Archive for August 22, 2025

Mary. Artist Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Museu da Casa Brasileira.?w=200&h=150

By Bishop Robert Barron

What is the ‘Queenship of Mary’ and why does it matter?

The Catholic Church annually celebrates the feast of the Queenship of Mary on Aug. 22. Read more

Marta Petrosillo, editor-in-chief of the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Religious Freedom Report.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Aug. 22 observance shines light on religious freedom; report editor notes worsening trend

The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief highlights the global rise in... Read more

“The Knight” — which airs at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, on EWTN — highlights three historical events that had a decisive impact on the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe.?w=200&h=150

By Michelle Laque Johnson

‘The Knight:’ The untold story of one of the 20th century’s greatest saints

Most people think of St. Maximilian Kolbe as the heroic martyr who traded places with another prisoner in Auschwitz, but... Read more

Washington Surgi-Clinic on F St. NW in Washington, D.C., on April 7, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Late-term abortionist in DC faces complaint for ‘medical malpractice’

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

The Sydney Opera House in Australia.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

‘Under the Southern Cross:’ Why Australia’s bishops are renewing call to welcome migrants

Australia’s bishops have renewed their call for the compassionate welcome of migrants, marking the 75th anniversary of a landmark pastoral... Read more

Sebastien Lai, son of imprisoned free speech advocate Jimmy Lai, speaks on EWTN’s “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” on Aug. 21, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Jimmy Lai’s son says his father is ‘still fighting’ amid ongoing trial

Sebastien Lai, son of imprisoned Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, said this week his father is “still fighting” and... Read more

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate former Rep. Abigail Spanberger speaks during an Everytown for Gun Safety rally on April 10, 2025, in Alexandria, Virginia.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Resurfaced video shows Virginia gubernatorial candidate endorsing assisted suicide

Years-old video that surfaced this week showed Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger endorsing assisted suicide. Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with a U.S. ecumenical group led by Cardinal Joseph Tobin and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on July 17, 2025, at the Vatican, encouraging them to “return to the roots of our faith” in their pilgrimage to Italy and Turkey.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Pope Leo XIV calls Christians to ecumenism to be architects of reconciliation and peace

Pope Leo XIV issued an ecumenical appeal to all Christians to be architects of reconciliation and peace throughout the world... Read more

The Monument to Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. In early August 2025, President Luis Abinader promulgated the Dominican Republic’s new penal code, one of the most significant aspects of which is that it maintains an absolute ban on abortion.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

New pro-life penal code comes into effect in the Dominican Republic in 2026

President Luis Abinader promulgated the Dominican Republic’s new penal code, replacing legislation more than a century old and comes into... Read more

Michael Iskander as David in Prime Video's "House of David."?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Actor who portrays David in Prime Video’s ‘House of David’ becomes Catholic

Michael Iskander, the actor known for playing the lead role of King David in the Prime Video series “House of... Read more

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Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest.

Former Maronite priest still presenting himself as a cleric, Denver Archdiocese warns

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis

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1 in 4 post-abortive women regret abortion decades later, study finds

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol.

Dozens of Congress members urge court to allow Ten Commandments display in public schools

Bishop Michael Fisher outside the meeting hall during the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019.

Buffalo bishop will allow faithful to meet at parishes to oppose closures, mergers

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’

Pope Francis receives the bishops of England and Wales for their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2018.

Did leak in England suggest broader shift in Vatican policy on the Latin Mass?

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Archbishop Broglio: Drug cartels must be stopped, but not with ‘violence outside the law’

Poster for the St. John of the Cross 2026 Jubilee.

Discalced Carmelites prepare to celebrate jubilee year of St. John of the Cross

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