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Pro-life coalition launches $30 million Pro-Life Venture Fund to protect unborn

Feb 20, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The new group, called the Life Leadership Conference, was formally announced on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Read more

A nursery room is seen at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center (WERDCC) in Vandalia, Missouri.

Catholic-backed prison nursery offers incarcerated moms ‘family-oriented’ space for babies

Feb 20, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The nursery program at the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Missouri, offers moms the opportunity to... Read more

Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas.

Catholic Charities agencies across country cut funding, lay off staff amid funding freeze

Feb 19, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Upon taking office last month, President Donald Trump issued directives that, among other measures, paused grants to organizations that aid... Read more

Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win.

44-year-old priest murdered amid Myanmar civil war

Feb 19, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

According to the Vatican agency Fides, the priest’s body was found by some members of the faithful around 6 a.m.... Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Department of Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to study abortion pill safety questions

Feb 19, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Regulating or restricting the abortion pill has become an important cause for pro-life activists, as the drug now accounts for... Read more

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025.

Doctors say Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ while in hospital

Feb 19, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

According to the Feb. 19 communication, medical staff found the pope’s blood tests to show less inflammatory markers. They said... Read more

A rainbow appears above the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized for tests and treatment for bronchitis in Rome on Feb. 18, 2025.

Vatican shares ailing Pope Francis’ weekly catechesis: ‘Jesus Christ our hope’

Feb 19, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Reflecting on the visit of the Magi to the child Jesus, the pope encouraged Christians to follow in the footsteps... Read more

Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas.

‘On the side of the poor’: Pope, U.S. bishops urge generous immigration policy

Feb 19, 2025

By Daniel Payne

In a Feb. 10 letter, Pope Francis urged the U.S. bishops to stay the course in their support for generous... Read more

Francesco Bonello carves letters into a block of marble at the School of Arts and Crafts of the Fabbrica di San Pietro, Vatican, Friday. Feb. 14, 2025.

Students use ‘hands, head, and heart’ to learn dying trades at Vatican art school

Feb 19, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The “School of Arts and Crafts” of the Fabbrica di San Pietro is offering a free, six-month training course with... Read more

María Dolores Rosique, known as “Lola” by her family members and friends, is pictured here when she was hospitalized. A second-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis accompanied her at her bedside.

‘Carlo Acutis, I am in your hands’: Catholic pediatrician recovers from cancer

Feb 19, 2025

By Diego López Marina

With a radiant smile, pediatric physician María Dolores Rosique recounts with renewed faith her testimony of healing after overcoming aggressive... Read more

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

U.S. bishops sue Trump administration over refugee funding freeze

Feb 19, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is suing the Trump administration over what the bishops say is an unlawful suspension... Read more

David (Michael Iskander) in Season 1 of “House of David.”

‘House of David’ series on Prime Video: A new look at Israel’s famous king

Feb 19, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

A new series telling the story of King David, one of the best-known kings of Israel, will be released on... Read more

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Pro-life advocates decry Trump executive order expanding IVF access

Feb 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The move to expand access to IVF and lower its costs fulfills one of Trump’s campaign promises but puts him... Read more

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New report ranks states on family strength, highlighting role in reducing societal issues

Feb 18, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The report examined the percentage of adults who are married, have children, and raise them together through their children’s high... Read more

The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.

Trump administration to investigate Virginia school districts over transgender policies

Feb 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The inquiry into the five northern Virginia school divisions marks the first formal investigation into whether schools are complying with... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks to EWTN News in Oslo, Norway, on Jan. 17, 2025.

Cardinal Parolin: Europe must rediscover itself to face major challenges

Feb 18, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said that Europe must “rediscover itself” in order to be able to... Read more

Anglican minister Vivian Schwanke De Oliveira in the entrance procession of the Mass for the installation of the archbishop of Chapecó in Brazil.

Anglican minister ‘concelebrates’ Mass for the installation of Catholic archbishop, takes Communion

Feb 18, 2025

By Nathália Queiroz

The Archdiocese of Chapecó has acknowledged what it called an “isolated incident of inadvertent violation of liturgical norms.” Read more

Father Jonathan St. André, TOR, blesses the dining room of Guadalupe House, a maternity home for pregnant students designed to provide a faith-filled environment to support student moms as they continue their education at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Franciscan University of Steubenville opens maternity home for students

Feb 18, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Guadalupe House is near campus and enables pregnant mothers enrolled at Franciscan University to stay at the house for up... Read more

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Chicago priest removed from ministry after allegations of child sexual abuse

Feb 18, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The alleged abuse occurred at St. Francis Borgia “approximately 30 years ago,” Cardinal Blase Cupich said in his letter to... Read more

Christ in the Eucharist is held aloft near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Sunday, May 19, 2024.

2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage route announced: 3,300 miles from Indy to LA

Feb 18, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Organizers on Tuesday announced the full route for the next iteration of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which will begin in... Read more