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LIVE UPDATES: A ‘thumbs up’ to the faithful as Pope Francis released from hospital
Mar 23, 2025 / 06:22 amHere’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.
St. Cyril of Jerusalem: a beacon of courage in the face of misunderstanding and opposition
Mar 18, 2025 / 04:00 amOn March 18, the Catholic Church honors St. Cyril of Jerusalem, a fourth-century bishop and doctor of the Church whose writings are still regarded as masterful.
Pope Francis’ health: Here’s a timeline of his medical issues in recent years
Feb 14, 2025 / 11:30 amThe pope, who turned 88 in December, has faced a few health challenges in recent months, including hospitalization for bronchitis.
‘Apostles of the Slavs’: Brother saints Cyril, Methodius universally celebrated Feb. 14
Feb 14, 2025 / 05:00 amTheir evangelization efforts were so great in Church history that Pope John Paul II named Sts. Cyril and Methodius the patron saints of Europe.
St. Valentine: How a beheaded martyr became the patron saint of romantic love
Feb 14, 2025 / 04:00 amAccording to the Catholic Encyclopedia, at least three different St. Valentines were recorded in early histories of martyrs under the date of Feb. 14.
With eye on eliminating deficit, CUA grapples with proposed changes to academic programs
Jan 21, 2025 / 09:00 amAdministrators, faculty, and students at The Catholic University of America are in the throes of dealing with difficult decisions to eliminate a $30 million structural deficit.
Christians in Gaza, Syria ‘need everything,’ Vatican cardinal says
Dec 23, 2024 / 16:45 pm“They need everything and we cannot give anything,” Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti told EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser in a recent interview.
Who is St. Thorlak, the patron of Iceland?
Dec 23, 2024 / 04:00 amThe Scandinavian island nation of Iceland celebrates its national patron, St. Thorlak Thorhallsson, on Dec. 23.
Remembering St. Francis Xavier’s missionary zeal
Dec 3, 2024 / 04:00 amOn Dec. 3, the Catholic Church honors St. Francis Xavier, one of the first Jesuits who evangelized vast portions of Asia.
UPDATE: Father Carlos Martins’ attorney provides fuller context of church incident
Nov 24, 2024 / 15:25 pmQueen of the Apostles Catholic Church in Joliet, Illinois, said that on Thursday of this week the parish hosted the arm of St. Jude as part of the relic’s ongoing tour.
Vietnam, with one of the highest abortion rates, leads UN initiative on premature births
Nov 20, 2024 / 14:30 pm“It’s a completely mixed message,” Joseph Meaney, a senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, told “EWTN News Nightly” on Tuesday.
Catholic Church celebrates soldier-turned-bishop St. Martin of Tours on Nov. 11
Nov 11, 2024 / 04:00 amOn Nov. 11, the Catholic Church honors St. Martin of Tours, who left his post in the Roman army to become a “soldier of Christ.”
Pope Francis names Archbishop Galbas as new leader of Warsaw Archdiocese
Nov 4, 2024 / 09:05 amThe appointment was announced Monday by the apostolic nunciature in Poland.
Spooky, scary, saintly? How Catholics can see Halloween at its best
Oct 31, 2024 / 04:00 am“Visible symbols of death thus represent a reminder of the last things — death, judgment, heaven, and hell,” said Bishop David Konderla of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
St. John of Capistrano: Franciscan priest and missionary who achieved military victory
Oct 23, 2024 / 04:00 amOn Oct. 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of St. John of Capistrano, a Franciscan priest with an extraordinary number of achievements.
5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church forever
Oct 22, 2024 / 05:00 amSt. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate and the first non-Italian pontiff since Pope Adrian VI in 1523.
St. Ignatius of Antioch: the early Church Father who longed for union with Christ
Oct 17, 2024 / 04:00 amOn Oct. 17, the Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch.
Celebration of Cardinal Newman’s feast day breaks from tradition
Oct 9, 2024 / 11:15 amDiffering from the traditional practice, the feast day of Cardinal John Henry Newman is not celebrated on the day of his death but on the day he converted.
Lebanese bishop makes impassioned plea for peace at synod briefing
Oct 5, 2024 / 10:35 amBishop Mounir Khairallah of Batroun shared his personal experience of violence and forgiveness, recounting how his parents were murdered when he was 5.
Belgian prime minister criticizes Pope Francis for statements on abortion
Oct 4, 2024 / 11:50 amBelgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo criticized Pope Francis for comments the pope made on abortion last week when he was returning to Rome from Belgium.