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The Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, announced that one of its vicars forane resigned from his position and his pastorate “following a preliminary investigation into financial irregularities conducted by third-party accounting and legal professionals.” “The matter involving Father John McGee, O.S.F.S., has been referred to law enforcement officials,” the diocese said in a statement. ... read more

The Ruth V.K. Pakaluk Foundation suspended its petition to open the sainthood cause of the Servant of God Ruth Pakaluk (1957-1998), a wife and mother of seven who served as president of Massachusetts Citizens for Life. “The family requests privacy at this time,” said Dwight Duncan, postulator-designate. “But perhaps in the future the case ... read more

Polls conducted by NBC News and CNN found a marked shift in the Catholic vote between the 2024 and 2026 elections. In 2024, Catholics favored Republicans by a 59%-39% margin, according to NBC News (and by a 60%-39% margin according to CNN). In 2026, NBC News and CNN reported that Catholics, who made up ... read more

undefined Our Lady of Banneux In 1933, the Blessed Mother appeared eight times to an 11-year-old Belgian girl, bringing a message of hope and healing that continues to draw pilgrims to a humble village. ... read more

undefined Pope Leo XIV addresses Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and other dignitaries in the country’s capital in Montevideo on Nov. 6, 2026. The Pontiff’s speech referred to his own recent cancer surgery. ... read more

Father Alberto Medel reported that staff at Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE, by its Spanish acronym) demanded he remove his clerical attire for the photo to renew his passport, a requirement he described as discriminatory and a violation of his right to religious freedom.The incident took place on Nov. 4 at the passport office ... read more

The Democratic Party will head into the 2027 legislative session with majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate following a landslide victory in the midterm elections, and one of its focuses will be to advance pro-abortion legislation.Earlier this year, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries promised healthcare would be one of the top Democratic ... read more

undefined Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris You can’t borrow someone else’s relationship with God. You can’t borrow someone else’s prayer life. You have to have your own. ... read more

undefined Ruth Pakaluk Pro-life activist and mother of seven retains title Servant of God ... read more

Even with a portion of his lung removed less than four weeks ago, Pope Leo XIV began his 12-day, three-nation tour of South America stating that he never thought the longest trip of his pontificate was truly in jeopardy. ... read more

A piece of American history came to life at the Nov. 4 red carpet premiere of a new film called “Jimmy.” With music from the 1940s playing in the background, a military color guard paying tribute to legendary actor Jimmy Stewart, and a B-24 Liberator flying overhead, the evening in Dallas celebrated a side of ... read more

The pontiff’s speech referred to his own recent cancer surgery. Pope Leo XIV addresses Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and other dignitaries in the country’s capital in Montevideo on Nov. 6, 2026. | Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Pope Leo XIV on Friday ... read more

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Pope Leo XIV on Friday opened his first visit to South America as pope with a call to protect life from its beginning in the womb until its natural end and to guarantee healthcare for all members of society.The pope addressed Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and other dignitaries in the country’s capital ... read more

Catholics voted about equally for Democrats and Republicans in the 2026 midterms, exit polls show, with Catholic voters shifting their alignment from 2024 to help propel Democratic politicians to their historic victories on Nov. 3. Exit polling data released by NBC News shows the Catholic vote almost equally split between Democratic and Republican politicians this ... read more

The bill to ban surrogacy in Colombia will undergo the first of four required debates in the coming days, Rep. Luis Miguel López Aristizábal, the bill’s author, announced.“The proposal for the bill that would ban ‘rent-a-womb’ or surrogacy in Colombia has just been formally submitted. This means that in the next few days, we will ... read more