Archive for March 25, 2024

Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist will be shown in theaters June 4, 5, and 6, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

New film ‘Jesus Thirsts’ shows transformative power of the Eucharist

“Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist” will take viewers on a journey to rediscover and revive the importance of... Read more

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey held a news conference to sign school choice legislation on March 7, 2024, in Montgomery, Alabama.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Legislative update: The 5 states taking up private school choice bills in 2024

More than 13.7% of Catholic school students nationwide use school choice program funding to help with tuition, according to the... Read more

Pope Francis addresses approximately 7,000 children from around the world in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Nov. 6, 2023, at an event sponsored by the Dicastery for Culture and Education dedicated to the theme “Let us learn from boys and girls.”?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis to young people: ‘Christ is alive and he wants you to be alive!’

“Christ is alive and he wants you to be alive!” Pope Francis wrote in a letter to young people signed... Read more

Ultrasound of baby at 12 weeks?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Norway bishops: Proposal to expand abortion abandons ‘Christian and humanistic heritage’

Current Norway law allows elective abortions through the 12th week of pregnancy but only in limited cases afterward. Read more

Pope Francis meets with Nigerians living in Rome on March 25, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis gives thanks to young Nigerian priests and nuns who answered God’s call

In a meeting with Nigerians living in Rome on March 25, the pope said that he was grateful for all... Read more

St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis to offer Mass in Venice’s St. Mark’s Square

The 87-year-old pope will travel by helicopter from Vatican City to Venice in under two hours and will land on... Read more

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, gives the final blessing with the relic of the holy cross at the end of the Palm Sunday procession from Bethphage to Jerusalem on March 24, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Marinella Bandini

PHOTOS: Palm Sunday procession in Holy Land celebrates ‘joy in being Christians’

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, led the procession, which departed from Bethphage on the eastern side of... Read more

A Palestinian family walks past buildings destroyed in previous Israeli strikes in Gaza City on March 25, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference urges Holy Week prayers for end to Israel-Hamas war 

“Thousands of innocent people have died in this conflict, and thousands more have been displaced and face tremendous suffering. This... Read more

The Annunciation by Fra Angelico (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons.?w=200&h=150

By Abel Camasca

Why isn’t the Annunciation celebrated today?

Every March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord is celebrated in the Catholic Church. But not this... Read more

Plymouth Bishop-elect Christopher Whitehead's planned installation was cancelled in February.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

English bishop-elect whose installation was canceled returns to ministry

“The diocese communicates that Canon Whitehead has resumed his duties as parish priest of St. John the Evangelist in Bath,”... Read more

Saint Josemaría Escrivá inspired and promoted UNIV, an international meeting of young university students seeking to deepen their faith. Since 1968, thousands of students travel to Rome every Holy Week for this purpose.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Thousands of young people gather in Rome to delve deeper into meaning of Holy Week

St. Josemaría Escrivá inspired and promoted UNIV, an international meeting of young university students seeking to deepen their faith. Read more

Pro-lifers march through lower Manhattan amid a heavy downpour and pro-abortion protests necessitating a significant police presence on March 23, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

PHOTOS: New York pro-lifers march with ‘joy on steroids’ despite heavy rain and taunting

As hundreds of pro-lifers walked the route, escorted by a contingent of “New York’s Finest” police officers, the protesters followed... Read more

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) senior counsel Kellie Fiedorek (center) and Elizabeth Gillette (right), who survived severe complications from a chemical abortion, spoke with EWTN News Nightly anchor Tracy Sabol about the case.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Experts preview U.S. Supreme Court’s abortion pill case

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday regarding the Biden administration’s alleged deficient safeguards surrounding use of mifepristone. Read more