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Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, where Bernini's gorgeous bronze monument to the Chair of Peter acts as a massive
bronze reliquary for the historic wooden chair.

Why the Church has celebrated the Chair of St. Peter feast for 1,600 years

Feb 22, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that... Read more

Moms for America President Kimberly Fletcher.

CPAC speakers hail school choice, end of gender ideology in public schools

Feb 22, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“The public education system in America has literally failed the American people,” said Erika Donalds of the Independent Women’s Forum... Read more

Sviatoslav Shevchuk is major archbishop of Kyiv-Galicia and primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

Ukrainian patriarch in Washington: Putin wants to ‘erase’ Ukraine

Feb 22, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk’s visit came as the Trump administration begins to open diplomatic channels to Russia in an attempt to... Read more

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A jubilee spiritual reading list on Christian hope

Feb 22, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Whether you seek theological depth, poetic beauty, or reflections on hope in suffering, these 13 works provide a rich spiritual... Read more

American Principles Project President Terry Schilling.

CPAC: Social conservatives shift from playing defense to offense

Feb 21, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Social conservatives at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference said they are relishing the opportunity to switch from a defensive... Read more

EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo interviews Father Tad Pacholczyk, senior ethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, about the moral concerns inherent in IVF on Feb. 20, 2025. 

Catholic bioethicist details ‘significant concerns’ of in vitro fertilization

Feb 21, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Father Tad Pacholczyk, senior ethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, explained why IVF conflicts with Catholic teaching. Read more

The offices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, in Washington, D.C.

Air Force veteran appointed auxiliary bishop of the military archdiocese

Feb 21, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Father Gregg Caggianelli has served on active duty and in the reserves for more than 30 years and is a... Read more

Statue of St. Peter in front of St. Peter's Basilica.

British court confirms Vatican was defrauded in London real estate deal

Feb 21, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

A ruling by the High Court of England and Wales published Feb. 21 confirmed that the Vatican Secretariat of State... Read more

Kobe Bryant with the United States Olympic basketball team in 2012. Bryant, who died in a plane crash in 2020, will be among those included in a proposed “National Garden of American Heroes.”

Trump touts American Heroes garden that would honor Catholic figures including Kobe Bryant

Feb 21, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Statues of dozens of prominent American Catholics, including Kobe Bryant, will be among those included in a proposed “National Garden... Read more

Dr. Sergio Alfieri (right) and Dr. Luigi Carbone give a press conference at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized for tests and treatment for bronchitis, on Feb. 21, 2025. Alfieri said the pope asked him to say hat he has “the mind of a a 50-year-old man.”

Pope Francis is ‘fragile and not out of danger,’ doctors say

Feb 21, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“The pope is not a quitter,” the Holy Father’s physician told journalists toward the end of a Friday press conference... Read more

The outside of the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St. Louis is seen on March 8, 2022.

Planned Parenthood resumes abortions after judge rules regulations unconstitutional

Feb 21, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The circuit court judge wrote that the regulations were unnecessary and the licensing requirement for abortion clinics was discriminatory. Read more

The Reichstag building in Berlin, where the Bundestag meets.

CNA explains: What’s at stake for Catholics in Germany’s 2025 election?

Feb 21, 2025

By AC Wimmer

CNA explains what’s at stake for Catholics in Germany in the crucial 2025 election this Sunday. Read more

After receiving assistance from the Catholic Charities RGV Humanitarian Respite Center, migrant families from Mexico and Central America who have been granted asylum in the United States are processed for their transport to various destinations across the United States at the Central Station Bus Terminal on June 19, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.

Judge denies U.S. bishops’ request to block Trump funding freeze

Feb 21, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The USCCB sued the Trump administration earlier this week over what the bishops said was an unlawful suspension of funding... Read more

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called for “racial reconciliation” in response to ongoing land reform disputes between South Africa and the United States government.

Bishops in South Africa urge racial healing as Trump condemns country’s land policy

Feb 21, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called for “racial reconciliation” in response to ongoing tension between South Africa and... Read more

Marcin Bogacki of Warsaw, Poland (far right) prays before walking through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica with his mother and 4-year-old son on Feb. 21, 2025.

Jubilee pilgrims, Rome’s Catholics pray for Pope Francis

Feb 21, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pilgrims from around the world continue to travel to Rome for the 2025 Jubilee Year, and though they won’t catch... Read more

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U.S. bishops urge ‘ethical alternatives’ to IVF following Trump executive order

Feb 20, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The executive order calls for White House advisers to submit policy recommendations to protect access to IVF and to reduce... Read more

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First-ever private school choice bill passes in Idaho

Feb 20, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The bill would establish a $50 million parental choice tax credit beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, helping parents send... Read more

Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro.

Friend of Francis: Pope’s health situation is ‘delicate’ but not cause for alarm

Feb 20, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

“Francis is an 88-year-old man who has had a serious problem but who is now undergoing treatment. It’s not a... Read more

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Kentucky bishops back bill to allow ‘alternative sentencing’ for criminals with children

Feb 20, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The measure states that Kentucky wishes to “promote, strengthen, and encourage family life for the protection and care of children.” Read more

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks with Mercedes Schlapp at the 2025 Conservative Action Political Conference on Feb. 20, 2025, in National Harbor, Maryland.

At CPAC, Vance talks faith, says policies should help ‘choose life’ and ‘start families’

Feb 20, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“[People need to] stop thinking about babies as inconveniences to be discarded,” Vice President JD Vance said in a Thursday... Read more