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Harrison Butker on the sideline of the AFC Championship in Baltimore on January 28, 2024.

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

Mar 16, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

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

In addition to the spiritual maladies of the times, Bishop Robert Barron says he also sees opportunities for both evangelization and renewal in the Church.

Satisfying the ‘hungry heart’: an interview with Bishop Barron 

Bishop Robert Barron provides both diagnoses of and prescriptions for the most pervasive spiritual maladies of our times. Read more

The Christendom College Women's Basketball team wins the 2024 USCAA DII National Championship.

Christendom College women’s basketball wins national title

Mar 15, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Christendom College women’s basketball team has made school history — bringing home the school’s first national title in women’s... Read more

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Virginia diocese offers to assist with burial of unborn baby found in pond

Mar 15, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, announced that his diocese is willing to help with the burial of the body... Read more

Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines is sworn in during a House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Riley Gaines, other female athletes, sue NCAA for allowing transgender competitors

Mar 15, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Riley Gaines and more than a dozen other female athletes filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday.  Read more

French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting with Governor of Spain at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 21, 2022.

French bishops condemn Macron’s assisted suicide bill

Mar 15, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Several French Catholic bishops this week roundly condemned a recently announced proposal by the Macron government to legalize the practice... Read more

Pornhub website logo.

Pornhub disables website in Texas rather than comply with state’s age verification law

Mar 15, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Pornhub, one of the largest pornography websites in the world, has ceased offering its website in Texas rather than comply... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire, which announced on March 13, 2024, that its institute will partner with the University of St. Thomas, Houston, to launch a master’s program in evangelization and culture this summer.

Word on Fire to launch master’s program in evangelization with St. Thomas-Houston

Mar 15, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Word on Fire and the University of St. Thomas, Houston, announced Wednesday that they are launching a master’s program in... Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024.

Kamala Harris becomes first vice president to visit abortion clinic

Mar 14, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Kamala Harris became the first sitting vice president to visit an abortion clinic when she toured a Planned Parenthood facility... Read more

View of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin located inside the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison.

Wisconsin Supreme Court says Catholic charity group cannot claim religious tax exemption

Mar 14, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a major Catholic charity group’s activities were not “primarily” religious under state... Read more

Students at the University of California, Berkeley, with the Campanile tower in the background.

Paulist Fathers to end ministry at UC Berkeley after 117 years

Mar 14, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Paulist Fathers announced Wednesday that they will leave the University of California-Berkeley after 117 years. Read more

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Priest sues Indiana diocese after ‘no evidence’ found in sex abuse investigation

Mar 14, 2024

By Daniel Payne

A priest in Indiana is suing his diocese for fraud and defamation after he was suspended over what the clergyman... Read more

Built in 1930, the Courier-Express Building is home to the Catholic Center of Buffalo.

Diocese of Buffalo announces sale of headquarters to pay sex abuse victims

Mar 14, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Diocese of Buffalo in New York has announced the sale of its headquarters in downtown Buffalo nearly four years... Read more

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Survey: Slight decrease in gay marriage support, uptick in religious freedom support in U.S.

Mar 13, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The American Values Atlas survey of more than 22,000 Americans found that support for homosexual marriage declined slightly in 2023... Read more

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DOJ signals that U.S. prisons must adopt transgender policies for prisoners

Mar 13, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Department of Justice said the Utah Department of Corrections had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read more

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House passes bill to ban or force sale of TikTok

Mar 13, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The House has passed a bill that could ban the massively popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from being used... Read more

Speaking with EWTN Capitol Hill correspondent Erik Rosales, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, railed against the Biden administration’s passivity as more than 400 attacks against Catholic churches in the U.S. have been perpetrated during the last four years.

Marco Rubio draws attention to pro-life strategy, spike in church vandalism

In an EWTN News interview, the Florida senator discussed pro-life strategy and holding the Biden administration accountable in addressing church... Read more

Pope Francis meets on April 29, 2023, with children and adults who are visually impaired and have other disabilities at a Catholic institute in Budapest, Hungary, dedicated to Blessed László Batthyány-Strattmann.

Catholic organizations host seminars on disability and inclusion in the Catholic Church 

Mar 13, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The University of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life and the National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD) are hosting... Read more

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More human embryos destroyed through IVF than abortion every year

Mar 13, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Somewhere between 1.5 million and 1.8 million embryos created through IVF were never born. Read more

The Maine State House in Augusta.

State attorneys general threaten lawsuit over Maine abortion, transgender bill

Mar 12, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Over a dozen state attorneys general are threatening a possible lawsuit over a bill that extends legal protections to out-of-staters... Read more