- DC Bishop: Catholics Should ‘Get the Facts’ on Immigration, Church TeachingsL to R: Jackie Aldrette, Mario Russell, Ashley Feasley and Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala of Washington, D.C., sit down for panel on immigration at the New York Encounter on Feb. 15, 2026, in New York City. Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala talked immigration and dialogue with high-ranking Catholics in the Trump administration ... read more
- Pope Leo XIV: ‘All lives are not equally respected’ amid war and inequalityPope Leo XIV on Monday warned that modern conflicts and widening social disparities are eroding respect for human life and equal access to health care, telling members of the Pontifical Academy for Life that “all lives are not equally respected and health is neither protected nor promoted in the same way for everyone.”Addressing participants in ... read more
- Latin Mass supporters say SSPX controversy has ‘thrown a hand grenade’ into TLM debateSupporters of the traditional Latin Mass have urged Catholics not to confuse their movement with the more controversial Society of St. Pius X, commonly referred to as SSPX, whose leaders currently risk excommunication by threatening to ordain their own bishops. ... read more
- Catholic bishop calls on Bangladesh’s new leaders to protect minoritiesA Catholic bishop calls on Bangladesh’s newly elected government to protect minority rights after the BNP’s landslide victory in the country’s first election since the 2024 uprising. Voters gather outside a polling station in Natore district, Bangladesh, on Feb. 12, 2026. | Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario/EWTN News ... read more
- Judge orders ICE to allow Catholics access to Chicago-area detention centerThe plaintiff group — the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership — has announced that Cardinal Blase Cupich will be joining them for Ash Wednesday Mass. ... read more
- 15-Year-Old Sheen Miracle Recipient Who Was Saved as Baby: ‘He Helps Me in My Life’James Fulton Engstrom is now 15 years old. James Fulton Engstrom and his mother Bonnie react with joy at pending beatification of ‘old family friend.’ ... read more
- Lawmakers urge White House to restore visas for international adoptionsLawmakers are urging the Trump administration to offer government exceptions for international adoption visas so that children can be united with their adoptive families and “welcomed into safe and stable homes.”U.S. Sens. Kevin Cramer and Amy Klobuchar, along with U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt and Danny Davis, asked the Department of State to restore a “categorical ... read more
- Catholic bishop calls on Bangladesh’s new leaders to protect minoritiesDHAKA, Bangladesh — The Catholic Church in Bangladesh has congratulated the country’s newly elected government after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a commanding two-thirds majority in the Feb. 12 parliamentary election — the first since a student-led uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024.Bishop Gervas Rozario of Rajshahi, vice president of the ... read more
- A true parish welcomes everyone, spreads respect, harmony, pope saysAn authentic Christian community knows how to sincerely and joyfully welcome everyone: Catholics, non-Catholics and people of no faith at all, Pope Leo XIV said. ... read more
- European Parliament votes to condemn Turkey’s expulsion of Christian workersBRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Feb. 12 strongly condemning Turkey’s expulsion of Christian missionaries under what lawmakers described as opaque “national security” pretexts. The resolution urges the capital city of Ankara to respect freedom of religion and allow those affected to return.The European Parliament, the EU’s directly elected legislature, represents ... read more
- What Does It Mean to Be Named a ‘Chaplain of His Holiness’?EWTN News Msgr. Fermín González Melado The title is a recognition “granted by the dicasteries, since it is the prefects who suggest to the Secretariat of State the recognition of individuals who have been working at the Holy See,” according to Msgr. Fermín González Melado. ... read more
- AI Has a Grammar — Marshall McLuhan and St. Angela Merici Help Us Read ItLeft: Marshall McLuhan at Cambridge University circa 1940. Right: Anonymous, “St. Angela Merici,” 17th Century. COMMENTARY: Media reshapes society through its inherent characteristics — a lesson McLuhan articulated and St. Angela embodied, one that matters urgently in the age of artificial intelligence. ... read more
- Jesus, Our Spiritual Director and Divine PhysicianJoan Sutter A 19th-century stained-glass window in Vernier, Switzerland, depicts the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ. COMMENTARY: Christ, the Divine Physician, calls us to union with his Sacred Heart — a path that restores the entire human person. ... read more
- Elementary School PrincipalHoly Name Catholic Parish is seeking a dynamic building principal for grades K-6 starting in June, 2026. ... read more
- How we all lost the culture war
Interim writer, Rick McGinnis, Amusements Some of us might have woken up with a shock recently to discover that we are already a quarter of the way through the 21st century. By this point in the last century the old monarchies of Europe had made themselves extinct ... read more
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