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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

U.S. bishops conference lays off 50 amid migrant funding 'uncertainty'

Feb 7, 2025

By Zelda Caldwell

Workers in the U.S. Bishops Conference's Migration and Refugee Services Office were informed of the job cutss on Friday. Read more

Kansas City Bishop James Johnston (left) and Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Pérez (right) talk some clerical smack on “EWTN News in Depth” over their purportedly friendly Super Bowl wager. 

Super Bowl teams’ bishops renew rivalry with public wager

Feb 7, 2025

By Matt McDonald

The bishops of Kansas City and Philadelphia talk some clerical smack over their purportedly friendly wager.  Read more

Attendees kneel and reach for the monstrance as it passes by them during a procession at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Next National Eucharistic Congress will be held in 2029

Feb 7, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

The next iteration of the National Eucharistic Congress had last year been tentatively announced to take place in 2033, marking... Read more

Bernini’s famous baldacchino in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Man attacks high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican

Feb 7, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday by climbing on top of it and throwing... Read more

Demonstrators rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024, as justices heard oral arguments in a challenge to a Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries for minors.

Justice Department ends lawsuit against Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries

Feb 7, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

In a letter written to the clerk of the United States Supreme Court, Deputy Solicitor General Curtis E. Gannon said... Read more

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U.S. bishops: Human trafficking is ‘rejection of the God-given dignity of every human being’

Feb 7, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

“If we close our eyes and ears, if we become complacent, we will be held to account at the Last... Read more

As director of the Vatican Observatory, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno is known informally as “the pope’s astronomer.”

Pope Francis’ astronomer shares ‘A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars’

Feb 7, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Vatican Observatory director Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno explores faith and science in his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to the... Read more

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, speaks to “EWTN Pro-Life Weekly” on July 21, 2022.

Archbishop Naumann weighs in on need to solve current immigration, refugee challenges

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann is the latest among prelates throughout the country who are weighing in with Catholic perspectives on... Read more

President Donald J. Trump signs an executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports in the East Room at the White House on Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops praise Trump’s executive order barring men from women’s sports

Feb 7, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“We welcome the president’s executive order that protects opportunities for women and girls to compete in sports safely and fairly,”... Read more

Virginia McCaskey in 1963 with her father, George Halas.

Virginia McCaskey, Chicago Bears owner and pro-life Catholic, dies at 102

Feb 7, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

A deeply dedicated Catholic and mother of 11, Virginia McCaskey was referred to as “The First Lady of the NFL.” Read more

Catholics await the arrival of bishops in front of the Catholic church in Nandagiri, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

Nearly 2 dozen bishops visit remote community of ‘banished’ Catholics in eastern India

Feb 7, 2025

By Anto Akkara

Christians performed traditional animist dances with men wearing buffalo horns while women in colorful dresses offered flower bouquets to each... Read more

The Paris public prosecutor’s office announced that, despite serious allegations of abuse, it will not investigate Abbé Pierre, known as a poor priest, because he is no longer alive.

Allegations of abuse: Paris public prosecutor’s office will not investigate Abbé Pierre

Feb 7, 2025

By CNA Deutsch

The Paris public prosecutor’s office has announced that, despite serious allegations of abuse, it will not investigate Abbé Pierre because... Read more

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Trump task force on anti-Christian bias will review policies of FBI, DOJ, other agencies

Feb 7, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias will review policies in federal departments and agencies, including the Federal Bureau of... Read more

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Maryland Supreme Court upholds law ending statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits

Feb 7, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The high court this week upheld the 2023 law, which had abolished a 20-year statute of limitations for civil child... Read more

Pope Francis meets with members of Talitha Kum, an international network of consecrated women devoted to helping victims of trafficking, on Feb. 7, 2025, at Casa Santa Marta at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: Keep the hope that it is possible to eradicate human trafficking

Feb 7, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

In his message for the 11th International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis offered a message... Read more

“I am not exiled, I am liberated. I do not feel exiled, but liberated,” emphasized Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez during an exclusive interview with EWTN in February 2025.

Bishop Álvarez: ‘I always believed in my liberation and what sustained me was prayer’

Feb 7, 2025

By Paola Arriaza Flynn

In an exclusive interview, persecuted Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez shares with EWTN News his experience one year after his release... Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) talks to Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a tour at the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Feb. 2, 2025.

Rubio secures migration deals as Panama Canal tensions, Church criticisms mark region tour

Feb 7, 2025

By María J. Moriarty

The trip was as much about Central America as it was about China as the Trump administration aims to reclaim... Read more

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals.

Cardinals Re and Sandri confirmed as dean and vice dean of College of Cardinals

Feb 7, 2025

By Marco Mancini

Pope Francis has extended the approval he had granted for the election of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of... Read more

Pro-life protestors hold signs outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 10, 2024, advocating against Amendment 3, which would have dramatically expand abortion access in Missouri.

Missouri Republicans propose ballot question to undo abortion rights amendment

Feb 7, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent abortion- and pro-life-related news. Read more

Members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, biological women’s sports activist Riley Gaines, and lawyers from the Independent Women’s Law Center approach the 10th Circuit Courthouse in Denver on May 14, 2024.

NCAA bans men from women’s sports following Trump’s executive order

Feb 6, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A new NCAA policy that went into effect on Thursday afternoon states that biological men are no longer eligible to... Read more