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Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu witnessed the first days of military clashes in the Iranian capital. Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu meets with Pope Leo XIV March 11, 2026, after witnessing the first days of military clashes in the Iranian capital. | Credit: Vatican Media ... read more

Political advocacy group CatholicVote has unveiled a national initiative encouraging Catholics in prayer, patriotism, and pilgrimage on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.With the participation of Cardinal Raymond Burke, the campaign, branded as “Zeale for America 250,” invites Americans to cultivate patriotic virtue by joining a virtual prayer pilgrimage centered ... read more

The Catholic political advocacy organization hopes Americans will make a “renewed commitment to America’s future” through the initiative. American flag. | Credit: Shutterstock AI Political advocacy group CatholicVote has unveiled a national initiative encouraging Catholics in prayer, patriotism, and pilgrimage on the occasion of the 250th anniversary ... read more

Rosalie Markezich, a Louisiana woman coerced into taking abortion drugs that her then-boyfriend obtained via mail from a doctor in California. | Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration removed in-person dispensing, the dangers of abortion drugs increased for women, according ... read more

After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration removed in-person dispensing, the dangers of abortion drugs increased for women, according to a March 10 report.The FDA used to require an in-person visit for the prescription of abortion drugs — a requirement that was in flux in 2020 and has been revoked since 2021.The Ethics and Public ... read more

After nearly 900 years, the Trappist monks may be leaving the Abbey of Our Lady of La Trappe in Normandy, France, one of the most iconic symbols of the Cistercian tradition founded in the 12th century. The monks, who belong to the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance — also known as ... read more

Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako’s resignation leaves the Chaldean patriarchal see vacant and raises questions about how his successor will be chosen. The Fathers of the Chaldean Synod conclude the work of its ordinary session in 2025. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Chaldean Patriarchate Pope ... read more

Pope Leo XIV announced this week that he had accepted the resignation of Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako from the leadership of the Chaldean Church in Iraq and throughout the world after more than a decade of service marked by major pastoral and political challenges. The resignation raises questions about the timing of the ... read more

Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan urged people to “pray for peace” during a March 11 interview with “EWTN News In Depth” as war continues to engulf several nations in the Middle East, including his home country of Lebanon.Zaidan, who serves as the Maronite Eparch of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, is also chair of ... read more

Pope Leo XIV met privately March 11 with the cardinal archbishop of Tehran after the Belgian-born prelate was evacuated from Iran amid U.S. and Israeli military strikes on the country. ... read more

After nearly 900 years, the Trappist monks may be leaving the Abbey of Our Lady of La Trappe in Normandy, France, one of the most iconic symbols of the Cistercian tradition founded in the 12th century.The monks, who belong to the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance — also known as the Trappist order, which ... read more

Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV greets a woman religious during an audience with members of the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great, the Daughters of Divine Charity, the Augustinian Sisters of the Amparo, and the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Hearts, on June 30, 2025, at the Vatican. From March ... read more

ProLife Europe Pro-life students take a photo outside of Aquarium Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Pro-life students are demonstrating against the “Repro Fund,” a program that uses mandatory student fees to finance abortions. ... read more

AFP via Getty Images Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Hadath Lailaky neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on March 11, 2026. 'Their fear was that if they did leave, that they would never be able to get their land back again,' Jesuit Father Daniel Corrou said. ... read more

Daniel Ibanez/EWTN News Pope Leo XIV prays during the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on March 11, 2026. 'I am close to all the Lebanese people at this time of grave trial,' the Pope said on March 11. ... read more