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Roxane Salonen Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Diocese of Crookston speaks at the closing of a 40 Days for Life campaign in Moorhead, Minnesota, on March 29. At a 40 Days for Life closing in Minnesota, the Crookston bishop recounts how his mother refused an abortion recommendation — and how that decision shaped his ... read more

Mandel Ngan This photo illustration shows President Donald Trump with an AI-generated image he posted Sunday on Truth Social following his criticism of Pope Leo XIV. COMMENTARY: President Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV has brought a simmering tension into the open. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV holds a sculpture at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, on Friday, April 17, 2026. The Holy Father will stay in Cameroon one more night before traveling to Angola on April 18. ... read more

A copy of ‘He Leadeth Me’ by Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek is pictured April 17, 2026. The canonization cause for Father Ciszek has ended. After the Vatican halted the sainthood cause of Father Walter Ciszek, a proponent of his cause said the suspension ‘does not diminish the enduring spiritual value’ of Father Ciszek’s ... read more

In 1949, Ida Friederike Görres wrote, “That which is unnatural … people say, is indissolubility.” She disagreed. By 1971, when she sent her final book, What Binds Marriage Forever (CUA Press, 2026), to the publisher, she saw that this argument was one of the battering rams used by the sexual liberationists pushing for divorce ... read more

Diocese of Savannah Five Georgia Martyrs: Five Spanish Franciscan missionaries, Father Pedro de Corpa, Father Blas Rodríguez, Father Miguel de Añon, Brother Antonio de Badajóz, and Father Francisco de Veráscola were martyred in 1597 in the present-day state of Georgia. The bishop of Savannah, Georgia, looks forward to ‘welcoming many visitors’ this fall ... read more

U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch speaks with EWTN News at his residence in Rome on Feb. 26, 2026. The ambassador said he seeks to focus on what unites Trump and Leo as bishops continue to call for peace. ... read more

The Vatican has halted the cause for sainthood of Father Walter Ciszek, a Pennsylvania-born Jesuit priest who ministered to fellow prisoners while enduring more than 20 years of imprisonment in Russia.Ciszek (1904–1984) is known for his spiritual writings “He Leadeth Me” and “With God in Russia,” which he wrote after surviving torture by the Soviet ... read more

After the Vatican halted the sainthood cause of Father Walter Ciszek, a proponent of his cause said the suspension “does not diminish the enduring spiritual value” of Ciszek’s witness. A copy of “He Leadeth Me” by Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek is pictured April 17, 2026. The canonization cause for Father ... read more

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has reinstated funding for students with disabilities at Catholic schools, reversing a decision to cut special services after pushback from the Archdiocese of Chicago.“We are delighted to announce that Chicago Public Schools will be restoring special education instructional services to students in Chicago Catholic schools beginning Monday, April 20. Services will ... read more

Special services for students with disabilities will resume in Chicago Catholic schools, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced. Chicago. | Credit: Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has reinstated funding for students with disabilities at Catholic schools, reversing a decision to cut special services after pushback from ... read more

(Image: James Chan/Pixabay) God created man—male and female—in His own image and likeness. Indeed, all of creation carries the Divine imprint. After the Fall, the Devil exploited man’s sin to deface God’s image and likeness in creation through violence, including the shedding of blood. In the Garden of Eden, the Tree of ... read more

The bishop of Savannah, Georgia, looks forward to “welcoming many visitors” this fall for the upcoming beatification of the 16th-century Jesuit missionaries known as the “Georgia Martyrs.” Five Spanish Franciscan missionaries, Father Pedro de Corpa, Father Blas Rodríguez, Father Miguel de Añon, Brother Antonio de Badajóz, and Father Francisco de ... read more

The bishop of the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, the host diocese for the beatification of the Georgia Martyrs, encouraged Catholics to take inspiration from the martyrs by being “joyful witnesses” to the faith.In an April 16 interview on “EWTN News Nightly,” Bishop Stephen D. Parkes shared about the upcoming beatification of the five Spanish Franciscan ... read more

It is “vital” that men be formed in virtuous masculinity, said organizers of the Fearless Congress, which opened its doors April 17 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The event, as its founder and director, Andrés Villaseñor, explained to ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language sister service of EWTN News, “is a masculinity conference for men and women” as well ... read more