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Father Gustavo Gutierrez Merino, OP, who is regarded as the father of liberation theology.

Gustavo Gutiérrez, ‘father of liberation theology,’ dies at 96

Oct 23, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, the Peruvian Dominican priest considered the ”father” of liberation theology, died Oct. 22 at the age of... Read more

St. John Capistrano and St. Bernardine of Siena. Museum of Fine Arts of Granada. Painting, oil on canvas, by Alonso Cano (1653-1657) for an altarpiece of the disappeared Franciscan convent of San Antonio and San Diego, Granada.

St. John of Capistrano: Franciscan priest and missionary who achieved military victory

Oct 23, 2024

By CNA Staff

On Oct. 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of St. John of Capistrano, a Franciscan priest with an extraordinary... Read more

The archbishop of Valencia and president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Jesús González de Zárate, and the apostolic nuncio in Venezuela, Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín.

Church in Venezuela demands release of minors jailed in election protests

Oct 22, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

Venezuela’s bishops reiterated their sharp criticism of the government’s “arbitrary arrests and violations of human rights that occurred after the... Read more

Doctors announce the Women’s Health Declaration at a press conference on Oct. 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Pro-life doctors call for dignified ‘life-affirming’ pregnancy care for women, children

Oct 22, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The declaration seeks to address the increased use of chemical abortion drugs and misinformation about crisis pregnancies among health care... Read more

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prays during a roundtable discussion with Latino community leaders at Trump National Doral Miami resort in Miami on Oct. 22, 2024.

Trump: Harris ‘destructive to Christianity,’ Catholics ‘treated worse than anybody’

Oct 22, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“These people are sick,” Trump contended. “These people are very sick people. Christians will not be safe with Kamala Harris... Read more

The “EWTN News Nightly” and “EWTN News In Depth” team at the Washington, D.C., studios of EWTN.

Catholic election night coverage from EWTN News — here’s how to tune in

Oct 22, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

EWTN News will offer extensive coverage on the night of the 2024 U.S. general election, and viewers can expect balanced... Read more

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Federal agents investigating fire at Catholic church in Arizona

Oct 22, 2024

By Daniel Payne

St. Anthony of Padua Church in Casa Grande, Arizona, reported that an early morning fire on Oct. 18 had damaged... Read more

Belén Perales is now host of the YouTube channel “El Rosario de las 11” (“The Rosary at 11 p.m.”), where she streams praying the Holy Rosary every night and shares conversion stories.

An atheist for 35 years, she reencountered God at the tomb of St. John Paul II

Oct 22, 2024

By Diego López Marina

Belén Perales was an atheist for 35 years. But her life changed dramatically on a visit to the tomb of... Read more

Burkinabé soldiers patrol in Ouagadougou after the January 2022 coup.

Persecution of Christians worldwide has gotten worse, papal charity report says

Oct 22, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Aid to the Church in Need report, which covers August 2022 to June 2024, states that human rights violations... Read more

Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Cameroon, and Bishop Edouard Sinayobye of Rwanda talk with journalists at Synod on Synodality press briefings in October 2024.

African bishops speak: How has the Synod on Synodality impacted the Church in Africa?

Oct 22, 2024

By Kristina Millare

How has the Synod on Synodality impacted the Catholic Church in Africa? And, in turn, how has the Church in... Read more

Children participate in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual Missionary Childhood Association Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Oct. 16, 2024.

‘Children helping children’: Missionary Childhood Association helps youth become evangelists

Oct 22, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The MCA, also known as the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood, is tasked with “developing a spirit and a... Read more

A worshiper waves the flag of China as Pope Francis leaves following the weekly general audience on June 12, 2019, at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Vatican-China bishop deal renewed for four more years

Oct 22, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The renewal comes days after a report from the Hudson Institute detailed how seven Catholic bishops in China have been... Read more

A pro-life sign is seen on a roadside in Agnew, Nebraska, on May 14, 2024.

Voters in Nebraska will have a choice between two competing abortion measures

Oct 22, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Chelsey Youman of Human Coalition Action on “EWTN News In Depth” said that amid a “disinformation” campaign, Nebraska is “fighting... Read more

In 1984, Pope John Paul II met in Rome with 300,000 young people from all over the world in a meeting that laid the foundations for today’s World Youth Day.

5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church forever

Oct 22, 2024

By CNA Staff

St. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate and the first non-Italian... Read more

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Saintly superhero: When Marvel Comics told the life story of John Paul II

Oct 22, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

St. John Paul II, who led the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005, is one of the... Read more

When asked what Christians can do outside the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa responded: “Pray and support. Support the Christian community as much as they can.”

Jerusalem cardinal: Two-state solution to end Israel-Hamas war is now ‘unrealistic’

Oct 21, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa indicated that for now a two-state solution to end the war between Israel and Hamas in the... Read more

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance listens as Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.

JD Vance at Wisconsin faith rally says Catholics ‘feel abandoned’ by Biden, Harris

Oct 21, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“Kamala Harris is the candidate of anti-Christian and anti-Catholic bigotry,” JD Vance said. “She brags about it. That’s her policy... Read more

Pro-life protestors hold signs outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 10, 2024, advocating against Amendment 3, which would dramatically expand abortion access in Missouri if passed in November.

3 states pick up abortion pill lawsuit against Food and Drug Administration

Oct 21, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The states of Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho argue in the new lawsuit that “women should have the in-person care of... Read more

“Don’t mess with my children,” reads a sign carried by a participant in one of some 30 marches on Oct. 19, 2024, in Colombia to protest the country’s health department memorandom that sanctions sex changes for minors.

Thousands of Colombians protest government’s embrace of gender ideology

Oct 21, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

Thousands of Colombians took to the streets over the weekend to demand the repeal of a government health policy that... Read more

Interior of the parish church in the Cuxtitali sector of the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

Mexican priest shot dead after celebrating Mass

Oct 21, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

Father Marcelo Pérez of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas in Mexicao was shot dead after he had... Read more