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Launched in March 2025, St. Claret Maternity Center in the Nyabwina village serves the local region in the Sheema/Mbarara District of Uganda.

Inspired by John Paul II, Catholic maternal health organization celebrates 30 years

Mar 29, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

MaterCare International celebrates 30 years of supporting ethical maternal health care in developing regions around the globe, thanks to St.... Read more

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Fertility rates show pro-life laws saved 22,000 lives in 2023, study finds 

Feb 14, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life- and abortion-related news.  Read more

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Pope Francis blesses St. Peter’s Square with the Blessed Sacrament during the statio orbis prayer to end COVID-19 pandemic, Friday, March 27, 2020.

5 of the most memorable prayers of Pope Francis’ pontificate

An aerial view of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome as the body of Pope Francis arrives for burial following his funeral Mass on April 26, 2025.

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Francis is laid to rest at St. Mary Major

Pallbearers carry the wooden coffin of Pope Francis, marked with a cross, into St. Peter's Square for the funeral Mass on April 26, 2025.

Pope Francis’ funeral: A global farewell to a humble shepherd

The statue of Our Lady, Queen of Peace in the Basilica of St. Mary Major.

7 popes are buried at St. Mary Major; Pope Francis will soon be the eighth

Cardinal Christophe Pierre speaks to EWTN News President and COO Montse Alvarado in Rome on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Holy Spirit chose Pope Francis to be ‘instrument of Christ,’ Cardinal Pierre says

The archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, speaks to EWTN News on Friday, April 25, 2025, in Rome.

Cardinal Dolan: Pope Francis was ‘a man of the heart’ 

Left: Ismael with his friend Dalia, who traveled from Barcelona, Spain. Right: Nadia Trujillo, Ana Asensio, and their friend who joined them from Portugal.

First pilgrims begin to line up 12 hours ahead of Pope Francis’ funeral

The casket of Pope Francis rests sealed in St. Peter's Basilica prior to the Holy Father's funeral, Friday, April 25, 2025,

What to know about Pope Francis’ Saturday morning funeral

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Catholic Relief Services ordered to pay ex-employee $60,000 in LGBT discrimination suit

Thousands of Catholics said their last goodbyes and paid their respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, as the late pope lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Evening pilgrims bid farewell to Pope Francis ahead of Saturday funeral

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