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Volunteers at a Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center help Central American refugees prepare to take a bus to go stay with U.S. family on Aug. 17, 2017, in McAllen, Texas.

Trump administration pays $47 million to Texas Catholic charity amid funding lawsuit

Mar 18, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Catholic Charities Fort Worth earlier this month sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over the freezing of... Read more

Bishop-elect Joseph A. Williams.

Camden Coadjutor Bishop Joseph Williams succeeds Sullivan as bishop of diocese

Mar 18, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Apostolic Nuncio Cardinal Christophe Pierre made the announcement on March 17 in Washington, D.C. Read more

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UPDATE: Wichita Catholic church vandalized with hate speech; federal authorities investigating

Mar 17, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

According to the Wichita Police Department, officers responded to a reported burglary at St. Patrick Parish on the morning of... Read more

Attendees visit vendors at the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia’s 2025 “From Inclusion to Belonging Conference” on March 25, 2025.

‘From Inclusion to Belonging’ conference welcomes Catholics with disabilities

Mar 17, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The “From Inclusion to Belonging Conference” focused on plans for the future as those with disabilities prepare for adult life... Read more

From left to right: Abe Bueno-Jallad (Big James), Noah James (Andrew), Elizabeth Tabish (Mary Magdalene), Shahar Isaac (Simon Peter), Luke Dimyan (Judas), and Paras Patel (Matthew) of “The Chosen.”

Cast of ‘The Chosen’ tease what’s in store for their characters in Season 5

Mar 16, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“The Chosen: Last Supper” will be released in theaters in three parts — Part 1 on March 28, Part 2... Read more

Carolyn Woo, the former president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, speaks with “EWTN News in Depth” on Friday, March 14, 2025.

Former Catholic Relief Services head speaks out amid funding freeze

Mar 15, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Carolyn Woo’s statements come after the U.S. bishops issued a “very urgent” appeal earlier this week for Catholics to contribute... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. bishops back Oklahoma Catholic charter school at Supreme Court

Mar 15, 2025

By Daniel Payne

St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School has been battling since 2023 to receive official status as a charter school... Read more

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about a toll highway relief program during a press conference held at the Greater Miami Expressway Agency on April 1, 2024, in Miami.

Florida bishops urge DeSantis to commute death sentence of convicted killer Edward James

Mar 15, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Edward James pleaded guilty in 1995 to the killings of Betty Dick and her 8-year-old granddaughter Toni Neuner in Casselberry,... Read more

Hallow’s Lent Pray40 Challenge: “The Way.”

St. Josemaría Escrivá’s ‘The Way’ tops Amazon charts thanks to Hallow’s Lent challenge

Mar 15, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The book consists of 999 points that aim to help the faithful pray and encourage them to love God, live... Read more

Bishop Evelio Menjivar speaks with “EWTN News in Depth” on Friday, March 14, 2025.

Salvadoran-born Bishop Evelio Menjivar: Migrants ‘make the United States a great nation’

Mar 15, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

In an interview with EWTN’s “News in Depth,” Bishop Evelio Menjivar shared his conviction that immigrants “make the United States... Read more

An Easter Vigil procession at St. Dominic Parish in San Francisco.

Five years later: How some parishes are thriving after weathering COVID lockdowns

Mar 15, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Five years ago this week, public health orders issued amid the uncertainty of the novel coronavirus turned Mass schedules across... Read more

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3 Christian converts in Iran sentenced to over 40 years in prison

Mar 14, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here are some of the major stories about the Church around the world that you may have missed this week. Read more

Cubans in Havana protest and cry for freedom on July 11, 2021.

Cuba releases hundreds more prisoners under Vatican-mediated deal

Mar 14, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Cuba completed this week the agreed-upon release of 553 prisoners. However, it did not report how many were linked to... Read more

Mailman on the job in Salt Lake City.

Democrats push bill to protect mailing of abortion pills

Mar 14, 2025

By Matt McDonald

The “Stop the Comstock Act” bill, filed Wednesday, would remove language in federal law that prohibits sending items that cause... Read more

Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, Oregon, processes out of the Church of Our Lady of Providence after Mass during a Rise Up Encounter of World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, on Aug. 4, 2023.

Archbishop Sample rebukes ‘celebration of death’ as Oregon governor honors abortionists

Mar 14, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“There are moments when words fail,” Portland Archbishop Alexander Sample wrote in a letter that also offered a pastoral teaching... Read more

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How hundreds of religious sisters contributed to ‘groundbreaking’ 30-year Alzheimer’s study

Mar 14, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Launched in 1986 by neurologist David Snowdon, the “Nun Study” produced “seminal findings” on “cognitive impairment and related neuropathologies,” researchers... Read more

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Catholic bishop warns against ‘culture of death’ as Idaho backs firing squad executions

Mar 13, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Executions by firing squad are permitted in five states, but the new law will make Idaho the only state in... Read more

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Trump’s top lawyer at FDA resigns after outcry over record defending abortion pill

Mar 13, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

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

Google offices in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York.

FCC grills Google over alleged faith-based discrimination in YouTube TV programming

Mar 13, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The allegations stem from YouTube TV’s refusal to permit faith-based television network Great American Family to stream on its platform. Read more

Normally busy streets in Manhattan are deserted April 10, 2020, after officials imposed a COVID-19 lockdown.

UPDATED: Which states protect churches from closure, 5 years after COVID lockdowns?

Mar 13, 2025

By Jonah McKeown, Zelda Caldwell

There is now legal precedent at the federal level suggesting that states may never shut down worship entirely again. Read more