Archive for April 26, 2024

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.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

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

The 44,000-pound granite mausoleum is designed for babies lost at a young age through miscarriage, sudden infant death syndrome, or... 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..?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Belmont Abbey College hosts Bible marathon reading event

More than 110 readers took turns standing at a podium reading aloud cover to cover from sacred Scripture throughout the... 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.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

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

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

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By Tyler Arnold

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

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

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Four German bishops resist push to install permanent ‘Synodal Council’

The four bishops, including Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne, instead appealed for unity with the universal Church.  Read more

There are now more than 100 priests in the four dioceses of Sierra Leone.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Most priests in Sierra Leone are sons of Muslims, bishop says

“Most priests are sons of Muslims. Why? Because of the schools,” explained Bishop Natale Paganelli, who was apostolic administrator in... Read more

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By Tyler Arnold

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

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

Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, chapel and statue.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

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

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

Attendees lay flowers at the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan to mark the 109th anniversary of World War I-era mass killings on April 24, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Peter Pinedo

109 years after genocide, Armenia faces another existential threat

Speaking on “EWTN News Nightly,” Simone Rizkallah said “this feels less like a remembrance and more like a truly historical... Read more