Archive for October 22, 2024

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By Jonah McKeown

Saintly superhero: When Marvel Comics told the life story of John Paul II

St. John Paul II, who led the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005, is one of the... Read more

In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church forever

St. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate and the first non-Italian... Read more

A pro-life sign is seen on a roadside in Agnew, Nebraska, on May 14, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Voters in Nebraska will have a choice between two competing abortion measures

Chelsey Youman of Human Coalition Action on “EWTN News In Depth” said that amid a “disinformation” campaign, Nebraska is “fighting... Read more

A worshiper waves the flag of China as Pope Francis leaves following the weekly general audience on June 12, 2019, at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Vatican-China bishop deal renewed for four more years

The renewal comes days after a report from the Hudson Institute detailed how seven Catholic bishops in China have been... Read more

Children participate in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual Missionary Childhood Association Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Oct. 16, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

‘Children helping children’: Missionary Childhood Association helps youth become evangelists

The MCA, also known as the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood, is tasked with “developing a spirit and a... Read more

Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Cameroon, and Bishop Edouard Sinayobye of Rwanda talk with journalists at Synod on Synodality press briefings in October 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

African bishops speak: How has the Synod on Synodality impacted the Church in Africa?

How has the Synod on Synodality impacted the Catholic Church in Africa? And, in turn, how has the Church in... Read more

Burkinabé soldiers patrol in Ouagadougou after the January 2022 coup.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Persecution of Christians worldwide has gotten worse, papal charity report says

The Aid to the Church in Need report, which covers August 2022 to June 2024, states that human rights violations... Read more

Doctors announce the Women’s Health Declaration at a press conference on Oct. 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Pro-life doctors call for dignified ‘life-affirming’ pregnancy care for women, children

The declaration seeks to address the increased use of chemical abortion drugs and misinformation about crisis pregnancies among health care... Read more

The “EWTN News Nightly” and “EWTN News In Depth” team at the Washington, D.C., studios of EWTN.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Catholic election night coverage from EWTN News — here’s how to tune in

EWTN News will offer extensive coverage on the night of the 2024 U.S. general election, and viewers can expect balanced... Read more

Belén Perales is now host of the YouTube channel “El Rosario de las 11” (“The Rosary at 11 p.m.”), where she streams praying the Holy Rosary every night and shares conversion stories.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

An atheist for 35 years, she reencountered God at the tomb of St. John Paul II

Belén Perales was an atheist for 35 years. But her life changed dramatically on a visit to the tomb of... Read more

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prays during a roundtable discussion with Latino community leaders at Trump National Doral Miami resort in Miami on Oct. 22, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Trump: Harris ‘destructive to Christianity,’ Catholics ‘treated worse than anybody’

“These people are sick,” Trump contended. “These people are very sick people. Christians will not be safe with Kamala Harris... Read more

The archbishop of Valencia and president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Jesús González de Zárate, and the apostolic nuncio in Venezuela, Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín.?w=200&h=150

By Andrés Henríquez

Church in Venezuela demands release of minors jailed in election protests

Venezuela’s bishops reiterated their sharp criticism of the government’s “arbitrary arrests and violations of human rights that occurred after the... Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Federal agents investigating fire at Catholic church in Arizona

St. Anthony of Padua Church in Casa Grande, Arizona, reported that an early morning fire on Oct. 18 had damaged... Read more