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The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Agnes (c. 304). St. Agnes, like St. Cecilia, is to be numbered among the most famous martyrs of Rome. When the Diocletian persecution was at its height, and when priests as well as laymen were apostatizing from the faith, Agnes, a girl of twelve, freely chose to die ... read more

Q. My 13-year-old daughter is begging me to be allowed to date. She claims all the other kids in her eighth grade class are allowed to go out with their boyfriends and girlfriends, and she is the only one who isn’t permitted to socialize this way. Eighth grade seems far too young to permit kids ... read more

(Image: pixabay.com) Public debate surrounding the turmoil in Iran is increasing, and rightly so. Unfortunately, I have observed an increasing default to a tired conclusion, namely that religion itself represents a corrosive threat to political order and human dignity. And this, many claim, is why we need separation of church and state. ... read more

Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Superior General Father John Berg (right) is accompanied to a Jan. 19, 2026, audience with Pope Leo XIV by Father Josef Bisig (center), a co-founder of the FSSP and its first superior general. Monday’s meeting was significant, representing Leo XIV’s first clear, personal outreach to a leading traditional ... read more

Pro-life advocates march through Washington, D.C., to protest abortion during the 2025 March for Life on Jan. 24, 2025. With tens of thousands of pro-life Americans gathering for the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday, EWTN will provide live coverage. ... read more

By Jean-Baptiste de Fombelle and Terene Hegarty, in Bethany Beyond the Jordan (Jordan) January 20, 2026 The faithful at the Jordanian site of Bethany Beyond the Jordan (Al-Maghtas), January 10, 2025. KHALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP On Friday, January 9, more than half a dozen pilgrims from Bayard divisions around the world joined several thousand people ... read more

The Catholic Church in the Córdoba province of Spain is helping victims and their families after a high-speed train accident on Jan. 18, 2026, left at least 42 people dead and dozens injured. After the deadly train wreck, the local Church is offering pastoral care to the victims and their families. ... read more

Eight centuries before Christ, that part of the kingdom where the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali lived was attacked by the Assyrians, and the tribes were hauled off into captivity. It marked the beginning of the kingdom’s end. The Davidic empire finally crumbled in the sixth century BC, when Jerusalem was seized by Babylon and ... read more

The philosopher Dr. Sebastian Ostritsch was scheduled to give a lecture entitled “Is God’s Existence a Matter of Rational Understanding? Thomas Aquinas vs. Immanuel Kant” at the Jesuits’ Munich School of Philosophy on November 27, 2025. But after protesting students took to social media, university officials canceled his lecture. The students had threatened to disrupt ... read more

Hans Egede was born in January 1686, and baptized a Lutheran, possibly at a medieval stone church at Trondenes, Norway, or in another nearby local parish church. Don’t hold it against him that Hans was baptized a Lutheran — he was only an infant, you see, plus, his grandfather was a Lutheran cleric and his ... read more

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 9, 2026. Large numbers of Iranians from diverse social and religious backgrounds are taking part in the ongoing, widespread protests, including Christian citizens. ... read more

By Nicolás de Cárdenas Jan 20, 2026 / 17:07 pm Following a tragic train accident that occurred on Sunday evening, Jan. 18, in the Spanish town of Adamuz in the Córdoba province, the Catholic Church is providing pastoral care for those affected. In addition to the help offered immediately ... read more

The FSSP leaders called the meeting “an opportunity to present to the Holy Father in greater detail the foundation and history of the fraternity.” Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Superior General Father John Berg (right) is accompanied to a Jan. 19, 2026, audience with Pope Leo XIV by Father Josef Bisig (center), a co-founder ... read more

Pope Leo XIV and leaders of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), a community dedicated to the traditional Roman rite, held a “cordial half-hour meeting” on Monday, Jan. 19, at the apostolic palace.The priestly fraternity said in a Jan. 20 statement that the Holy Father received in private audience its superior general, Minneapolis-born Father ... read more

Juan Barreto A man takes a picture of portraits of political prisoners during a demonstration by relatives at the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas on Jan. 13. While some see a turning point in Nicolás Maduro’s arrest, Catholic Venezuelans in the U.S. warn that instability and persecution at home have yet to end. ... read more