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Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz (left) during a meeting in Portugal on Oct. 9, 2023.

Opus Dei prelate asks prayers for new statutes and to share ‘the fire of the Lord’

Sep 12, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, renewed his request for prayer for the new statutes of “the Work.” Read more

The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition cover the altar, just dedicated by the cardinal. The covering of the altar signifies that it is both the place of the Eucharistic sacrifice and the Lord’s table.

Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church reopens in the Holy Land, new altar dedicated

Sep 12, 2024

By Marinella Bandini

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, recently came to the basilica to dedicate its new altar on the... Read more

From left: Our Lady of Fatima; Our Lady of Lourdes; Our Lady of Guadalupe; Our Lady of the Rosary; Our Lady of Sorrows; Our Lady, Undoer of Knots; and Our Lady of Peace.

7 of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s most popular titles

Sep 12, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Over the centuries, the Blessed Mother has been graced with a plethora of different titles; here are seven of them. Read more

The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission in Washoe Valley, Nevada, before (left) and after a rampant wildfire destroyed the church on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

Latin Mass parish in Nevada destroyed by wildfire

Sep 11, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

A rampant wildfire in Nevada destroyed The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission on Saturday, which held the only Latin Mass in... Read more

Leyden Rovelo-Krull is the director of Hispanic ministry in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri.

Travails of child migrant trek to U.S. spotlighted at International Eucharistic Congress

Sep 11, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

The suffering of tens of thousands of recently arrived migrant children in the U.S. was addressed during a talk this... Read more

Bangor Christian Schools building in Bangor, Maine.

Christian school sues Maine over law deterring religious schools from school choice program

Sep 11, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Crosspoint Church has asked the U.S Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse a lower court decision.  Read more

The nave of St. Casimir Church in Buffalo, New York.

‘Harsh realities’: Diocese of Buffalo announces final list of parish mergers, closures

Sep 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Buffalo Bishop Michael Fisher had announced in May that an estimated 34% of the diocese’s parishes would be merged in... Read more

Singaporeans welcoming Pope Francis to their country on Sept. 11, 2024.

Catholic Church is in the midst of a growth spurt in Singapore

Sep 11, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The Catholic Church in Singapore is considered one of the most dynamic and vital in Southeast Asia. Read more

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Pew poll shows slim majority of U.S. Catholics voting for Trump in November

Sep 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Among Catholics, 52% said they were backing former president Donald Trump in the race compared with 47% who said they... Read more

Mother Veronica of the Holy Faith (left) shows some of the hosts that will be consecrated during the International Eucharistic Congress; portrait of St. Mariana of Jesus (right).

Hosts for International Eucharistic Congress made in home of Ecuador’s first saint

Sep 11, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

Some 65,000 hosts for the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress could not have come from a better place: the home of... Read more

Pope Francis speaks at the Dili Convention Center in East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.

Pope Francis leaves East Timor: ‘I’ll never forget your smiles’

Sep 11, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis’ event with young adults was his last stop in East Timor before flying four hours to Singapore for... Read more

During the Sept. 9, 2024, session of the International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, Bishop Hryhoriy Komar of Sambir, Ukraine, gave his testimony about the horrors of the war in his country.

‘Our strength is the Eucharist’: In Quito, Ukrainian bishop tells how his people endure war

Sep 11, 2024

By Diego López Marina

The secret of the resilience of the Ukrainian people in the midst of the ongoing war comes “from union with... Read more

The South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina, on May 16, 2023.

South Carolina could execute a death row inmate every 35 days as death penalty resumes

Sep 11, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

A South Carolina Supreme Court order decided that a five-week interval between executions was “reasonable” and “warranted.” Read more

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris greet each other as they debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Trump, Harris argue abortion policy and records on immigration and economy in debate

Sep 11, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

As polls continue to show a tight race nationally and in swing states, the two candidates sought to appeal to... Read more

An unborn child, a victim of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, is remembered at the 9/11 memorial in New York City.

‘We’re having a problem on the plane’: Husband writes about losing wife, unborn child on 9/11

Sep 11, 2024

By Katie Yoder

Jack Grandcolas’ pregnant wife, Lauren, died on United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania after the passengers fought back... Read more

Bishop Andrew Cozzens shared stories of profound healing and renewal as a result of the National Eucharistic Congress that was held earlier this summer in Indianapolis.

At International Eucharistic Congress, Bishop Cozzens shares fruits of U.S. Eucharistic Congress

Sep 10, 2024

By Diego López Marina

Bishop Andrew Cozzens at the International Eucharistic Congress shared several “surprising” fruits of the National Eucharistic Congress in the United... Read more

St. Teresa of Calcutta.

Mother Teresa’s ‘spiritual darkness’ was not depression or loss of faith, scholar explains

Sep 10, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

St. Teresa of Calcutta’s “dark night of the soul” was a distinct charism that helped her build her faith and... Read more

Cardinal Thomas Collins, archbishop emeritus of Toronto, was the principal celebrant of the closing Mass at the EWTN Family Celebration on Sept. 7, 2024.

2024 EWTN ‘Family Celebration’ concludes in Toronto

Sep 10, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

More than 2,200 people gathered for the annual EWTN Family Celebration held this year in Toronto. Read more

Pro-life protestors hold signs outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 10, 2024 advocating against Amendment 3, which would dramatically expand abortion access in Missouri if passed in November.

Missouri Supreme Court keeps pro-abortion amendment on November ballot

Sep 10, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment to expand abortion in the state will remain... Read more

Blackrock College in Dublin, May 30, 2009. Extensive abuse took place at Blackrock College according to a 2022 radio documentary called “Blackrock Boys.” The Scoping Inquiry was set up in the aftermath of the relrease of the documentary.

Investigation to open in Ireland after 2,300 abuse allegations in religious-run schools

Sep 10, 2024

By Andy Drozdziak

The announcement comes as a report from the Irish government revealed that 2,395 allegations of abuse had been made in... Read more