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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

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to the media during a joint news conference with Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arevalo at the Culture Palace in Guatemala City on Feb. 5, 2025.

Rubio says State Department will exempt select USAID programs from freeze

Feb 6, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The secretary of state also said the State Department has reached out to USAID officials to help determine these exemptions.  Read more

The members of the general board of directors of the Regnum Christi Federation, before its first general convention from April 29 to May 4, 2024, in Rome.

Vatican gives definitive approval to statutes of Regnum Christi

Feb 6, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

The organization’s General Directive College stated that this recognition “reaffirms the validity of the path traveled and strengthens the commitment... Read more

Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, North Carolina, greets a young Catholic while surveying storm damage at Swannanoa, North Carolina, Friday, on Oct. 4, 2024.

North Carolina bishops: Immigration policy and enforcement ‘complicated and emotional’

The Roman Catholic bishops of Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, have issued a joint statement about immigration policy and enforcement... Read more

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Catholic International University launches new program in AI, emerging technologies

Feb 6, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The program organizers took inspiration from the growing commentary from the Catholic Church about AI, including the Vatican’s recent “Antiqua... Read more

“If the devil divides, the creed unites!” the pope said in his Feb. 6, 2025, remarks to a visiting group of priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox churches, including Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Malankar, and Syriac.

Pope Francis reiterates desire for ‘full unity’ among Christians

Feb 6, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

“The proclamation of the common faith requires, first of all, that we love one another,” the Holy Father said in... Read more

President Donald Trump participates in prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the The Fellowship Foundation at the Washington Hilton on Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Trump at National Prayer Breakfast announces task force to end anti-Christian bias

Feb 6, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

During remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning, Trump said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi would head the... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Eastern Orthodox priests and monks on Feb. 6, 2025, at his Santa Marta home in the Vatican instead of in the Apostolic Palace as planned.

Pope Francis to take meetings at home while sick with bronchitis, Vatican says

Feb 6, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope has faced several health challenges in recent years, including knee problems requiring a wheelchair, respiratory infections, and a... Read more

Pope Francis greets members of the Interprovincial Order of the Profession of Midwifery of Catanzaro on Feb. 6, 2025, at his Casa Santa Marta residence at the Vatican.

Pope Francis praises midwives, OB-GYNs who welcome babies with ‘humanity’

Feb 6, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The pope’s words were conveyed in a written speech handed out during an audience with an association of midwives and... Read more

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis urges all Catholics to be ‘missionaries of hope’ through prayer and action

Feb 6, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“I urge all of you, children, young people, adults, and the elderly, to participate actively in the common evangelizing mission... Read more

The University of Notre Dame.

Appeals court upholds dismissal of Notre Dame professor lawsuit against student newspaper

Feb 6, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Notre Dame sociology professor Tamara Kay in 2023 sued the Irish Rover over reports that depicted her as supportive of... Read more