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The Walk for Life West Coast in its 22nd year and previously has drawn crowds as large as 50,000. | Credit: Francisco Valdez

Thousands expected at San Francisco’s Walk for Life West Coast

Jan 19, 2026

The Walk for Life West Coast will be held in the streets of downtown San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 24. 

We March with Selma event. | Credit: Via Flickr CC BY NC 2.0

The nuns who witnessed the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 19, 2026

Sister Mary Antona Ebo was the only Black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama, in 1965.

Keynote speakers at “The Beauty of Truth: Navigating Society Today as a Catholic Woman” conference, held Jan. 9-10, 2026, in Houston (left to right): Erika Bachiochi, Mary Eberstadt, Angela Franks, Pia de Solenni, and Leah Sargeant. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the University of St. Thomas

Catholic women discuss beauty, difficulty, redemptive nature of Church’s teachings on sexuality

Jan 18, 2026

At a recent symposium hosted by the Catholic Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the University of St. Thomas, women addressed “cultural confusion” surrounding human sexuality.

Keynote speakers at “The Beauty of Truth: Navigating Society Today as a Catholic Woman” conference, held Jan. 9-10, 2026, in Houston (left to right): Erika Bachiochi, Mary Eberstadt, Angela Franks, Pia de Solenni, and Leah Sargeant. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the University of St. Thomas

Catholic women discuss beauty, difficulty, redemptive nature of Church’s teachings on sexuality

Jan 18, 2026

At a recent symposium hosted by the Catholic Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the University of St. Thomas, women addressed “cultural confusion” surrounding human sexuality.

Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds in St. Peter's Square after praying the Angelus on Jan. 18, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV urges prayers for peace in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Jan 18, 2026

The pope marked the start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity by asking for prayers for those suffering from violence in the African nation.

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Barry Knestout of Richmond. | Credit: Katie Yoder/EWTN News; photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Washington

Virginia bishops condemn proposed abortion amendment: ‘We will fight’

Jan 18, 2026

The Virginia Catholic bishops spoke out against an abortion amendment that would remove state protections for unborn children.

Archbishop Dabula Mpako of the Archdiocese of Pretoria. | Credit: Photos courtesy of Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC)

Over 40 parishioners in South Africa archdiocese face excommunication after disruptive protests

Jan 18, 2026

Archbishop Dabula Mpako has issued a canonical decree requiring a group of parishioners who reportedly incited a series of protests in the archdiocese to undergo “rehabilitation” or be penalized.

A woman receives a baby shower at her local church through Embrace Grace. | Credit: Embrace Grace

How one woman’s unexpected pregnancy launched a pro-life group helping women in need

Jan 18, 2026

Amy Ford was 19 years old when she found herself in an unplanned pregnancy. Scared, she attempted to get an abortion but was unable to go through with it.

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Father Travis Moger on the day of his ordination alongside his son, Mark; wife, Amelia; mother; and daughter, Maddy. | Credit: EWTN News screenshot

From Baptist pastor to Catholic priest: A unique journey to priesthood

Jan 17, 2026

Father Travis Moger is a priest in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, who had an unconventional path to the priesthood.

Former United States Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Catherine Hadro on Monday, May 12, 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot

Former U.S. ambassador to Holy See weighs in on Vatican diplomacy in Venezuela, U.S.

Jan 17, 2026

The Vatican’s engagement with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, Francis Rooney said, likely had diplomatic intentions to strengthen her standing.

Scene from the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. | Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot

U.S. bishops say multimillion-dollar Eucharistic revival bore spiritual fruit

Jan 17, 2026

This week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released the report for the National Eucharistic Revival Impact Study.

London, England with the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf in the background. | Credit: © User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons

Abortions hit record high in England and Wales

Jan 17, 2026

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

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