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Democratic, Republican bills on IVF voted down in U.S. Senate

Jun 13, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Right to IVF Act, introduced by Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, failed 48-47 on Thursday, needing 60 votes... Read more

Holy Cross parish in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

During Mass, Argentine priest leads congregation in political chant used against Milei

Jun 13, 2024

By Julieta Villar

A Catholic priest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, incorporated into the celebration of the Mass a political chorus used in protests... Read more

The Eucharist makes its way up a ski hill in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, as part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.

Eucharistic pilgrims go ‘to the heights’ at the top of the Rocky Mountains

Jun 13, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

At the Continental Divide last week, a priest held up the golden monstrance containing Jesus and blessed both halves of... Read more

A homeless man sleeps on the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 2023.

For World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis urges Christians to ‘be friends of the poor’

Jun 13, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Pope Francis this week urged Christians around the world to share in the suffering of the poor and to commune... Read more

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on March 26, 2024, for a lawsuit brought by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM), which seeks to impose more restrictions on the prescription of mifepristone.

In unanimous decision, SCOTUS rejects doctors’ challenge to abortion pill

Jun 13, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against a physician-led challenge to the abortion drug mifepristone. Read more

The cross of the German “Synodal Way.”

German Catholics write letter to Rome over Synodal Way, warn of ‘serious scandal’

Jun 13, 2024

By AC Wimmer

A Catholic committee has turned to the Vatican in an attempt to avoid a permanent Synodal Council to oversee the... Read more

Pope Francis made his remarks on synodality during an annual meeting for moderators of international associations of the faithful, ecclesial movements, and new communities, organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life on June 13, 2024.

Pope Francis: Synodality moves us to share in others’ suffering

Jun 13, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis said Thursday a synodal spirit asks us to react with empathy to the suffering and painful experiences of... Read more

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

Preservation group launches campaign to save New York churches from closure

Jun 13, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The “Save Our Sacred Sites” campaign aims to save historic church buildings at risk of closure by the Diocese of... Read more

Statue of St. Peter in front of St. Peter's Basilica.

Vatican publishes papal primacy document aimed at ‘a reunited Church’

Jun 13, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The study document is the first Vatican text since Vatican II to outline the entire ecumenical debate on papal primacy. Read more

Flags of (left to right) Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Great Britain, USA, and Europe are displayed for a G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting at the City Hall in Muenster, western Germany on Nov. 3, 2022.

G7 summit: Pope Francis to meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Italy

Jun 13, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis will hold bilateral meetings on Friday with nine world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, at the G7... Read more

In five Catholic churches in the heart of Panama City, visitors can find kiosks that not only provide information about each church but also offer the benefit of a virtual tour guide.

Saints and bishops ‘come to life’ as tour guides at historic Catholic churches

Jun 13, 2024

By Diego López Colín

In the oldest section of Panama City, saints and bishops of the Catholic Church have “come to life” to offer... Read more

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What is ‘green burial’ and does the Catholic Church allow it?

Jun 13, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The practice of “green burials” is growing in popularity including at numerous Catholic cemeteries throughout the United States.  Read more

Gold reliquairies containing the chin and tongue of St. Anthony of Padua in the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua in Italy.

The opening of St. Anthony’s tomb and the ‘Feast of the Tongue’

Jun 13, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

St. Anthony’s feast day is today, June 13, but you may not be aware that there’s another important day of... Read more

A technician does control check of the in vitro fertilization process using a microscope.

Southern Baptist Convention approves resolution opposing IVF

Jun 12, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., on Wednesday voted to approve a resolution opposing the... Read more

Aram I, the top leader of the Armenian Church of Cilicia, meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican on June 12, 2024.

Armenian Church leader, Pope Francis meet at Vatican

Jun 12, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

For the first time in 10 years, Pope Francis met Wednesday with His Holiness Aram I, the leader of the... Read more

Sister Mary Rose Chinn of the Handmaids of the Triune God attends a Byzantine Divine Liturgy at Holy Protection of the Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Church in downtown Denver on June 8, 2024.

The nun in a tent: Meet the sister who’s following the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Jun 12, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Equipped with her car, a tent, and the “angels and saints in heaven,” Sister Mary Rose Chinn follows the online... Read more

The 38th (Irish) Brigade marches at the Vatican in June 1944.

Vatican commemorates 80th anniversary of Pius XII’s meeting with Allied troops

Jun 12, 2024

By Courtney Mares

On June 12, 1944, Pius XII gave an enthusiastic speech in English thanking the members of the 38th (Irish) Brigade... Read more

Mark Clifford, president of the Committee for Freedom of Hong Kong and the author of a forthcoming biography of Jimmy Lai, speaks with “EWTN News Nightly” on June 11, 2024.

Jimmy Lai biographer: Trial is a ‘sham,’ but faith gives him ‘strength’

Jun 12, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Lai, the Chinese-born founder of the anti-government newspaper Apple Daily, entered a not guilty plea to charges of conspiring to... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to priests of the Diocese of Rome at the Pontifical Salesian University on June 11, 2024.

Pope Francis reportedly again uses derogatory word when discussing gay seminarians

Jun 12, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope said there was “an air of faggotry” at the Vatican, according to reports. Read more

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Two court rulings deal blow, victory to U.S. transgender advocates

Jun 12, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Two court rulings in Florida and Texas simultaneously dealt both a victory and a setback to transgender advocates in the... Read more