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Father Paul Murphy exits the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on Thursday, April 10, 2025, after giving a victim impact statement in a sentencing hearing for a boy who stabbed him.

Army chaplain in Dublin court forgives, embraces teen who nearly killed him

Apr 16, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

The attack occurred on Aug. 15, 2024, as the priest returned to his barracks in Renvyle in Ireland after an... Read more

Using Rembrandt’s oil painting “Return of the Prodigal Son” as a source of inspiration for his April 16, 2025, catechesis, the Holy Father said God’s love is like that of a father who goes out in search of his lost children.

Pope Francis: God’s merciful love goes out in search of all those who are lost

Apr 16, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Using Rembrandt’s painting “Return of the Prodigal Son” as inspiration, the Holy Father said God’s love is like that of... Read more

American historian and Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts (right) speaks with "EWTN News Nightly" anchor Erik Rosales on April 15, 2025.

Heritage Foundation’s Roberts: ‘Golden age of America’ lies in revitalization of faith

Apr 16, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“This is an opportunity here in the United States ... for the revitalization of our faith as individuals and also... Read more

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Initiative aims to boost Catholic priest vocations by shifting narrative on the priesthood

Apr 16, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The Philadelphia-based nonprofit International Institute for Culture has launched the first pillar of its “Shepherding Future Shepherds” program. Read more

The Catholic Church in France will welcome a record number of adults into the faith in 2025, with particularly strong growth in the numbers of young adults and teenagers, according to newly released statistics from the country’s Conference of Bishops (CEF).

Social media and personal research driving France’s record baptism boom, survey reveals

Apr 16, 2025

By Heather Tomlinson

The Catholic Church in France will welcome a record number of adults into the faith this weekend with strong growth... Read more

Beds sit amid the debris in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Al-Ahli hospital, also known as the Baptist or Ahli Arab hospital, in Gaza City on April 13, 2025.

Church leaders condemn Israeli military Palm Sunday strikes on Anglican hospital in Gaza

Apr 15, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Anglican Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, which runs the hospital in Gaza, condemned the attacks “in the strongest terms” in... Read more

The new White House Faith Office is in high gear for Holy Week.

Holy Week at White House features dinner with Christian leaders, religious service

Apr 15, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The White House is celebrating Holy Week with a Wednesday dinner and a Thursday religious service with Christians from a... Read more

Illinois state capitol in Springfield.

Illinois bishops call on faithful to oppose assisted suicide bill

Apr 15, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The Catholic Conference of Illinois in a statement urged residents to contact their state senators to express opposition to Senate... Read more

Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo and her husband, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

Nicaragua once again bans Holy Week processions

Apr 15, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

According to Confidencial newspaper, the dictatorship is supposedly deploying 14,000 police officers to prevent processions during Holy Week in Nicaragua. Read more

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Judge denies religious groups’ suit to halt immigrant arrests at churches, worship sites

Apr 15, 2025

By Daniel Payne

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said in an April 11 memorandum opinion that the religious plaintiffs had “not established a... Read more

Father Antonio Aurelio is vicar general of the Trinitarian order.

Trinitarians, guardians of persecuted Christians: ‘We were born to go to the dungeons’

Apr 15, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The Trinitarian order was founded at the end of the 12th century to free persecuted Christians. Today, it continues to... Read more

Archbishop Charles Scicluna (left) and Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu (right).

Sodality of Christian Life signs its official dissolution decree

Apr 15, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Vatican announced Tuesday that the suppression of the Sodality of Christian Life and all the institutions founded by Luis... Read more

Pope Francis kisses the foot of one of the 12 women whose feet he washed at the Rebibbia Women’s Prison in Rome on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Vatican says cardinals to celebrate Holy Week liturgies as Pope Francis’ health improves

Apr 15, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

It has not yet been decided who will celebrate the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday evening and the Easter Sunday... Read more

The new statue by Timothy P. Schmalz titled “Be Welcoming” is displayed in St. Peter’s Square, Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

Vatican unveils new Timothy Schmalz statue ‘Be Welcoming’ in St. Peter’s Square

Apr 15, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The statute depicts a man seated on a bench “who appears to be a homeless person” carrying only two possessions:... Read more

In 1993 Marcus Grodi (left) founded the Coming Home Network. It is currently led by his son JonMarc Grodi (right).

First-ever ‘clergy convert conference’ to take place in May

Apr 15, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

In partnership with the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, the Coming Home Network will hold the weekendlong retreat May... Read more

A view of the Opera House in the port zone of Sydney.

Catholic groups warn Australian lawmakers: No such thing as ‘harmless’ pornography

Apr 15, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Parliament of New South Wales in Australia recently began public hearings for its inquiry into the “impacts of harmful... Read more

The coordinator of the Commission for Justice and Peace in Cameroon’s Diocese of Kumbo said that traffickers, who are now capitalizing on the region’s crises, “keep changing their strategies.”

Cameroon diocese issues ‘urgent alert’ on human trafficking surge amid regional violence

Apr 15, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Justice and Peace Commission of Kumbo Diocese in Cameroon has issued an “urgent alert” on a surge of human... Read more

From left to right: Pastor of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Father Jeffrey Kirby; Nalin Haley and his parents, Nikki Haley and Michael Haley.

Nikki Haley’s son, Nalin, becomes Catholic

Apr 14, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Nalin Haley, the son of former U.S. presidential candidate Nikki Haley, was received into the Catholic Church on Palm Sunday. Read more

Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt at the CPAC D.C. conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.

U.S. senator introduces legislation to make Easter Monday a federal holiday

Apr 14, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

In a thread of posts on X, U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt explained why the day should be federally recognized, starting... Read more

Thousands celebrate the beginning of Holy Week on April 13, 2025, with a Palm Sunday procession in Qaraqosh, Iraq.

PHOTOS: Nearly 20,000 celebrate Palm Sunday in Iraq’s ‘City of Hosanna’

Apr 14, 2025

By Georgena Habbaba

Thousands of Christians gathered in Qaraqosh, Iraq, to welcome Christ as king and prince of peace as Holy Week began... Read more