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Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

Dad, deacon, lawyer: Amy Coney Barrett’s father shares his testimony of faith

Sep 28, 2020

Much has been made of the Catholic faith of Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s most recent nominee to the... Read more

Catholic schools take home 40 National Blue Ribbon awards

Sep 28, 2020

Catholic schools received 80% of the 2020 National Blue Ribbon awards issued to private schools this year by the Department... Read more

Archbishop Charles Brown, apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, at a reception following his episcopal consecration in January 2012.

Archbishop Charles Brown appointed nuncio to the Philippines

Sep 28, 2020

Pope Francis on Monday appointed Archbishop Charles Brown as apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, a position which had been vacant... Read more

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Cardinal Becciu allegations mount as Vatican appoints new prosecutor

Sep 28, 2020

Italian businessman Gianluigi Torzi has provided detailed information to investigators in the ongoing Vatican financial scandal, according to new reports.... Read more

The flag of Ecuador.

Ecuadorian president vetoes health code bill

Sep 28, 2020

The Ecuadorian president on Friday vetoed the entire Health Code bill passed by the country’s legislature. The bill would have... Read more

Archbishop Paul Gallagher and U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo at a Vatican symposium Oct. 2, 2019.

Vatican has 'moral authority' to speak on China, Pompeo tells CNA in exclusive interview

Sep 28, 2020

By JD Flynn

In an exclusive interview with CNA ahead of his visit to the Vatican this week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike... Read more

The door of St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, Calif.

Graffiti attacks on San Diego-area churches being investigated as hate crimes

Sep 28, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Two Eastern Catholic churches in San Diego County suffered graffiti vandalism attacks over the weekend, and while authorities are treating... Read more

Amy Coney Barrett at the White House Rose Garden, Sept. 26, 2020.

Parties divided over nomination of Amy Coney Barrett

Sep 28, 2020

Following President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Sept. 26, party leaders are... Read more

Amy Coney Barrett at a September 2017 hearing for Appeals Court nominees in the Senate.

'Advice and Consent': How the Senate will vet Amy Coney Barrett

Sep 28, 2020

By Matt Hadro

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court sets in motion a highly-anticipated confirmation process,... Read more

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne.

German cardinal issues stark warning about ‘Synodal Way’

Sep 28, 2020

A German cardinal issued a stark warning Saturday about his country’s controversial “Synodal Way.”  Read more

Catholics in San Francisco walk with the Eucharist in a Sept. 20 procession.

Justice Department says San Francisco worship restrictions 'draconian'

Sep 28, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice on Sept. 25 warned San Francisco officials that its current restrictions on public worship in... Read more

Fr. Adrian San Juan. Courtesy: Rafael Alvarez and Angelus News

Los Angeles priest mourned after sudden passing: ‘He died doing what he loved’

Sep 28, 2020

After being brought into this world against the odds, losing his father at 8 years old, and surviving a battle... Read more

Our Lady of Guadalupe. public domain

EWTN invites Catholics to novena for US at 'critical moment' for nation

Sep 28, 2020

The EWTN network has invited Catholics to join a novena to the Mother of God that will begin Tuesday, and... Read more

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, pictured Jan. 19, 2020.

Seafarers charity Apostleship of the Sea is renamed Stella Maris

Sep 28, 2020

The Apostleship of the Sea, a Catholic charity helping seafarers worldwide, will now be known as Stella Maris.  Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Feb. 26, 2020.

Pope Francis appoints extra prosecutor to Vatican City court

Sep 28, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Monday named an Italian lawyer and professor of commercial law to work as an additional prosecutor in the... Read more

Pope Francis preaches at a Mass for the Vatican Gendarmerie Sept. 26, 2020.

Pope Francis asks order to keep spreading devotion to St. Michael the Archangel

Sep 28, 2020

Pope Francis encouraged a religious order Sunday to continue promoting devotion to St. Michael the Archangel.  Read more

Linden Cameron.

Linden Cameron shooting ‘devastating,’ Catholic disability group says

Sep 27, 2020

By JD Flynn

The director of a Catholic organization focused on the needs of people with disabilities said Wednesday that the police shooting... Read more

Amy Coney Barrett at the White House Rose Garden, Sept. 26, 2020.

‘A person of utmost integrity’: Catholic leaders pay tribute to Amy Coney Barrett

Sep 27, 2020

Catholic leaders and academics have voiced their support following President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill... Read more

President Andrzej Duda.

'The family has fundamental value' - an interview with Polish President Andrzej Duda

Sep 27, 2020

By Alan Holdren

On Sept. 25, EWTN News spoke with Poland's President Andrzej Duda, who met with Pope Francis during a visit to... Read more

Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaking at the White House, Sept. 26, 2020.

Amy Coney Barrett pledges 'humility' and 'service' after SCOTUS nomination

Sep 26, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

Judge Amy Coney Barrett pledged to serve all Americans if confirmed to the Supreme Court, following her nomination by President... Read more