Daily Readings

Can embryo adoption be considered morally licit by the Catholic Church? The John Paul II Shrine in Washington, D.C., hosted a debate between two Catholic ethicists Oct. 22 in an event marking the feast of St. John Paul II.The Catholic Church has not issued a definitive judgment that embryo adoption is morally licit. The issue ... read more

Catholic campus ministries such as Newman Ministry and FOCUS are eligible to participate in the Lilly Endowment’s "National Initiative to Strengthen Christian Campus Ministries at Colleges and Universities,” the charitable organization confirmed.The Lilly Endowment told EWTN News that archdioceses and church-related networks that minister to students on multiple college and university campuses are eligible to ... read more

ROME — A Vatican-backed congress on infertility treatment in line with Catholic teaching was held in Rome last week.Over the three-day gathering, specialists from various fields addressed the scientific, anthropological, and ethical challenges connected with sexuality and reproduction.Pope Leo XIV was himself set to address the first day of the Oct. 16–18 conference, titled “The ... read more

More than 100 Catholic churches sustained varying degrees of damage following the earthquake that shook Panama on Oct. 9, according to a preliminary report released by the country’s bishops’ conference.The 7.5-magnitude earthquake impacted various sectors throughout the country, including in the nation’s capital city.According to an Oct. 19 statement from the National Civil Protection System ... read more

Today is the Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano (1386-1456). John was a native of Capistrano, in Italy. He became a Franciscan and was one of the great organizers of the struggle against the Mohammedans in the 15th century, when they threatened to overrun the whole of Europe. Mohammed II had taken Constantinope and ... read more

Denver Archbishop James Golka and over half a dozen fellow U.S. Catholic bishops met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Oct. 22.White House Faith Director Jenny Korn told EWTN News the meeting was organized by the White House Faith Office “as part of our ongoing engagement with faith leaders of all denominations ... read more

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 21 left in place lower-court rulings that require the federal prison system to continue providing transgender-related benefits to inmates.The unsigned order rejected the Bureau of Prison’s petition to reverse rulings from both the U.S. district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Justices Clarence ... read more

The patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem condemned an attack by “masked settlers” against Palestinian olive farmers and visiting European diplomats and officials in Taybeh, a town east of Ramallah in the central West Bank. The attack happened during an olive harvest event coordinated with the town’s Latin Patriarchate parish.Calling the violence “not an ... read more

ABUJA, Nigeria — Christians must confront injustice in their workplaces and professions as part of their responsibility to bear witness to Jesus Christ, Nigerian Bishop Sylvester Luka Gopep has said.“If there is injustice in your workplace and you are there and you cannot confront it, you have failed as a missionary,” Gopep said in an ... read more

A U.S.-based Catholic association dedicated to mental health ministry has launched two new online resources to help Catholics better understand the signs of mental health struggles and how to accompany those suffering from it in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.The International Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers presented a trailer for the new online ... read more

The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II (1920-2005). Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. After his ordination to the priesthood and theological studies in Rome, he returned to his homeland and resumed various pastoral and academic tasks. He became first auxiliary bishop and, in 1964, Archbishop of ... read more

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The death of Father Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari on Saturday, Oct. 17, which occurred when a cross fell on him while he was celebrating Mass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, has left Catholics in shock.In response to comments on social media questioning whether the incident was a punishment from God, Father Juan Carlos Vásconez, a priest and ... read more

The head of a pontifical university in Brazil died during a visit to the U.S. this month after suffering a head injury in Arizona. The Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in Curitiba, Brazil, announced a memorial Mass in honor of Marist Brother Rogério Renato Mateucci, who died on Oct. 16 after being struck on the ... read more

Two companies in the southern United States have settled five-figure discrimination complaints brought by religious workers, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently announced. The agency said in multiple press releases that two companies from North Carolina and Georgia had settled with Muslim and Christian workers over discrimination allegations. A detective agency in North Carolina ... read more