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Poll: Majority of U.S. Catholics support death penalty despite catechism

Dec 11, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A majority of U.S. Catholics support the death penalty for convicted murderers in spite of Church teaching, according to a... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his Wednesday general audience on Dec. 10, 2025.

Pope Leo praises Christian archaeology, capable of ‘bringing to light anonymous holiness’

Dec 12, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Dec. 11 published a new apostolic letter in which he praised Christian archaeology as a work... Read more

The Virgin of Guadalupe in the new basilica

Mexican archdiocese shares first photo ever taken of image of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Nov 17, 2022

By CNA Staff

“On the afternoon of May 18, 1923, photographer Manuel Ramos had the honor of being the first to photograph the... Read more

Pope Leo XIV meets with the committee that chooses recipients of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity at the Vatican on Dec. 11, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV, in meeting with award committee, calls for concrete acts of charity

Dec 12, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV urged concrete acts of charity and solidarity in a world marked by conflict as he met with... Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Dec. 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Trump honors Mary’s ‘freedom from original sin’ in Immaculate Conception message

Dec 8, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

President Donald Trump honored the feast of the Immaculate Conception, which appears to be the first time a U.S. president... Read more

Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras.

Venezuelan authorities prevent Cardinal Porras from traveling, cancel passport 

Dec 10, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

On Dec. 10 Venezuelan immigration police confiscated and invalidated the passport of Cardinal Baltazar Porras, the archbishop emeritus of Caracas. Read more

The results demonstrate that just informing Catholic voters about the Church’s position on IVF and the immorality of the procedure is sufficient to cause an immediate 14-point shift against IVF in the public opinion of the Catholic faithful.

Poll: Catholic support for IVF falls below 50% when Church teaching explained

Dec 12, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The survey, released by EWTN News and RealClear Opinion Research on Dec. 11, polled 1,000 Catholic voters in the United... Read more

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker at Chi Hack Night on July 12, 2017.

Bishops call Illinois assisted suicide law signed by Gov. Pritzker ‘heartbreaking’

Dec 12, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law an assisted suicide bill that Catholic leaders have ardently opposed.  Read more

Detail of the commemorative painting of the 124 martyrs of Jaén, Spain, beatified in 2025.

Priests, laypeople, Poor Clare nun among 124 20th-century martyrs beatified in Spain

Dec 12, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

The Diocese of Jaén in Spain will celebrate on Dec. 13 the beatification of 109 priests, 14 laypeople, and one... Read more

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Proposed U.S. law would require fathers to financially support pregnant moms

Dec 12, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

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

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in Piazza della Libertà in August 2025.

Fact check: Did Pope Leo host a rave last week in Slovakia?

Nov 25, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Social media lit up last week with claims that Pope Leo XIV “threw a rave” outside St. Elisabeth Cathedral in... Read more

Traces of the first chapel where the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was first kept within the Old Parish of the Indians.

Remnants of chapel where image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was originally kept still exist

Dec 9, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Next to the current Guadalupe Basilica in Mexico City is the old chapel built to house the image miraculously imprinted... Read more

Photo courtesy of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

What makes the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe so mysterious? EWTN documentary takes a look

Dec 10, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

The most-visited Marian shrine in the world is in Mexico City, and houses what is perhaps the most mysterious Catholic... Read more

The Holy House of Our Lady in the Shrine of Loreto.

Did angels really carry the Holy House of Mary to Loreto, Italy?

Dec 10, 2025

By Courtney Mares

What do Galileo, Mozart, Descartes, Cervantes, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux have in common? They all traveled hundreds of miles... Read more

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during a Jubilee audience on Nov. 22, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV criticizes transhumanism: ‘Death is not opposed to life’

Dec 10, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV spoke about Christ's promise of eternal life during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on... Read more