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‘Nones’ now largest religious category in U.S., new report says

Jan 25, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Pew’s new report, released Jan. 24, shows that nones now account for 28% of the total U.S. population, outstripping the... Read more

Members of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia enjoying a performance of The Hillbilly Thomists at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Aug. 1, 2022.

Catholic by the numbers: New religious brothers and sisters have a lot in common

Jan 25, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

A new survey report polled 48 religious brothers and priests and 53 religious sisters in the U.S. who professed perpetual... Read more

Jimmy Coleman, a Catholic entrepreneur and father from North Carolina, completes an ultrarun.

The ‘Adoration Ultra:’ Catholic runner to cover 50 miles of Eucharistic adoration

Jan 25, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Entrepreneur and North Carolina father Jimmy Coleman plans to run a 50-mile route this Friday, Jan. 26, stopping at five... Read more

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Kentucky bishop dismisses priests who derided novus ordo Mass as ‘irrelevant’

Jan 25, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Covington Bishop John Iffert announced his decision in a letter to members of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Park... Read more

Father Elias Leyds, CSJ.

EWTN mourns death of Father Elias Leyds, ‘heart’ of Low Countries apostolate

Jan 25, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Eternal Word Television Network this week mourned the unexpected death of Father Elias Leyds, CSJ, the founder of EWTN... Read more

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Catholics in Massachusetts, New York urged to oppose assisted suicide bills

Jan 24, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

In both states efforts are underway to legalize assisted suicide. Read more

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Ohio bans sex changes for kids, overriding Gov. DeWine’s veto

Jan 24, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The bill prohibits all “gender reassignment surgery” performed on minors and the prescription of puberty-blocking drugs and hormone treatments. Read more

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley preaching during Mass in the cathedral in 2021.

Oklahoma archbishop: Supreme Court review of execution could further cause of abolition

Jan 24, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review the case of an Oklahoma man on death row who... Read more

Ryan Realbuto, who enjoyed his time with Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps, is remembered for his good heart. ()

Catholic volunteer killed on way home from adoration was ‘old soul’

Jan 24, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Ryan Realbuto, 23, was shot and killed in an attempted robbery on Jan. 18 while walking home from a Holy... Read more

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop Borys Gudziak addresses the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2023.

Bishops praise bipartisan deal on enhanced child tax credit proposal

Jan 24, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Archbishop Borys Gudziak said in a Wednesday statement that the recently proposed modification to the tax credit “makes meaningful progress.” Read more

Leading pro-life diaper company EveryLife went big with a billboard campaign in Times Square to coincide with the Jan. 19, 2024, March for Life.

Pro-life diaper company makes big splash

Jan 24, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

America’s leading pro-life diaper company, EveryLife, just wrapped up its latest ad campaign in Times Square.  Read more

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on Jan. 15, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa; former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign event on Jan. 17, 2024, in Rochester, New Hampshire.

In New Hampshire, Trump withstands Haley onslaught

Jan 23, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Former President Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday in a closer-than-expected race. Read more

A Tractional Latin Mass was held in the US Capitol building on Jan. 23, 2024.

Latin Mass held in Capitol on anniversary of FBI memo targeting traditional Catholics 

Jan 23, 2024

By Joe Bukuras, Tyler Arnold

Ryan Ellis, treasurer of the Arlington Latin Mass Society, told CNA Tuesday that the event had the support of House... Read more

The Community of Sant'Egidio, a group founded in Rome and known for mediating conflicts worldwide, shared a  petition Jan. 23, 2024, urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to halt the execution of convicted murderer Kenneth “Kenny” Eugene Smith.

Catholic group expresses concern over Alabama’s untested new execution method

Jan 23, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Community of Sant’Egidio shared a petition Jan. 23 urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to halt the execution of Kenneth... Read more

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A founder with a vision: Tech-based Catholic university in Los Angeles to open this fall

Jan 23, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Catholic Polytechnic University (CPU) in Los Angeles announced that it will welcome its first inaugural class of students in... Read more

Servant of God Joseph Dutton. This photo is used for the book: “Under Hawaiian Skies” by Albert Pierce Taylor (Honolulu: Advertiser Pub. Co., 1926), p. 558. The caption reads: “Brother Joseph Dutton, the ‘Saint of Molokai,’ who has devoted forty years of his life to service among the lepers at Kalawao, Molokai. He was an aide of the staff of General Granger, U.S.A., during the Civil War.”

Servant of God Joseph Dutton’s cause for canonization sent to Vatican

Jan 23, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

In the Diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii, the local phase concluded Sunday for the cause of canonization of Servant of God... Read more

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Bishops call for ‘universal nuclear disarmament’ on anniversary of treaty

Jan 23, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The treaty “is another historic step on the journey toward hope, toward the light, toward a world free of nuclear... Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a rally at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 7 facility on Jan. 22, 2024, in Big Bend, Wisconsin. The rally was the first of the nationwide Fight for Reproductive Freedoms tour.

Vice President Harris stumps for abortion 

Jan 22, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

During a speech to kick off her “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour, Vice President Kamala Harris called on Congress to... Read more

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with EWTN News' Erik Rosales at the U.S. Capitol.

House Speaker Mike Johnson: ‘My parents were teenagers when I was born’ a year before Roe

Jan 22, 2024

By Daniel Payne

“This is an important thing to support young mothers who are in times of crisis in unplanned situations, to support... Read more

President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, announced new plans to increase access to surgical abortion, chemical abortion, and contraceptives, with the move coming on the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s now-defunct Roe v. Wade ruling.

Biden announces new pro-abortion measures on Roe v. Wade anniversary 

Jan 22, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The White House’s push includes new guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support surgical abortion... Read more