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Pennsylvania votes to keep high court majority that has upheld abortion access

Nov 4, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Pennsylvania retained three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Read more

Authorities say the killer of 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty, raped and murdered in a Pennsylvania Catholic church 63 years ago, was identified in October 2025 as William Schrader, who died in 2002.

Killer, rapist of girl in Catholic church identified more than 60 years later

Oct 31, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Authorities said the killer of 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty, raped and murdered in a Pennsylvania Catholic church 63 years ago,... Read more

The icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa is displayed at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Over 1,000 celebrate 70 years of Marian devotion, Polish heritage at Pennsylvania shrine

Jul 1, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The Marian shrine, located about 25 miles north of Philadelphia, was established in 1955 by a Polish priest from the... Read more

Pittsburgh Bishop-elect Mark Eckman.

Pope Leo XIV taps Pittsburgh Auxiliary Bishop Mark Eckman to lead diocese

Jun 4, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo accepted Bishop David Zubik’s resignation June 4. The outgoing bishop turned 75 — the usual age of retirement... Read more

An explosive device detonates at St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Police arrest Pennsylvania man for detonating explosive inside Catholic chapel

May 9, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Police in a small Pennsylvania town have arrested a man who allegedly detonated an explosive on the altar of a... Read more

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with EWTN News in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.

Speaker Mike Johnson on EWTN News: Catholics, Pennsylvanians are key to election

Nov 5, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“[Trump] often asks me, ‘Will the Catholics like this? Will the evangelicals like this?'” Speaker Mike Johnson said. Read more

A man prays at the Candlelight Chapel at the National Shrine to Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on April 2, 2005, the day Pope John Paul II died.

Trump’s planned visit to Pennsylvania Catholic shrine with Polish president is canceled

Sep 19, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The campaign’s scheduled stop at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown has been canceled. The reason... Read more

Trump supporters are seen covered with blood in the stands in aftermath of assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.

Devout Christian dad killed in Trump assassination attempt was ‘the very best of us’

Jul 14, 2024

By Joe Bukuras, Matt McDonald

Corey Comparatore died shielding his family during the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. Read more

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FBI investigating threats against ‘multiple faith communities’ in Pennsylvania

Apr 19, 2024

By Daniel Payne

An FBI spokesman told CNA on Thursday that it “is aware of a number of threats made against multiple faith... Read more

Members of the Houston-based Catholic Organization of Life carry their flag, alongside the state flag, at the 2024 Texas March for Life.

Pro-life leaders are ‘laser-focused’ on state marches this election year: Here’s what you need to know

Jan 31, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

With abortion set to be on the ballot this year in many states across the country, pro-life groups in several... Read more

Justice Christine Donohue of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered that the case, which was previously dismissed, be reargued before the state's Commonwealth Court.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court opens the door to public funding for abortion

Jan 30, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

In the case, the abortion providers who filed the suit argued that Pennsylvania’s policies regarding the use of federal funds... Read more

The Saint Sharbel Spiritual Life Center in Pittsburgh opened in December 2023 and offers spiritual formation with a special focus on the life of Maronite priest and hermit St. Sharbel Makhlouf.

One-of-a-kind Saint Sharbel spiritual center opens in Pittsburgh

Jan 10, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

Located in Pittsburgh’s suburban neighborhood of Beechview sits a unique Catholic spiritual center that is the only one of its... Read more

Standing 100 feet tall, the Christmas Star overlooks the little town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (aka “Christmas City, USA”).

O Little Town of Bethlehem… Pennsylvania? The story of ‘Christmas City USA’

Dec 25, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Perhaps the most famous town called Bethlehem in the U.S. is Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a town of 75,000, just a short... Read more

Sister Augustine Marie Molnar, a member of the Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, died tragically in a car accident on Nov. 18, 2023, while traveling to an event to promote vocations.

Pennsylvania religious sister dies in car accident

Nov 20, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Sister Augustine Marie Molnar, 43, a member of the Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, was a... Read more

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Pennsylvania ends decadeslong funding for crisis pregnancy centers

Aug 18, 2023

By Daniel Payne

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in a release about the announcement tied the decision explicitly to support for abortion. Read more

Bishop-elect Edward M. Lohse, 61, will be installed in the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan, on July 25, 2023.

Pope Francis appoints Pennsylvania priest to lead Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan

May 23, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Diocese of Kalamazoo, which comprises nine counties in southwest Michigan, has 59 parishes, 21 Catholic schools, and almost 80,000... Read more

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Pipe bomb found behind Catholic church in Philadelphia

Feb 20, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

An 18-inch pipe bomb was found behind a Catholic church in Philadelphia and removed by the police department’s bomb squad. Read more

Democrat U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman arrives to cast his ballot at New Hope Baptist Church in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 8, 2022.

Democrat Fetterman declared winner in race for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania

Nov 8, 2022

By Edie Heipel

In the days leading up to Election Day, the two candidates were neck-and-neck in polls following growing alarm over Fetterman's... Read more

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz (left) and Democrat John Fetterman.

Oz, Fetterman spar on abortion in Pennsylvania debate

Oct 25, 2022

By Katie Yoder, Shannon Mullen

The candidates’ latest comments come as a new EWTN poll shows a majority of Catholic voters in the state support... Read more

Pennsylvania state capitol

Two-year ‘window’ for abuse lawsuits gets new support in Pennsylvania

Apr 23, 2021

A bill that could expand child sex abuse lawsuits in the state of Pennsylvania has received new support in the... Read more