EWTN News Nightly

Anchored by Tracy Sabol, EWTN News Nightly is our daily news and analysis program presenting breaking Catholic News worldwide, top stories, and daily reports from the White House, Capitol Hill, and Rome. Weekdays at 6 & 9 PM EST.

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U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that doctors caught his cancer early enough and that the treatments worked.

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

Apr 24, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

In an update on his health, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise discussed with “EWTN News Nightly” the role his faith... Read more

Caitlin Clark attended Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, where she was coached by Kristin Meyer, who joined “EWTN News Nightly” host Tracy Sabol on April 16, 2024, to share what it has been like for her to watch Clark become a basketball phenom.

Caitlin Clark’s former coach says she ‘tries to maximize her God-given talents’

Apr 17, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Caitlin Clark was selected as the No. 1 draft pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 Women’s National Basketball... Read more

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) senior counsel Kellie Fiedorek (center) and Elizabeth Gillette (right), who survived severe complications from a chemical abortion, spoke with EWTN News Nightly anchor Tracy Sabol about the case.

Experts preview U.S. Supreme Court’s abortion pill case

Mar 25, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday regarding the Biden administration’s alleged deficient safeguards surrounding use of mifepristone. Read more

Speaking with EWTN Capitol Hill correspondent Erik Rosales, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, railed against the Biden administration’s passivity as more than 400 attacks against Catholic churches in the U.S. have been perpetrated during the last four years.

Marco Rubio draws attention to pro-life strategy, spike in church vandalism

In an EWTN News interview, the Florida senator discussed pro-life strategy and holding the Biden administration accountable in addressing church... Read more

Maria Steen, an Irish barrister, makes the case for rejecting proposed amendments to Ireland's constitution.

Irish voters mull constitutional amendments downgrading traditional family structure

Voters in Ireland went to the polls today to decide on whether or not to strip from the country’s constitution... Read more

Stephen Destin, executive director of the Partnership for the Reconstruction of the Church in Haiti, speaks with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on March 5, 2024.

Gangs in Haiti try to seize main airport after thousands escape prisons

Mar 6, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Stephen Destin of the Partnership for the Reconstruction of the Church in Haiti, said “international intervention is mandatory … to... Read more

Texas Right to Life President John Seago speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.

Pro-lifers hold prayer rally in response to ‘satanic’ statue at University of Houston

Feb 28, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The 18-foot tall golden statue, titled “Witness” by artist Shahzia Sikander, depicts a woman with braids twisted in the shape... Read more

Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Alex Schadenberg speaks with “EWTN News Nightly” Host Tracy Sabol on Feb. 13, 2024.

‘This is about killing people’: Leading voice against euthanasia warns of pro-euthanasia efforts

Feb 14, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

“This is their most active year ever ... they’re pushing very hard in the states they hope to win in,”... Read more

Dr. Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, speaks to ENN Host Tracy Sabol on Feb. 12, 2024.

Married, churchgoing couples among the happiest, data says

Feb 13, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Contrary to popular perception, data indicate that married men and women are markedly happier than their unmarried counterparts. Read more

Florida Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” host Tracy Sabol on Florida’s proposed abortion amendment Feb. 6, 2024.

Florida abortion amendment would aid ‘unscrupulous’ providers, Catholic doctor says

Feb 8, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Florida attorney general last year asked the state Supreme Court to block a proposed amendment that would enshrine abortion... Read more

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with EWTN News' Erik Rosales at the U.S. Capitol.

House Speaker Mike Johnson: ‘My parents were teenagers when I was born’ a year before Roe

Jan 22, 2024

By Daniel Payne

“This is an important thing to support young mothers who are in times of crisis in unplanned situations, to support... Read more

Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with EWTN News on Jan. 8, 2024.

DeSantis highlights social conservative policy achievements, priorities 

Jan 10, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

In an interview with EWTN News, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis highlighted his record of social conservative policy wins and agenda... Read more

Rev. Thomas Petri, O.P. is President of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.

Moral theologian on new cremation guidance: ‘Reverence for body’ still paramount

Dec 15, 2023

By Daniel Payne

Catholic Church teaching on “reverence for the body” must still be at the center of any decisions related to a... Read more

Former ESPN sportscaster Sage Steele talks with “EWTN News Nightly” host Tracy Sabol on Sept. 6, 2023.

Sports anchor Sage Steele: ‘I wouldn’t be standing today without my faith’

Sep 18, 2023

By Tina Dennelly

Steele sued ESPN and its parent company in 2022 for violating her free speech rights after she was taken off... Read more

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley preaching during Mass in the cathedral in 2021.

Archbishop Coakley: Respond with love to those with gender dysphoria without compromising truth

May 4, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City in an interview this week called for responding to those experiencing gender dysphoria with... Read more

An exorcist is warning about the dangers of a Ouija-board-like product promising users that they will be able to "communicate directly with Jesus Christ."

Board game marketed as ‘Christian’ is actually demonic, exorcist warns

Mar 31, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

A Catholic exorcist is warning Christians to not be fooled and that using the board would be “opening a door... Read more

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN.

Why the Stations of the Cross were a daily devotion for Mother Angelica

Mar 25, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

It is tradition for Catholics to participate in the Stations of the Cross during Lent. But for EWTN foundress Mother... Read more

Debbie and David Cowden, authors of “The Prayer Book for Tired Parents,” told EWTN News Nightly in an interview on Jan. 6, 2023, that the book is “really focusing on growing together as a family, loving God more, and raising our kids to be great saints.”

How one book is helping Catholic parents raise saints through the sleepless nights

Jan 14, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Many new parents might not realize how having a baby can affect their spiritual lives. “The Prayer Book for Tired... Read more

Father Augustus Tolton’s life was explored in an October 2022 episode of EWTN’s “They Might Be Saints.”

The hope-filled legacy of the first Black priest from the United States

Nov 6, 2022

By Leonardo Colon

Despite racism and discrimination, Father Augustus Tolton’s legacy of hope and love for God teaches a message from which everyone... Read more

Sister Sue Anne Hall (left) and Sister Delores Voigt provide prayer and hospitality for pro-life volunteers at Our Lady of Guadalupe Convent, located across the street from the last remaining Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in St. Louis, Missouri.

Meet the Franciscan sisters who live (and pray) across the street from an abortion clinic

Feb 27, 2022

By Leonardo Colon

The mission of Our Lady of Guadalupe Convent is “to provide a place of prayer and hospitality for pilgrims to... Read more