If Christians lose their identity they cannot be united, Father Philip Goyret says.
By Kristina Millare · Yesterday
Father Philip Goyret, an ecclesiology professor at Rome’s Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Philip Goyret
Thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., with signs in hand to stand up for the unborn at the 53rd March for Life.
By Tessa Gervasini · Yesterday
Pro-lifers hold their signs up at the March for Life Rally on Jan. 23, 2026. | Credit: Tessa Gervasini/EWTN News
Attendees promoted a wide range of life issues at the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Amid rising violence, European lawmakers, bishops, and civil organizations are calling for the EU to appoint a special envoy on religious freedom and coordinator of anti-Christian hatred.
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A plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. | Credit: MichalPL via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In a message to an Italian public television show on its 30th anniversary, Pope Leo XIV pointed out the benefits but also the risks and dangers of digital media.
Pope Leo XIV approved on Jan. 22 the beatification of Guatemalan martyr Friar Augusto Ramírez Monasterio and Maria Ignazia Isacchi, an Italian religious who founded a new congregation.
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú · Yesterday
Franciscan Father Augusto Ramírez Monasterio is shown after his initial interrogation and torture; he is hiding the wounds on his hands and wrists. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Ana Morales Ramirez
The pope urged journalists to refocus on relationships, reconciliation, and the voices of the vulnerable.
The president delivered the message after urging Republicans on Jan. 6 to be flexible on abortion restrictions to get a health care deal.
By Daniel Payne · Yesterday
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Jan. 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
The Holy See rejected claims that discontent is widespread among its employees after an internal survey found distrust of managers and alleged workplace harassment.
By Victoria Cardiel · Yesterday
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The friar who ministers to 800 Catholics on the world’s largest island watches international negotiations with unease.
By Victoria Cardiel · January 22, 2026
Father Tomaž Majcen celebrates daily Mass at Christ the King Church in Nuuk, Greenland, and he frequently travels to other towns to minister to the faithful scattered across the territory. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Tomaž Majcen
Soldiers “put in a situation where they’re being ordered to do something that is morally questionable” are within their rights of conscience to disobey such a directive, the military archbishop said.
Bishop Robert Barron’s plea comes amid heightened national tensions in response to mass deportations and the killing of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis.
By Daniel Payne · January 19, 2026
Members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. | Credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
The Department of Homeland Security is announcing rules to address the backlog for religious worker visas.
Researchers’ findings reveal conflicting data.
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By Kate Quiñones · August 25, 2025
A young pro-lifer holds a sign that says “No human is a mistake” at the Colorado March for Life in Denver on Friday, April 11, 2025. | Credit: Kate Quiñones/CNA
Abortion policy at the federal and state levels has continued to shift in the United States in 2025.
According to Open Doors’ World Watch List 2026 report, persecution is on the rise under Daniel Ortega’s dictatorship in Nicaragua.
By Walter Sánchez Silva · January 22, 2026
Daniel Ortega, dictator of Nicaragua, and his wife and co-president, Rosario Murillo. | Credit: Council of Communication and Citizenship of the Government of Nicaragua (CC0 1.0)
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s leader promised Christian minorities the party will not impose Sharia law if elected on Feb. 12, but analysts question whether the pledge is genuine or strategy.
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In an exclusive interview with EWTN News, Pope Benedict XVI’s former secretary said “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV.
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Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Superior General Father John Berg (right) is accompanied to a Jan. 19, 2026, audience with Pope Leo XIV by Father Josef Bisig (center), a co-founder of the FSSP and its first superior general. | Credit: Vatican Media
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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
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Pro-life advocates march through Washington, D.C., to protest abortion during the 2025 March for Life on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. | Credit: Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/Middle East Images via AFP/Getty Images
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Pro-lifers hold their signs at the March for Life on Jan. 23, 2026. | Credit: Tessa Gervasini/EWTN News
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Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic states, gives an exclusive interview to EWTN News in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Jan. 20, 2026. | Credit: Tim Hotzelmann/EWTN News
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The SECAM delegation, (left to right) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza, Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba, and Father Rafael Simbine, meets with Pope Leo XIV on Jan. 17, 2026, at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media
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Pope Leo XIV addresses ambassadors and other diplomatic representatives to the Holy See in the Apostolic Palace on Jan. 9, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media
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The SECAM president described the first official audience between Pope Leo XIV and the leadership of the Church in Africa as a “very important meeting.”
Thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., with signs in hand to stand up for the unborn at the 53rd March for Life.
This week tens of thousands of people will gather in Washington, D.C., to attend the annual March for Life, hear from pro-life leaders, and join together in prayer and community.
More than 5,000 Catholics, most of whom were young people, attended the March for Life vigil at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
Elected officials including House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, spoke at the March for Life rally.
The journalist had been struggling with cancer for several years.
Life Fest featured a morning rally with the Sisters of Life and the Knights of the Columbus.
Elected officials including House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, spoke at the March for Life rally.
The journalist had been struggling with cancer for several years.
Life Fest featured a morning rally with the Sisters of Life and the Knights of the Columbus.
