Bishops mourn Polish pilgrims killed in Hungary after Medjugorje trip
Twelve Polish pilgrims died and 10 were seriously injured when their bus crashed in Hungary on Aug. 16. They were returning from a pilgrimage to the Marian shrine at Medjugorje…
Sydney archbishop asks Australia news outlet to investigate its euthanasia coverage
Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP, of Sydney has demanded an investigation from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) over its coverage of calls to lift the federal ban on using telehealth and…
St. Bernadette’s relics to tour the United States
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes announced the relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous will travel to the United States as part of a 2026–2027 tour intended to bring the…
Where priestly vocations begin: The lasting impact of Steubenville Youth Conferences
In April, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate’s (CARA) survey was released and showed that 18% of priests ordained this year attended a Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth…
Poland inaugurates Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary
On Saturday, Aug. 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Catholic Church in Poland dedicated the largest statue of the Virgin Mary in Europe during…
Priest and nun recover sacred hosts from earthquake rubble in Colombia
When the Aug. 10 earthquake hit the town of Chiquinquirá in Roldanillo, a subdistrict of the Valle del Cauca district in Colombia, a wooden tabernacle in a historic chapel was…
Florida attorney general, Miami archbishop spar over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools
A dispute between Florida’s Catholic bishops and state Attorney General James Uthmeier over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools is testing the boundaries between state law and Church authority, with both…
New film ‘American Martyr’ tells story of Oklahoma priest and martyr Blessed Stanley Rother
Hundreds gathered late last month in Oklahoma City for the premiere of the new film “American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story,” a feature-length documentary depicting the inspiring life of Blessed…
Christians across the Middle East and North Africa celebrate the Assumption despite challenges
Across the Middle East and North Africa, Christians celebrated the solemnity of the Assumption according to their own traditions and cultures, despite the different challenges facing their communities. Lebanon Despite…
EWTN News explains: How is Catholic Communion bread made?
The Second Vatican Council referred to the Eucharist as “the source and summit of the Christian life,” St. Augustine referred to it as “a Divine storehouse filled with every virtue,”…
45 years after its first broadcast, EWTN has become the largest Catholic media network in the world
Forty-five years ago today, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation launched the first broadcast of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) from a converted garage in Alabama. What began as…
Socialist government and opposition agree to overhaul the justice system in Venezuela
Representatives of Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly — recognized by the Trump administration as the last democratically elected authority in the country — along with representatives of interim President Delcy Rodríguez’s…