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Our Lady of Pompei Chapel, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

‘Novena to the Mother of God for the Nation’ to begin Oct. 27 as election draws near

Oct 21, 2024

By Joseph Pronechen

Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 27, the Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) will launch a nine-day novena in anticipation of the... Read more

Father Jason Charron.

Catholic priest prayed for Trump’s safety at Pennsylvania rally moments before shooting

Jul 14, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Father Jason Charron, a Ukrainian Catholic priest who offered a benediction at Trump’s rally, recounted the moments before and after... Read more

Heads of state pose for a group photo during the NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium on July 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Analysis: NATO summit highlights divergent views on European defense, future

Jul 12, 2024

By AC Wimmer

The NATO summit, held July 10–11 in Washington, D.C., marked the 75th anniversary of the world’s most powerful military alliance. Read more

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Farm workers.

Catholic Campaign for Human Development spent $11.4 million over its budget

Father José Eduardo de Oliveira e Silva has over 420,000 followers on Instagram and 130,000 on YouTube.

Priest accused of being involved in alleged plot to assassinate president of Brazil

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi during an interview with CNA in Rome on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.

Archbishop of Tokyo: An aging society like Japan’s will not be able to survive

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, photographed here with Kirk Adams and First Lady Jill Biden, in a photo posted to his X account, Nov. 20, 2024.

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood leader Cecile Richards

Missouri’s bishops are urging the state to forgo executing a Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape, torture and murder of a 9-year-old girl. Collings is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, 2024.

Missouri bishops urge state to refrain from executing convicted child-killer next month

The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation awards the Ratzinger Prize to Notre Dame theologian Cyril O’Regan and Japanese sculptor Etsurō Sotoo at in a ceremony at the Vatican on Nov. 22, 204.

Prestigious Ratzinger Prize awarded to Notre Dame theologian, Japanese sculptor at Vatican

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Data show abortions dropped by nearly 40% in Iowa after six-week ban

Police are searching for a thief who entered the Church of St. Francis of Assisi on West 31st Street in Manhattan on Nov. 20, 2024, and stole a gold rose that memorializes a priest who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Police search for thief who stole 9/11 memorial gold rose from New York Catholic church

A close-up of the tomb of St. Ceclia at the basilica dedicated to her in Trastevere, Rome, Italy.

PHOTOS: St. Cecilia, martyr and patron saint of music, rests in Roman basilica named for her

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U.S. bishops: Federal ‘gender identity’ rule could block Catholics from government contracts

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