Articles by Peter Pinedo
Pope Francis approves miracle to pave way to beatification of Elisabetta Martinez
Feb 23, 2023 / 14:00 pmThe miracle involved the healing of an unborn baby girl in Rimini, Italy.
Catholic leaders at border criticize Biden’s immigration crackdown
Feb 22, 2023 / 13:45 pmReferred to by some as a “transit ban,” the new policy automatically denies asylum to migrants who cross the border illegally or cross other countries illegally to get to the U.S.
Canadian Catholic school student who was suspended for protesting transgender bathroom policy speaks out
Feb 21, 2023 / 13:30 pmJosh Alexander, 16, was suspended this month for expressing his religious and moral objections to the school’s transgender bathroom policy.
Utah advances legislation to ban clinics that offer only abortion
Feb 20, 2023 / 15:58 pmLast Friday the Utah House of Representatives passed some of the strongest pro-life legislation advanced since the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
Belmont Abbey College launches $100 million campaign to fund campus, academic improvements
Feb 19, 2023 / 06:00 amThe Catholic liberal arts school in North Carolina is known for its faithfulness to Catholic teaching and has seen a steady increase in enrollment in recent years.
103-year-old ‘basketball nun’ Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt releases memoir
Feb 18, 2023 / 08:00 amWith the motto “worship, work, win,” Schmidt has long been a student favorite at Loyola University of Chicago.
Witness to horror: A Christian farmer in Nigeria saw his family massacred
Feb 16, 2023 / 14:15 pmClement Usoo, whose family was massacred by Fulani herdsmen in 2019, shared his story in a testimony published Wednesday by Aid to the Church in Need-USA.
Bishops open registration for first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years
Feb 15, 2023 / 15:00 pmThe National Eucharistic Congress will take place in Indianapolis July 17-21, 2024, and organizers say it will be “a defining moment in our generation.”
Atlanta airport gets a 24/7 eucharistic chapel
Feb 14, 2023 / 15:45 pmAirline workers and travelers flying through the busiest airport in the world can now spend time in the real presence of Christ.
Pringles commercial airs most pro-life ad of the Super Bowl
Feb 13, 2023 / 09:50 amThe sonogram image prominently featured in the Super Bowl was praised by pro-lifers as bringing attention to the humanity of unborn children.
5 things to know about the ‘He Gets Us’ Jesus ad campaign
Feb 12, 2023 / 09:34 amSuper Bowl viewers this Sunday may be surprised to see two ads that don’t seem to have anything to do with Christianity until the end when the words “Jesus” and “He Gets Us” flash across the screen.
Only 1 in 3 Catholic parents think it’s very important their children share their faith, survey finds
Feb 9, 2023 / 15:00 pmIn total, 65% of Catholics said it was either extremely, very, or somewhat important for their children to hold their Catholic beliefs as adults.
State Department official: ‘After careful review’ Nigeria to remain off religious freedom watch list
Feb 8, 2023 / 13:25 pmA U.S. State Department official told EWTN that “after careful review” Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has decided not to put Nigeria back on the list.
Ukrainian Catholics will now celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 in a shift toward the West
Feb 8, 2023 / 10:55 amThe Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announced Monday that it is switching its fixed-date religious celebrations to match the Gregorian calendar.
Tennessee governor to increase funding for crisis pregnancy centers to $100 million
Feb 7, 2023 / 10:47 amGov. Bill Lee announced plans at his annual State of the State address Monday to expand support for crisis pregnancy centers in the state to $100 million.
AP tells reporters to call crisis pregnancy centers ‘anti-abortion centers’
Feb 6, 2023 / 13:21 pmReporters should “avoid potentially misleading terms such as pregnancy resource centers or pregnancy counseling centers,” according to the AP’s Abortion Topical Guide.
Meet the ‘Lone Survivor’ priest and ‘Grunt Padre’ author who’s now the head chaplain of the Coast Guard
Feb 5, 2023 / 04:00 amFather Daniel Mode has spent nine years oversea as a Navy chaplain, including seven years on ships and aircraft carriers.
Investigation into FBI, fed agencies’ targeting of Christians and pro-lifers to begin next week
Feb 4, 2023 / 10:00 amA primary focus of the investigation will be the Biden administration’s targeting of pro-lifers through the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.
Religious freedom ‘under assault’ across the world, leaders testify at summit
Feb 2, 2023 / 10:50 amFaith leaders from across the world gathered in Washington, D.C., at the International Religious Freedom Summit this week.
Republican and Democrat leaders urge Biden to add Nigeria to list of countries violating religious freedom
Feb 1, 2023 / 08:29 amRep. Chris Smith and a bipartisan group of leaders in Congress introduced a resolution Tuesday urging the State Department to add Nigeria to its CPC list.