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Bishops welcome efforts to defend unborn child of undocumented teen

Oct 23, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Texas' bishops have welcomed the decision of an appeals court delaying the government-assisted procurement of an abortion by an undocumented... Read more

House votes to allow states to deny funding to Planned Parenthood

Feb 16, 2017

By Matt Hadro

The House voted Thursday to allow states to choose not to fund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers with federal... Read more

President Barack Obama speaks at Georgetown University, May 12, 2015.

Why pro-lifers are calling this rule a gift to Planned Parenthood

Dec 16, 2016

By Matt Hadro

States cannot keep federal grants away from Planned Parenthood clinics, the Obama administration ruled on Wednesday in a move that... Read more

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Keynote speakers at “The Beauty of Truth: Navigating Society Today as a Catholic Woman” conference, held Jan. 9-10, 2026, in Houston (left to right): Erika Bachiochi, Mary Eberstadt, Angela Franks, Pia de Solenni, and Leah Sargeant. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the University of St. Thomas

Catholic women discuss beauty, difficulty, redemptive nature of Church’s teachings on sexuality

Pope Leo XIV waves to crowds in St. Peter's Square after praying the Angelus on Jan. 18, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV urges prayers for peace in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Barry Knestout of Richmond. | Credit: Katie Yoder/EWTN News; photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Washington

Virginia bishops condemn proposed abortion amendment: ‘We will fight’

Archbishop Dabula Mpako of the Archdiocese of Pretoria. | Credit: Photos courtesy of Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC)

Over 40 parishioners in South Africa archdiocese face excommunication after disruptive protests

A woman receives a baby shower at her local church through Embrace Grace. | Credit: Embrace Grace

How one woman’s unexpected pregnancy launched a pro-life group helping women in need

Father Travis Moger on the day of his ordination alongside his son, Mark; wife, Amelia; mother; and daughter, Maddy. | Credit: EWTN News screenshot

From Baptist pastor to Catholic priest: A unique journey to priesthood

Former United States Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Catherine Hadro on Monday, May 12, 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot

Former U.S. ambassador to Holy See weighs in on Vatican diplomacy in Venezuela, U.S.

Scene from the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. | Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot

U.S. bishops say multimillion-dollar Eucharistic revival bore spiritual fruit

London, England with the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf in the background. | Credit: © User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons

Abortions hit record high in England and Wales

A Bangladeshi border post in Bagha, Rajshahi district, near the India-Bangladesh border on June 13, 2021. | Credit: Dewan Tirtho / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

‘We only want treatment’: Catholics caught in Bangladesh-India visa crisis

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