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Pope Francis meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her 6-year-old daughter on Jan. 10, 2023.

Pope Francis to attend G7 summit to speak on artificial intelligence

Apr 27, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations summit is being held in the southern Italian region of Puglia from June... Read more

Gia Chacón (right), founder of March for the Martyrs, said the plight of the tens of thousands of Christian Armenians  pushed out of their homes in the disputed Artsakh or Nagorno-Karabakh region hash been "completely overlooked by the mainstream media.”

March for the Martyrs raises awareness of persecuted Armenian Christians and more

Apr 27, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Marchers are setting out in the nation’s capital on Saturday to call attention to the plight of persecuted Christians throughout... Read more

Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, chapel and statue.

Franciscan University rejects Biden administration’s transgender policies in Title IX

Apr 26, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The announcement comes after President Joe Biden’s Department of Education issued a new interpretation of Title IX.  Read more

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U.S. birth and fertility rates drop to record lows, according to CDC report

Apr 26, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The total fertility rate, which estimates how many children an average woman would have over the course of her life,... Read more

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Biden Title IX changes affect state laws on women’s sports, locker rooms, lawyers warn

Apr 26, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The new guidelines prohibit any policy or practice that “prevents a person from participating in an education program or activity... Read more

Families, donors, and others gather with Bishop Erik Pohlmeier for the dedication of the “Precious Ones Baby Mausoleum” at the San Lorenzo Cemetery in St. Augustine, Florida, on April 23, 2024.

Florida diocese opens ‘Precious Ones’ mausoleum to support couples who lose children

Apr 26, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The 44,000-pound granite mausoleum is designed for babies lost at a young age through miscarriage, sudden infant death syndrome, or... Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. opened up to veteran EWTN News anchorman Raymond Arroyo about his family’s strong faith growing up, how his faith helped him overcome drug addiction and how it impacts him in his day-to-day life in the travails of U.S. presidential politics.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks Catholic faith, abortion, Title IX in exclusive EWTN interview

Apr 26, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed the importance of his Catholic faith and more during an exclusive interview... Read more

Students, faculty, monks, and staff at Belmont Abbey College took part in their first “Cover to Cover” Bible Marathon Reading Event from April 8–12, 2024..

Belmont Abbey College hosts Bible marathon reading event

Apr 26, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

More than 110 readers took turns standing at a podium reading aloud cover to cover from sacred Scripture throughout the... Read more

An aerial view of Washington Square in San Francisco on May 22, 2020.

Catholic parishioner stabbed outside Mass celebrated by San Francisco archbishop

Apr 25, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

Twenty-five-year-old Marko Asaulyuk of San Francisco was charged with attempted murder and eight counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Read more

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Louisiana police obtain new search warrant in New Orleans Archdiocese abuse investigation

Apr 25, 2024

By Daniel Payne

A police spokesman confirmed that they obtained the warrant as part of the investigation into “numerous complaints of child sexual... Read more

Pro-life advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona State Capitol on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arizona House votes to repeal law protecting life from moment of conception

Apr 24, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The vote comes after Democrats launched several unsuccessful attempts to repeal the pro-life law. Read more

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in the Moyle v. United States case, in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2024. The case deals with whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).

Divided Supreme Court hears emergency room abortion case: DOJ vs. Idaho’s pro-life law

Apr 24, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The crux of the case focuses on whether Idaho’s Defense of Life Act conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment... Read more

Anti-death penalty activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on Sept. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Oklahoma attorney general asks Supreme Court to halt execution of condemned convict

Apr 24, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Since Richard Glossip’s initial conviction, two independent investigations have uncovered serious problems with his trial. Read more

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End-of-life resources help Catholics ‘finish life faithfully’

Apr 24, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Aging with Dignity announced this month the release of “Finishing Life Faithfully,” a booklet that “makes complex end-of-life decisions easier.” Read more

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Catholic Charities in Ohio found partially negligent in 5-year-old’s 2017 death

Apr 24, 2024

By Daniel Payne

A jury in Cuyahoga County ruled in the wrongful-death suit that the Catholic charity group was 8% responsible for Jordan ... Read more

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that doctors caught his cancer early enough and that the treatments worked.

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

Apr 24, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

In an update on his health, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise discussed with “EWTN News Nightly” the role his faith... Read more

A young woman is baptized at the 2024 Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M.

Eucharist, unity, clarity: What attracts converts to the Catholic Church?

Apr 24, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Several U.S. dioceses reported 30%, 40%, 50%, and even more than 70% more adult converts who entered the Catholic Church... Read more

Katie Chihoski, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Chihoski is among the first students to benefit from a new initiative at the Catholic college called the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, which provides free babysitting and other material support for young mothers on campus.

University of Mary student to graduate with toddler, supported by campus program for moms

Apr 24, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers at University of Mary in North Dakota helps single mothers by providing... Read more

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

Defiant Texas nuns seek restraining order against bishop, Carmelite association

Apr 23, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

If the District Court of Tarrant County grants the monastery’s request, it would prevent Bishop Michael Olson and others from... Read more

President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus on April 23, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.

Biden targets Trump in Florida speech on abortion

Apr 23, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for a national right to abortion during a campaign speech in Tampa, Florida.  Read more