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Russia is ‘willing’ to speak with Pope Francis about the war in Ukraine
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov said his government is willing to talk with Pope Francis, the U.S., and France to... Read more
Analysis: The diplomatic principles behind the Vatican’s agreement with China
Two aspects are key to understanding the Vatican’s diplomatic approach. Read more
Pope Francis warns seminarians that the vice of pornography ‘weakens the soul’
Pope Francis warned seminarians this week about how the vice of digital pornography “weakens the priestly heart.” Read more
New York State to assume some oversight of Buffalo Diocese after sex abuse settlement
The Diocese of Buffalo has settled a two-year-old lawsuit with New York Attorney General Letitia James over charges that it... Read more
COVID setback: Public school students in some grades lost more ground than Catholic school students
More than 90% of Catholic schools held in-person learning for five days a week during the pandemic. Only about 56%... Read more
‘Lazy, tepid, sad’: Pope Francis explains how desolation can be turned to good
Pope Francis explained on Wednesday how times of spiritual desolation — described by St. Ignatius of Loyola as feelings of... Read more
Oz, Fetterman spar on abortion in Pennsylvania debate
The candidates’ latest comments come as a new EWTN poll shows a majority of Catholic voters in the state support... Read more
UK government funds abortion in Northern Ireland as pro-life groups object
Chris Heaton-Harris, secretary of state for Northern Ireland, said Monday that the U.K. government will “ensure the commissioning of abortion... Read more
California court rules in favor of Christian baker in same-sex wedding cake case
A California judge ruled last week to protect the First Amendment rights of a Christian baker who refused to bake... Read more
Mexico City officials put on drag show with young girl present
The Council to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination of Mexico City organized a show in which a “drag queen” danced in... Read more
YouTube shuts down EWTN’s Polish channel
For the second time in less than two years, EWTN’s affiliate in Poland has had its YouTube channel suspended, the... Read more
Biden ‘gravely wrong’ to push abortion, Catholic bishops say
President Joe Biden, a professed Catholic, must end his “single-minded” abortion extremism and see the humanity in unborn children, the... Read more
EWTN poll: Catholics in key battleground states are focused on economy as midterms approach
Large majorities of likely Catholic voters in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania consider the economy to be the... Read more
Bishops, local parishes pray after St. Louis high school shooting kills 2
After a gunman at a magnet high school in St. Louis killed two people in an Oct. 24 rampage, the... Read more
Cameroonian diocese urges prayers of thanksgiving for release of captives
The Diocese of Mamfe has directed that prayers of thanksgiving be said for the release on Saturday of nine people... Read more
Religious freedom on the Arkansas ballot: what to know
Voters in Arkansas will see a ballot measure related to religious freedom when they go to the polls Nov. 8. Read more
‘Let us be free from the nuclear nightmare’: Pope Francis leads peace appeal at Colosseum
Pope Francis raised the spectre of nuclear war at an interreligious appeal for peace at the Colosseum on Tuesday. Read more
Is new Pontifical Academy of Life appointee pro-abortion? She won’t say
Sheila Dinotshe Tlou is an outspoken advocate of artificial birth control, which the Catholic Church says is morally unacceptable. Read more
Cardinal Hollerich: Church blessings for same-sex unions not a settled matter
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., has said he believes Church blessings for same-sex unions, which the Congregation for the Doctrine of... Read more
Analysis: Vatican ‘trial of the century’ prepares for hearing of ‘super-witness’
Monsignor Alberto Perlasca will testify at the Vatican tribunal on Nov. 23, 24, and 25 in what is expected to... Read more
