Amira Abuzeid

Amira Abuzeid

Amira Abuzeid is a senior editor for EWTN News with a special interest in bioethics, technology, theology, and religion in public life. She attended Cornell University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in government. She did graduate work in theology at Harvard University and holds a master of science degree in psychology from Divine Mercy University. She also completed the National Catholic Certification Program in Health Care Ethics through the National Catholic Bioethics Center. The former editor-in-chief at CatholicVote, she is very interested in how Christians think about and live out their faith in the public square. Amira has seven children whom she adores and lives in Houston, Texas.

Articles by Amira Abuzeid

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Catholic schools fare better in states with voucher programs

Nov 4, 2025 / 06:30 am

Catholic schools are faring much better in dioceses in which state-funded voucher programs are available for parents to use to pay school tuition.

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Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Nov 3, 2025 / 11:37 am

The Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, Oct. 31, making it the 41st U.S. diocese to seek court-supervised reorganization.

Authorities say the killer of 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty, raped and murdered in a Pennsylvania Catholic church 63 years ago, was identified in October 2025 as William Schrader, who died in 2002. Credit: Courtesy of Bucks County District Attorney’s Office

Killer, rapist of girl in Catholic church identified more than 60 years later

Oct 31, 2025 / 15:48 pm

Authorities said the killer of 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty, raped and murdered in a Pennsylvania Catholic church 63 years ago, has been identified.

The St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square are seen at sunset near the French Quarter in downtown New Orleans on April 10, 2010. Credit: Graythen/Getty Images

Sex abuse victims in New Orleans Archdiocese approve $230 million settlement

Oct 31, 2025 / 10:30 am

The Archdiocese of New Orleans secured nearly unanimous approval for a $230 million bankruptcy settlement on Thursday, paving the way for payouts to over 650 victims.

Faustina Academy, a K–12 private school in Irving, Texas, bans social media use among its students, and parents have been totally supportive. Credit: Photo courtesy of Faustina Academy

Texas private school bans social media, sees students thrive with parent support

Oct 30, 2025 / 06:00 am

Faustina Academy, a K–12 private, independent Catholic school in Irving, Texas, asks parents to formally commit to a school policy of keeping their kids social-media-free. 

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Texas voters to decide on parental rights amendment in November

Oct 29, 2025 / 07:00 am

The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops told CNA it supports the “proposed amendment to recognize the natural right of parents to direct their children’s upbringing.”

Scene from the 2023 Guadalupan Torch Run, arriving in South Carolina. Credit: Courtesy of Guadalupan Torch Run

Runners carry torch from Mexico to New York praying for immigrants, honoring Our Lady

Oct 28, 2025 / 18:45 pm

Pilgrim runners began their journey on Aug. 30 in Mexico City and so far have carried it through nine Mexican states and over 30 cities.

Bishop Edward Malesic addresses the First Friday Club of Cleveland on Feb. 10, 2022. Credit: Diocese of Cleveland

Cleveland Diocese extends Latin Mass

Oct 22, 2025 / 17:04 pm

The Diocese of Cleveland has confirmed that the Vatican granted permission for the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass at two diocesan churches for two more years.

A DACA protest sign is waved outside of the White House on Sept. 5, 2017. Credit: Rena Schild/Shutterstock

U.S. bishops warn of looming court order in Obama-era immigration program

Oct 18, 2025 / 09:00 am

Immigrants covered by DACA who move to or from Texas could quickly face the loss of their work authorization under the new court order, according to the bishops.

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Brooklyn Diocese consolidates Latin Mass to 2 sites amid priest shortage

Oct 8, 2025 / 11:00 am

“The bishop is taking the initiative here and seeing the writing on the wall. He does want to provide the TLM for the people,” a diocesan spokesman said.

Boys swing on a rope during recess at Western Academy in Houston, Texas. Credit: Courtesy of Western Academy

Texas boys school establishes policy to destroy smartphones

Oct 4, 2025 / 06:00 am

After years of boys (and their parents) repeatedly ignoring the rules, a private boys school in Houston is taking a novel approach to its smartphone and digital device policy.

Timothy Schmalz’s latest sculpture, soon to be installed at Ave Maria University in Florida, depicts Jesus covering the fatal wound of slain Christian activist Charlie Kirk. Credit: Photo courtesy of Ave Maria University

Sculpture of Jesus and Charlie Kirk to be installed at Ave Maria University

Oct 3, 2025 / 06:00 am

The day after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, renowned Catholic sculptor Timothy Schmalz began working on a sculpture no one had commissioned.

Nurses who are on strike hold signs in support of the community following a shooting and fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in front of Henry Ford Genesys Hospital on Sept. 29, 2025, in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Credit: Emily Elconin/Getty Images

Shooting at LDS church in Michigan prompts Catholic solidarity, prayers

Sep 29, 2025 / 21:45 pm

Multiple U.S. Catholic bishops offered prayers and expressed their solidarity after a gunman attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan.

After delaying restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass for three months, Bishop Michael Martin said in a Sept. 26, 2025, letter that the Chapel of the Little Flower in the St. Therese Parish in Mooresville, North Carolina, which was recently renovated by the diocese and can seat just over 350 people, will have two Masses each Sunday and on holy days of obligation. Credit: Diocese of Charlotte

Charlotte bishop restricts Traditional Latin Mass to 1 chapel

Sep 29, 2025 / 18:43 pm

Charlotte Bishop Michael Martin said the Traditional Latin Mass will be offered at one chapel starting Oct. 2.

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Traditional Latin Mass lacks approval at Texas A&M University

Sep 26, 2025 / 13:36 pm

The Diocese of Austin said Catholic students in College Station, Texas, did not secure required permissions to hold a Traditional Latin Mass on the campus.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson (right) speaks during a press conference following a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas on Sept. 24, 2025. A detainee was killed and two were wounded in a sniper attack Wednesday on an ICE facility in Dallas, officials said. Credit: ARIC BECKER/AFP via Getty Images

Catholic bishops, politicians call for prayer after shooting at ICE facility in Dallas

Sep 24, 2025 / 17:38 pm

Politicians and bishops are calling for prayer and an end to political violence after two ICE detainees were killed and another critically injured at an ICE facility in Dallas.

The Confiteor at a Traditional Latin Mass. Credit: James Bradley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bishop cancels Latin Mass in California parish to bring about ‘unity’

Sep 23, 2025 / 17:22 pm

In one of his final acts as the bishop of Monterey, California, Bishop Daniel Garcia issued a letter terminating the Traditional Latin Mass in the diocese.

Police gather at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, following a mass shooting that killed two children and injured 17 others, 14 of them children. Credit: Chad Davis, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mothers urge lawmakers to ban assault weapons after Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

Sep 22, 2025 / 17:17 pm

Three mothers whose children survived the school shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in August are advocating for stricter gun laws.

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Clinician says Minnesota law harms kids struggling with sexual orientation, gender identity

Sep 20, 2025 / 06:00 am

A Minnesota law has created a new minority: young people with same-sex attraction who do not want it, according to one clinical mental health counselor in the state.

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New study shows just over half of Americans support a right to assisted suicide

Sep 17, 2025 / 07:00 am

A new Lifeway Research study reveals that a slim majority of Americans, 51%, believe terminally ill individuals should have the right to request physician-assisted suicide.