EWTN News In Depth

EWTN’s roundtable discussion series and in depth interviews unapologetically examine and analyze important issues, news, and events from an authentically Catholic perspective. An engaged one-hour discussion about topics that matter to you. Host: Montse Alvarado.

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Trevor Williams, 31, pitcher for the Washington Nationals, in an interview with Colm Flynn for EWTN News In Depth, June 5, 2023.

Exclusive: Washington Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams speaks out on Dodgers controversy

Jun 14, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

“We cannot stand idly by while Our Lord gets mocked,” Trevor Williams told EWTN's Colm Flynn in an interview. Read more

Only a few weeks before he died, 16-year-old Donal Walsh went on national television in Ireland to remind people of the value of life. He passed away on May 12, 2013. Today the Donal Walsh Live Life Foundation continues to promote life.

Legacy of Irish teenager who inspired a nation lives on 10 years after his death

Jun 10, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Only a few weeks before he died, 16-year-old Donal Walsh went on national television to remind people of the value... Read more

Sister Scholastica Radel (left) and Mother Abbess Cecilia Snell of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, discuss the recent exhumation of the order's foundress, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, in an interview with EWTN News In Depth on May 30, 2023, at their abbey in Gower, Missouri.

‘A unifying moment’: Sister Wilhelmina’s nuns share their story in exclusive TV interview

Jun 4, 2023

By Shannon Mullen

When the abbess of her order peered into Sister Wilhelmina’s coffin she screamed for joy: “I see a foot!” Read more

Katie, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Katie is among the first students to benefit from a new initiative at the Catholic college called the St. Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, which provides free babysitting and other material support for young mothers on campus.

Moms on campus: How are Catholic colleges helping students facing unexpected pregnancies?

May 21, 2023

By Lauretta Brown, Shannon Mullen

Spurred by last year’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, Catholic colleges are devoting more resources to support young moms, a... Read more

Joe Donnelly was appointed U.S. ambassador to the Holy See by President Joe Biden on April 11, 2022.

U.S. ambassador to the Holy See talks about the role of faith in politics

May 6, 2023

By Tina Dennelly

Joe Donnelly recently sat down with Colm Flynn of EWTN News In Depth. Read more

Michael Warsaw attends a Solemn Mass for the 100th birthday of Mother Angelica in Rome, April 20, 2023.

EWTN CEO Michael Warsaw reflects on life and legacy of Mother Angelica on her 100th birthday

Apr 20, 2023

By CNA Staff

In this exclusive interview, Michael Warsaw speaks to Montse Alvarado about his personal relationship with and memories of Mother Angelica. Read more

Sister Thea Bowman and Venerable Augustus Tolton.

Meet the 6 American Black Catholics who are on the road to sainthood

Feb 28, 2023

By Jim Graves

At the end of Black History Month, Catholics would do well to recall that there are currently six African American... Read more

Harrison Butker, an NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, is an altar server at Traditional Latin Masses.

Harrison Butker opens up about his Super Bowl-winning kick — and his prayer routine

Feb 25, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The Chiefs kicker is outspoken about his Catholic faith, his pro-life convictions, and his devotion to the Traditional Latin Mass. Read more

Montse Alvarado speaks with EWTN News Executive Editor Matthew Bunson during a live broadcast of “EWTN News In Depth.”

Montse Alvarado Named President and COO of EWTN News

Jan 23, 2023

By Lauretta Brown

Alvarado comes to the role from her position as executive director and chief operating officer at the Becket Fund and... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal George Pell in Australia.

Cardinal Pell: Benedict XVI was complete opposite of the caricatures of his enemies

Jan 3, 2023

By CNA Staff

Australian Cardinal George Pell shared in an interview with EWTN News in Depth that Pope Benedict XVI was actually “a... Read more

Stephen Auth’s newest book documents his search for God through the arts.

Author: The arts led me back to the Catholic faith

Dec 10, 2022

By Leonardo Colon

EWTN News In Depth’s Montse Alvarado recently spoke with Stephen Auth, author of “Pilgrimage to the Museum: Man’s Search for... Read more

Mother Olga, founders of the Daughters of Mary of Nazareth, described what it was like growing up in war-torn Iraq: “It was really Our Lady who gave me hope … she has been always my mother, mother of my life.”

How this religious order’s foundress found peace in the Catholic Church

Sep 10, 2022

By Leonardo Colon

Mother Olga grew up in war-torn Iraq but found peace within the Catholic Church, establishing a new religious order to... Read more

Students at St. Thomas More School in Austria learn the importance of critical thinking, with an emphasis on logic over sole memorization.

Inside the first Catholic classical school in Austria

Aug 25, 2022

By Leonardo Colon

EWTN News In-Depth Correspondent Colm Flynn recently visited St. Thomas More School in Austria, which offers a unique, classically-based approach... Read more

Discalced Carmelite sisters from the Mount Carmel Monastery in Port Tobacco, Maryland.

A look into America’s oldest Carmelite monastery

Jul 21, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Nestled in the farmland of Port Tobacco, Maryland stands the oldest Carmelite monastery in America. Founded in 1790, the Mount... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan speaks to Colm Flynn of EWTN News In Depth in Hrebenne, Poland.

Cardinal Dolan talks Ukraine, refugee relief, Russian invasion

May 2, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

The efforts to help Ukraine’s refugees are an inspiration, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has said at the conclusion... Read more

CNA

The meanings and traditions of Advent

Nov 29, 2021

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Advent is a time of preparation. We prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ, and welcome his presence into... Read more

The volunteer friar firefighters started by St. Maximilian Kolbe

Meet the volunteer friar firefighters started by St. Maximilian Kolbe

Oct 11, 2021

By Katie Yoder

A group of firefighters from Poland looks just like any other firefighting brigade, with heavy uniforms, hard helmets, and a... Read more

Victims of the Oct. 6, 2018 earthquake in Haiti.

Meet the Catholic nun who has helped Haitians through multiple earthquakes

Sep 5, 2021

By Katie Yoder

“Sister Inga, who’s in the room next to me, she yells out, ‘Get out of the house quickly! It’s an... Read more

Samantha and her baby who were helped by the Paul Stefan Foundation

Parents pressured to abort child dedicate lives to helping moms in need

Aug 15, 2021

By Katie Yoder

Doctors recommended that Randy and Evelyn James choose abortion for their baby. Instead, they started an organization to help pregnant... Read more

Alta Fixsler

Alta Fixsler: Family friend says U.K. hospital can remove toddler’s life support ‘any time’

Aug 14, 2021

By Katie Yoder

The Fixsler family is fighting to keep their 2-year-old daughter, Alta, on life support in the U.K. But the Hasidic... Read more