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EWTN Global Catholic Network (EWTN) will cease the operation of its long-running shortwave radio service this month, EWTN Chairman of the Board and CEO Michael Warsaw announced on Oct. 30.The shortwave service, which has operated under the call sign WEWN since its launch in 1992, will shut down on Oct. 31. EWTN’s board of governors ... read more

undefined ‘Coronation of the Virgin,’ Fra Angelico A Holy Day Sermon for the Solemnity of All Saints ... read more

undefined Daisy Edgar‑Jones and George MacKay star as Elinor Dashwood and Edward Ferrars in the latest film adaptation of ‘Sense and Sensibility.’ FILM REVIEW: Throughout, the cinematography is exquisite, the tranquility palpable. ... read more

EWTN News is set to provide expanded coverage of the 2026 midterm elections in the United States, elections that will not only determine which political party controls a majority in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives but also decide other issues of keen interest to Catholic voters across the country.The award-winning team at ... read more

Vietnamese Catholics are debating the limits of interreligious dialogue following a visit of some 100 Catholic sisters to a Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh City.The sisters of the Theological Institute of the Inter-Congregations of Lovers of the Holy Cross learned basic principles of Buddhist prayers and “practiced seated meditations” at the visit to Minh ... read more

Catholic sisters visit Buddhist shrine, number of bishops in Ireland to drop by a third, Holy See at U.N. meeting calls for “peaceful uses of outer space,” and more in this week’s world news roundup. [...] ... read more

undefined Pope Leo XIV speaks during his private audience with participants of the meeting “The Future of AI: A Dialogue Between the Vatican and the Scientific World on the Development and Applications of Intelligent Technologies” at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Oct. 30, 2026. The pontiff met on Friday with participants ... read more

Pro-life advocates in Massachusetts say they have collected enough signatures to both suspend a far-reaching abortion law there and put the question before voters in the next presidential election cycle. The state earlier this year became the latest in the U.S. to officially remove all limits on abortion. Lawmakers passed a law that permits abortion ... read more

(Image: Melih Özmen / Unsplash.com) One of the most perduring themes of Halloween is the exotic mystery of ancient Egypt: cryptic hieroglyphics shrouding deadly secrets, cursed tombs of pharaohs, mummies that come to life. It’s a curious and ironic twist, given that tomb inscriptions were aimed at safeguarding the dead, not as ... read more

A Michigan U.S. Senate candidate’s remarks have prompted examination of the substantial differences between Catholic and Islamic jurisprudence. Democratic Senate candidate Abdulrahman “Abdul” El-Sayed on Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit. | Credit: Finn Gomez/Getty Images ANN ARBOR, Michigan — In the closing days of a ... read more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — In the closing days of a hotly contested U.S. Senate race, Michigan Democratic candidate Abdulrahman “Abdul” El-Sayed released an ad on “Prayer” in which he says that as a Muslim he prays every day.Commenting on the ad, Kelsey Reinhardt, president and CEO of the advocacy organization CatholicVote, said: “I take him ... read more

Santiago Schnell, a Catholic scholar and emerging leader in the push to reform U.S. higher education, has resigned as provost of Dartmouth College following an investigation into his use of artificial intelligence (AI) in published articles.In an email to students that was reported on by the student-led publication at the college, The Dartmouth, on Wednesday, ... read more

undefined Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2026. The changes were approved by the pontiff on Oct. 19 through a Rescriptum ex Audientia Sanctissimi (“Rescript from the Audience of the Most Holy Father”). ... read more

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — The chairman of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) has urged Tanzanians to uphold the truth and examine the country’s electoral framework to prevent further election-related violence.In his homily during Mass on Oct. 29, Bishop Wolfgang Pisa of the Lindi Diocese appealed for forgiveness for those held in connection with the ... read more

(See the readings for the Solemnity of All Saints) The jouney has an end. Several works of great literature use the theme of a journey to reflect on life, usually dealing with the growing sense of self awareness in the main character/s. The protagonist encounters different people, situations, and lands along the way that represent ... read more