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Former St. Peter Middle School students meet with patent attorneys from Foley and Lardner.

Young Adults in Wisconsin Secure Patent for School Project from Six Years Ago

After a lengthy process, former St. Peter Middle School students secured a patent for their 2016 school project, “The Friendchip.”... Read more

The Hall of Justice building in downtown Lansing is home to the Supreme Court of Michigan.

Pro-life, Catholic groups file to intervene in Michigan governor's abortion lawsuit

Apr 22, 2022

By CNA Staff

Pro-life and Catholic groups in Michigan are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who... Read more

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.

Funding for poor Los Angeles Catholic schools in limbo as judge nixes lawsuit

Apr 22, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Despite a State of California report saying that the Los Angeles Unified School District wrongly withheld federal funding from Catholic... Read more

Brad Jolly at his home in Longmont, Colorado.

Colorado man shares his love of math — and Catholicism — with students in Uganda

Apr 21, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Since last summer, a Colorado man has been helping Catholic schoolchildren in Uganda using the two “universal” things that they... Read more

Vicki Thorn, who died on April 20, 2022, is remembered as a "fierce advocate" for the unborn and those suffering in the aftermath of an abortion.

Pro-life advocates mourn Vicki Thorn, founder of Project Rachel healing ministry

Apr 21, 2022

By Shannon Mullen

The unexpected death of Vicki Thorn, 72, the founder of Project Rachel, a post-abortion healing ministry, has shocked and saddened... Read more

Fr. Gilbert Hartke holds a dress gifted to him that Judy Garland wore as Dorothy Gale in the 1939 film ‘The Wizard of Oz’.

Catholic University to auction Wizard of Oz 'Dorothy' dress 

Apr 20, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The Catholic University of America will auction a million-dollar dress that Judy Garland wore as Dorothy Gale in the 1939... Read more

Doug and Dani Laurion during their first wedding in November 2019.

‘Pray big’: Michigan woman says her healing was a miracle

Apr 20, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

April 2022 would have marked Dani Laurion’s 13th year confined to a wheelchair. Instead, she has been strolling around Lansing... Read more

Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, who is featured in the bonus section for the new eucharistic film ALIVE: Who is there?

Bishop Cozzens talks new Eucharist film, explores disbelief in the Real Presence

Apr 20, 2022

By Joe Bukuras

“Providential” is the word that Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston used to describe the April 25 release of “ALIVE: Who... Read more

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Diocese of Camden to pay out $87.5 million for sexual abuse claims

Apr 20, 2022

By CNA Staff

The Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, will pay $87.5 million to approximately 300 alleged sexual abuse victims, under a settlement... Read more

Father Bill Kuchinsky prepares to say the funeral Mass for the unbaptized children for the remains of the 115 aborted babies in Washington, D.C. on March 28, 2022.

Catholic priest reveals role in DC aborted babies case: 'I buried them myself'

Apr 20, 2022

By Katie Yoder

A West Virginia priest is speaking publicly about his role in providing a funeral Mass and burial for more than... Read more

Professor Nicholas Meriwether

Professor who resisted mandatory transgender pronouns reaches settlement with university

Apr 19, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

Shawnee State University and Prof. Nicholas Meriwether have agreed to a $400,000 settlement after the professor faced disciplinary action for... Read more

"What's the Eucharist?" Kent Shi, a 25-year-old Harvard graduate student, asked that question when he attended eucharistic adoration for the first time. The answer put him on a path to conversion.

Finding faith at Harvard: These 5 Easter conversion stories will make your day

Apr 16, 2022

By Joe Bukuras, Shannon Mullen

This year, 31 people — 17 of whom are students at Harvard — will enter the Catholic Church at a... Read more

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DeSantis decries DC aborted babies while signing Florida 15-week abortion ban

Apr 14, 2022

By Katie Yoder

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill protecting the unborn from abortion after 15 weeks gestation on Thursday.... Read more

Captain Sukhbir Toor, who with three other Sikhs sued the U.S. Marine Corps April 11, 2022.

Sikhs sue US Marines over beard, turban restrictions on religious liberty grounds

Apr 13, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

A group of four Sikh men are seeking a religious exemption from the Marine Corps allowing them to keep the... Read more

Pope Francis venerates the Cross on Good Friday in St. Peter’s Basilica.

You can follow Holy Week, Easter events on EWTN. Here's the schedule

Apr 13, 2022

By CNA Staff

Are you planning to stay at home for the Holy Week and Easter season celebrations? Join some of the biggest... Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone

Cordileone on signing letter to German bishops: ‘Christ’s teaching is timeless’

Apr 13, 2022

By CNA Staff

“The teaching of Christ is timeless. It's not bound by any one generation, any one time or culture,” Archbishop Salvatore... Read more

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Play ball! But go for the peanuts, skip the bratwurst at Good Friday opener

Apr 13, 2022

By Joe Bukuras, Shannon Mullen

Sorry, Cleveland baseball fans (the Catholic ones, anyway), there is no dispensation from fasting and abstaining because of the Guardians’... Read more

Fr. Stuart Long | Mark Wahlberg as Fr. Stu

The real story of Father Stuart Long, portrayed in "Father Stu" movie by Mark Wahlberg

Apr 13, 2022

By Autumn Jones

Father Stuart Long, who was a priest of the Diocese of Helena, is the main character of "Fr. Stu" in... Read more

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN.

How to live Holy Week? Here are Mother Angelica's tips

Apr 12, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Mother Angelica, the foundress of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), offered advice, counsel, and prayers to viewers of her... Read more

Emergency personnel crowd the streets near a subway station in New York City on April 12, 2022, after at least 16 people were injured during a rush-hour shooting in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Bishop 'horrified' by Brooklyn shooting, asks prayers for injured and first responders

Apr 12, 2022

By CNA Staff

Bishop Robert Brennan of Brooklyn urged prayer for those injured in a shooting at a subway station in the New... Read more