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Pope Leo XIV addresses the audience in his homily at a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the academic year at Rome’s pontifical universities and the opening day of the Jubilee of the World of Education.

Pope Leo XIV urges university students to feed ‘hunger for truth and meaning’

Oct 27, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV urged university students to feed their “hunger for truth and meaning,” lamenting that modern education often loses... Read more

A portrait of a young St. John Henry Newman hangs in Cathedral High School, part of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, in Houston.

Meet 10 patron saints of Catholic education, students, and teachers

Oct 27, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Newman will join a list of several other Catholic saints considered patrons of other aspects of education. Get to know... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus on Oct. 26, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo to pray at tomb of St. Charbel during first apostolic journey to Turkey, Lebanon

Oct 27, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The trip will center on two key moments: a pilgrimage to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of... Read more

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Napa report: 75% of states flunk religious freedom index

Oct 27, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The “2025 Religious Freedom Percentage” was part of Napa’s Faith & Freedom Index published Oct. 27. Read more

Pope Leo XIV speaks to participants in the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies on Oct. 24, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV on the gifts of women and synodality: ‘Women are already better’

Oct 27, 2025

By Antonio Tarallo

Pope Leo XIV drew laughter and applause when he recalled asking his mother in the 1970s whether she wanted equality... Read more

Father Vladimír Jukl who was born 100 years ago, was a secretly ordained Catholic priest in communist Czechoslovakia, and endured imprisonment and torture. He was a key figure in the underground Catholic resistance and inspired thousands through faith, courage, and quiet leadership.

The ‘General of the Secret Church’: Remembering Vladimír Jukl a century after his birth

Oct 27, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

A hundred years ago, Vladimír Jukl was born — a secretly ordained Catholic priest in communist Czechoslovakia who endured imprisonment... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates a Mass of episcopal consecration at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 26, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: The first lesson for every bishop is humility

Oct 26, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV consecrated Monsignor Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski a bishop during a Mass at the Altar of the Chair in... Read more

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies on the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Oct. 26, 2025.

Pope Leo: Don’t let tension between tradition, novelty become ‘harmful polarizations’

Oct 26, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the closing of the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies, part of the... Read more

Jonatan Medina, son of evangelical pastors, shares how he converted to the Catholic faith.

Influencer son of evangelical pastors shares how he embraced the Catholic faith

Oct 26, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Jonatan Medina Espinal is a young Catholic influencer who, as the son of evangelical pastors, was considered unlikely to embrace... Read more

Cardinal József Mindszenty in 1974.

Hungarian cardinal tortured by communists remembered 50 years after his death

Oct 26, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

Venerable Cardinal József Mindszenty died in exile 50 years ago and became an enduring symbol of resistance to totalitarian regimes. Read more

Pilgrims participate in a pontifical Mass in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite celebrated by Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke at the Papal Basilica of St. Peter at the Vatican on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.

PHOTOS: Cardinal Burke celebrates Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica

Oct 25, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Burke celebrated the solemn pontifical Mass, a high Latin Mass said by a bishop, at the Altar of the Chair... Read more

Pope Leo XIV claps with pilgrims during an audience for the Jubilee of Hope in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 25, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV gives advice for living with hope in a ‘troubled era’

Oct 25, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV said the key to living in a difficult time, when the Church’s teachings are often challenged, is... Read more

Pope Leo XIV sits next to Cardinal Mario Grech, general secretary of the Vatican’s synod office, during the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Oct. 24, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: There’s no template for synodality across all countries

Oct 25, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV spoke about synodality during the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies Oct. 24–26, part of the... Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on Oct. 24, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump is traveling to Malaysia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit (ASEAN), Japan, and to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC).

Trump says he will ask Chinese president to release Jimmy Lai: ‘It’s on my list’

Oct 25, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Asked by EWTN News White House Correspondent Owen Jensen if he planned to speak with Xi on the topic of... Read more

New York and California are pouring taxpayer dollars into Planned Parenthood, joining several other states in counteracting the federal defunding of the abortion giant. 

New York, California pour money into Planned Parenthood after federal defunding

Oct 25, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

California Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged $140 million to Planned Parenthood in California on Oct. 24 and New York Gov. Kathy... Read more

Sister Mary Amiya plays her Harmonium at Shanti Bhabon in Gazipur, Sept. 27, 2025.

‘My songs will be sung in churches’: A Bangladeshi sister’s living legacy

Oct 25, 2025

By Sumon Corraya

Sister Amiya spent 42 years as a teacher and has been a passionate composer of sacred music. The Bangladeshi religious... Read more

Father Burke Masters speaks to Veronica Dudo on "EWTN News Nightly" on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

How the ‘baseball priest’ uses the sport to spread the Gospel

Oct 25, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Father Burke Masters’ dream was to be a major league baseball player, and in his priesthood he uses the sport... Read more

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‘Every execution should be stopped’: How U.S. bishops work to save prisoners on death row

Oct 25, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Bishops in multiple U.S. states are leading efforts to spare the lives of condemned prisoners facing execution. Read more

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Federal judge strikes down Biden-era health care rule

Oct 24, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A federal judge struck down a regulation imposed by President Joe Biden’s administration, saying the administration was “redefining sex discrimination.”  Read more

Torture intersects with religious freedom violations worldwide, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says in an October 2025 report.

Torture intersects with religious freedom violations worldwide, commission says

Oct 24, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Governments violate religious freedom by engaging in torture, according to a report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Read more