2020.

Norwegian bishop celebrates Nordic country’s first Catholic Bible

Mar 18, 2024

“The publication of a Bible presented and packaged as ‘The Catholic Canon’ by the Norwegian Bible Society is a major ecumenical event,” Bishop Erik Varden said.

St. Joseph’s altar at St. Mary’s Assumption Church in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans.

Do you know how to make ‘St. Joseph’s bread’? Here’s the recipe

Mar 18, 2024

The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Joseph on March 19.

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Vatican Observatory publishes new method to better understand the Big Bang theory

Mar 18, 2024

Two priests from the Vatican Observatory have made further progress in developing a new mathematical method to understand the Big Bang theory.

Chesterton students celebrate Mass in the school's new chapel.

‘Miracles’: Rhode Island Catholic school thrives after last-ditch purchase from diocese

Mar 18, 2024

Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope in Warwick, Rhode Island, recently acquired the property of St. Francis School and Church from the Providence Diocese.

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday Angelus on March 17, 2024.

Pope Francis: God’s glory does not correspond to human success

Mar 17, 2024

Pope Francis said Sunday that God’s glory and our true happiness are not found in success, fame, or popularity but in loving and forgiving others.

Martin Earle, a sacred artist who specializes in works for churches and the liturgy, told CNA that one should not mistake an artistic revival for a simple re-creation of the past.

‘The religion of the Incarnation’: Catholic artists reflect on the necessity of beauty

Mar 17, 2024

Despite the artistic lack in recent decades, there appears now to be a growing resurgence in the Catholic artistic world.

Detail of stained glass depicting St. Patrick, in Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Goleen, County Cork.

What St. Patrick can still teach the world

Mar 17, 2024

Though he lived more than 15 centuries ago, St. Patrick has a lesson to teach our world today.

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Harrison Butker addresses family life, gun violence, Taylor Swift, and more in far-reaching interview

Mar 16, 2024

Speaking with Mark Irons of “EWTN News in Depth,” Butker said he wants to encourage men, especially fathers, to “be courageous.”

German bishops to Church in Africa: Initiate canonization of German martyrs

Mar 16, 2024

A representative of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference has challenged African Church leaders to initiate the canonization processes for German martyrs.

Head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church talks war, the pope, and same-sex blessings 

Mar 16, 2024

In an exclusive interview with EWTN News, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk spoke of the continued need for humanitarian aid in his country.

How Irish Catholic slaves brought the faith to the Caribbean

Mar 16, 2024

Indentured servants planted the seeds of Catholicism on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, which shapes its identity today.