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Nebraska ballot measure would make private schools ineligible for voucher program

Sep 6, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

A ballot measure to repeal a new school choice scholarship voucher program is set to be on the November 2024... Read more

EWTN will broadcast the opening and closing Masses, along with various sessions of the International Eucharistic Congress, throughout the coming week.

How to participate in the International Eucharistic Congress at home

Sep 6, 2024

By Diego López Marina

The 2024 International Eucharistic Congress, which begins this Sunday in Quito, Ecuador, is generating great expectations around the world. Read more

East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta and Cardinal Virgílio do Carmo da Silva,speak to EWTN News in Depth in August 2024, ahead of the visit by Pope Francis.

How the Catholic faith has helped East Timor forgive

Sep 6, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor highlights the Catholic Church’s vital role in the nation’s journey of reconciliation and peace. Read more

A young Catholic attends the papal Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.

PHOTOS: Pope Francis in Indonesia for his 45th apostolic journey

Sep 6, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Holy Father on Tuesday landed in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the first stop on what is to be... Read more

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent detains camouflaged Mexican migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border on Nov. 4, 2022, near Naco, Arizona.

Arizona bishops oppose proposed state crackdown against illegal immigration

Sep 5, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The bishops of Arizona have come out against a ballot initiative that would criminalize illegal immigration at the state level... Read more

The freed prisoners included Catholic laypeople, 13 individuals associated with the Texas-based evangelical group Mountain Gateway, and human rights activists.

Nicaragua releases 135 political, religious prisoners; many still remain in custody

Sep 5, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Nicaraguan authorities released 135 political and religious prisoners following international pressure, but many critics of the government still remain behind... Read more

Father Roger Landry.

Father Roger Landry appointed national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA

Sep 5, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Father Roger Landry was the only priest who walked the entirety of one of the four cross-country pilgrimage routes on... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica contains an icon of the Virgin Mary titled “Mater Ecclesiae,” which means “Mother of the Church.”

How to pray Mother Teresa’s famous emergency ‘Flying Novena’ to Our Lady

Sep 5, 2024

By Joseph Pronechen

This is Mother Teresa’s never-fail quick novena to the Blessed Mother, which she and her sisters always prayed whenever they... Read more

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EWTN News/RealClear poll takes pulse of spiritual health of U.S. Catholics 

Sep 5, 2024

By Matthew Bunson, Daniel Payne

The findings of a new EWTN News/RealClear Opinion Research survey shed light on the spiritual health of adult Catholic U.S.... Read more

Montse Alvarado speaks with EWTN News Vice President and Editorial Director Matthew Bunson during a live broadcast of “EWTN News In Depth.”

EWTN News President Montse Alvarado honored for religious freedom advocacy

Sep 5, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Religious Freedom Institute announced Sept. 3 that Alvarado had earned its 2024 Religious Freedom Impact Award.  Read more

Entrance to the "Mother Teresa: Life, Spirituality and Message" exhibit at the St. John Paul II Shrine in Washington, D.C.

‘Mother Teresa: Life, Spirituality, and Message’ exhibit opens at St. John Paul II Shrine

Sep 5, 2024

By Christina Herrera

A temporary exhibit is now open at the St. John Paul II Shrine in Washington, D.C., of many of Mother... Read more

Supporters of the Latinos for Harris-Walz campaign attend a party to watch presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris deliver her acceptance speech in Los Angeles on Aug. 22, 2024, the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention.

Harris heavily favored over Trump among Hispanic Catholic voters, EWTN News/RealClear poll finds

Sep 5, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Released on Sept. 5, the EWTN News/RealClear poll takes a deep dive into Catholic religious and political practices across the... Read more

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Harris leads Trump among Catholic voters, per EWTN News/RealClear poll

Sep 5, 2024

By Matthew Bunson

According to the findings, 50% of Catholic voters currently support Kamala Harris for President, while 43% support Donald Trump and... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates a Papal Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass with 100,000 worshippers in Indonesia

Sep 5, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Upon entering the stadium in a wheelchair, Pope Francis was immediately greeted by loud cheers and cries of “Viva Papa!”... Read more

Father Thomas Rosica, CSB.

Father Thomas Rosica sued for sexual assault in Canada

Sep 5, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Father Thomas Rosica was CEO of the Salt and Light Media Foundation for 16 years and a prominent writer, speaker,... Read more

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela.

Venezuelan dictator decrees Oct. 1 to be start of Christmas season: Church responds

Sep 5, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

The Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference has reacted to Nicolás Maduro’s decree to move up the start of the Christmas season. Read more

Worshippers attend a mass at Ouagadougou's Catholic cathedral on June 12, 2022, in Burkina Faso. The country has been grappling with Islamist terrorism since 2015 and Christian communities live in fear of furhter attacks.

Catholic communities in Burkina Faso ‘constantly living in fear’ 

Sep 5, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Two Catholic priests serving in Burkina Faso have spoken about the threats that terrorist groups pose to Christians in the... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to religious leaders on the grounds of Indonesia's national mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept 5, 2024.

Pope Francis and grand imam sign joint declaration at Indonesia mosque

Sep 5, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis signs interfaith declaration at Indonesia’s largest mosque, promoting religious harmony and condemning violence. Read more

Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign on Sept. 4, 2024, launched the Catholics for Trump coalition, which emphasizes the defense of religious liberty, traditional values, and the sanctity of human life as priorities of the Republican nominee’s agenda.

Trump-Vance campaign launches Catholics for Trump coalition

Sep 4, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The coalition seeks to show a contrast between Trump and his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, on key issues that... Read more

"What the dictatorship is doing is suffocating, more and more, the Catholic Church," says lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina.

Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua deports group of foreign priests and nuns

Sep 4, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina has reported that the dictatorship in Nicaragua has deported a group of foreign priests... Read more