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(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 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

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

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

The Fearless Congress organizers explain how mature, virtuous men are urgently needed to help build a better society. From left to right: Irma Wilde, Zeny Leyva, and Sofía Medina. The three women underscore the importance of an event like the Fearless Congress and the need for men to be formed ... read more

This week's wild news cycle was a church and politics mash-up with no clear winners. But one dark horse was the Catholic Church's just war theory. ... read more

The Holy Father will stay in Cameroon one more night before traveling to Angola on April 18. Pope Leo XIV holds a sculpture at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, on Friday, April 17, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV continued his papal trip ... read more

Pope Leo XIV continued his papal trip in Africa on April 17, holding Mass in Japoma Stadium in Cameroon, visiting a Catholic hospital, and meeting with students at the Catholic University of Central Africa. The Holy Father arrived in Cameroon on April 15 and will depart for Angola on April 18, eventually finishing his first ... read more

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

U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch said he intends to focus on issues that unite President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV in his role to foster a relationship between the two leaders rather than on recent disagreements about the Iran War.“As the U.S ambassador for the Holy See, my efforts are many, ... read more

On April 16, the Vatican released a message from Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the Second National Meeting of Local Representatives for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults of the Italian Bishops’ Conference being held in Rome April 16–18 under the theme “Forming Authentic Relationships.”In his message, addressed to Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, ... read more

The pope said the protection of the vulnerable “challenges the conscience of the Church and measures its ability to express authentic care.” Credit: Oleg Elkov/Shutterstock On April 16, the Vatican released a message from Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the Second National Meeting ... read more

A Catholic composer has lost his copyright infringement lawsuit against a fellow songwriter and a publishing company after a jury found that he did not prove that his work had been unlawfully copied by either defendant.  Jury documents obtained by EWTN News show that a jury found Vincent Ambrosetti did not “prove by a preponderance ... read more

YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Pope Leo XIV on Friday encouraged Catholic university students in Cameroon to let their study be informed by “the light of faith, joined to the truth of love” as St. John Henry Newman taught.“Professors and students are called to embrace as both their aim and their way of life the common search ... read more

ROME — Catholic students in Rome on Thursday bore witness to the Eucharist during a solemn procession to commemorate 25 years of its student-led adoration program.During the April 16 procession on the campus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas — “the Angelicum” — students and clergy offered visible testimony to faith in the ... read more