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Springfield Bishop William Byrne and his sibling Sister Dede Byrne speak to EWTN News’ Catherine Hadro at the 2024 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C., Feb. 8, 2024.

Brother and sister who are bishop and nun say faithful parents helped foster vocations

Feb 9, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

For Bishop William Byrne and his sibling Sister Dede Byrne, it was their parents’ daily devotion to the Eucharist that... Read more

Bishop William Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, gives the keynote address at the 2024 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2024.

National Catholic Prayer Breakfast speakers highlight joy and sacrifice of the Christian life

Feb 8, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Bishop William Byrne Byrne of Springfield, Massachusetts, delivered the keynote address on the need for greater participation in the Christian... Read more

Helen Alvaré, shown in her Maryland home, encourages Catholics “to give a reason for the hope that is in you” (1 Pt 3:15) as they work to defend Church teaching on the dignity of life and family issues.

Helen Alvaré: Pro-life scholar and speaker who upends stereotypes

Feb 6, 2024

By Joan Frawley Desmond

The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast will honor the U.S. legal expert, highlighting her “work on pro-life issues and the broader... Read more

Hong Kong.Hong Kong media tycoon and founder of Apple Daily newspaper Jimmy Lai Chee Ying arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court, May 18, 2020.

Catholic Hong Kong activist honored at prayer breakfast  

Sep 14, 2021

By Matt Hadro

A Hong Kong Catholic democracy advocate was honored in absentia on Tuesday at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington,... Read more

Bishop Steven Lopes

Unity can only come from God, bishop tells prayer breakfast

Sep 14, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

True unity comes from God and is not something created by man, the bishop of the Ordinariate of the Chair... Read more

US Attorney General Bill Barr speaks during a meeting on human trafficking at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on August 4, 2020.

Trump, Barr, Barron speak at National Catholic Prayer breakfast

Sep 23, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Attorney General William Barr warned of “a new orthodoxy that is actively hostile to religion” in his remarks to the... Read more

President Donald Trump at a White House press conference, 2019.

Trump announces 'Born Alive' executive order for abortion survivors

Sep 23, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced an executive order that would require medical care be given to infants who are... Read more

US Attorney General Bill Barr speaks during a meeting on human trafficking at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on August 4, 2020.

AG to be honored at virtual Catholic prayer breakfast

Sep 3, 2020

The 2020 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast (NCPB) will be streamed online on Sept. 23 the organization announced on Wednesday. The... Read more

Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix delivers the keynote address at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2019.

Now is the time to defend the truth, Phoenix bishop says at prayer breakfast

Apr 23, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix called on a gathering of the nation’s Catholic leaders to stand up to the heresies... Read more

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, April 23, 2019.

National Catholic Prayer Breakfast hears call for 'Catholic great awakening'

Apr 23, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast heard an uncompromising call to holiness and the defense of every human life Tuesday, with... Read more

Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, who gave the keynote address at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, May 24, 2018.

Be missionary disciples, Archbishop Naumann encourages Catholic prayer breakfast

May 24, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, who gave the keynote address at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, May... Read more

Archbishop Joseph Naumann. CNA file photo

Incoming pro-life chair to keynote National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

Apr 23, 2018

The keynote speaker at the 2018 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast will be Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, incoming chairman... Read more

A crucifix inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Nun urges Catholic prayer breakfast attendees to keep the faith

Jun 7, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

To preserve their future and reveal the life found within the Church, Catholics in the United States must not forget... Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, speaking at the Vatican, Feb. 10, 2015.

Resist 'ideological colonization', Cardinal Sarah urges at prayer breakfast

May 18, 2016

By Adelaide Mena

Speaking in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Cardinal Robert Sarah enjoined Catholics to resist “ideological colonization” and the removal of God... Read more

Little Sisters of the Poor outside SCOTUS after oral arguments for their case against the HHS Mandate.

How the Little Sisters find joy despite their ongoing court case

May 17, 2016

By Matt Hadro

If you are a Christian, your life should not be a perpetual Lent – this was the message of the... Read more

Prayer breakfast speakers urge supplication for religious liberty, family

May 7, 2015

By Matt Hadro

Prayer is sorely needed as existential threats face faith, the family, and religious liberty in the U.S., Catholic leaders insisted... Read more