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undefined Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago speaks at a Georgetown University forum Oct. 30, 2025. Cardinal Blase Cupich said the award is not an endorsement of every stance a person has, but Illinois Right to Life accused him of ‘scandalizing the faithful’ at the Oct. 29 banquet. ... read more

undefined Santiago Schnell speaks to EWTN News last year. Several fellow Catholic scholars, including some who have criticized Schnell’s apparent use of AI in writing, expressed surprise at the news, which underscores the thorny questions surrounding the rapidly growing adoption of AI tools in professional writing, particularly in higher education. ... read more

undefined The flag of Massachusetts at the State House in Boston The signature-gathering campaign this fall was supported by all four Catholic diocesan bishops in the state, who encouraged pastors to allow pro-lifers to ask churchgoers at Sunday Masses. ... read more

Pro-life activists will publicly protest the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Rerum Novarum Banquet based on objections to an award recipient who has donated more than $1 million to organizations that promote abortion access, including Planned Parenthood.The archdiocese announced it will give the Nostra Aetate Award to the billionaire businessman and philanthropist Michael Sacks at the Oct. ... read more

Cardinal Blase Cupich said the award is not an endorsement of every stance a person has, but Illinois Right to Life accused him of “scandalizing the faithful” at the Oct. 29 banquet. Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago speaks at a Georgetown University forum Oct. 30, 2025. | Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/EWTN ... read more

The U.S. bishops’ opposition to proposed rule changes affecting the 2030 census has sparked criticism from U.S. historians and scholars, especially concerning the assertion that excluding noncitizens in the census count denies their personhood.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the proposed rule changes would remove demographic questions about race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, and would ... read more

Many legal scholars and other experts strongly disagreed with the bishops’ claim that excluding noncitizens from the census means they are not persons. Credit: Wild2Free/Shutterstock The U.S. bishops’ opposition to proposed rule changes affecting the 2030 census has sparked criticism from U.S. historians and scholars, ... read more

Bishop Guillermo Elías urged the faithful to live out a faith that goes beyond processions and translates into acts of love. Bishop Guillermo Elías participates in a procession, helping to support the platform that bears the image of the Lord of the Miracles. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese ... read more

“It’s not enough to come to the procession; it‘s not enough to spend these festive days gathered around the image. What we must do is open our lives to the Lord, who is capable of transforming them,” Auxiliary Bishop Guillermo Elías of Lima, Peru, said during his homily at a well-attended Mass on Oct. 28, ... read more

undefined Portland, Oregon, Archbishop Alexander Sample addresses Catholic voters in a video released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Oct. 26, 2026. The archbishop urged voters to “start with your relationship with Jesus” when discerning how to vote. The videos come just days before the 2026 U.S. midterms, which could serve ... read more

Pope Leo XIV's visit to Argentina comes amid allegations of sexual abuse and other crimes involving Catholic clergy and lay members, with survivors demanding stronger action from the Vatican against those accused or convicted. ... read more

undefined Five Georgia Martyrs COMMENTARY: Blessed Fulton Sheen and the Georgia Martyrs lived centuries apart, but their inspiring lives embody the missionary spirit that has driven the growth of the Church in our nation. ... read more

A Missouri woman diagnosed with lung cancer told OSV News that Pope Leo's diagnosis with the same disease has helped strengthen her own Catholic faith amid her illness.  ... read more

Ahead of the contentious 2026 U.S. midterm elections, the U.S. bishops are urging Catholic voters to form their consciences in light of their faith and discern their vote informed by the teachings of the Church. In a video released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Portland, Oregon, Archbishop Alexander Sample suggested Catholics should ... read more

The videos come just days before the 2026 U.S. midterms, which could serve as a referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term. Portland, Oregon, Archbishop Alexander Sample addresses Catholic voters in a video released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Oct. 26, 2026. The archbishop urged voters ... read more