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Former United States Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Catherine Hadro on Monday, May 12, 2025. | Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Jan 17, 2026 / 10:00 am (CNA). Francis Rooney, former U.S. amb... [...]

Scene from the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. | Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot Jan 17, 2026 / 09:00 am (CNA). Catholic clergy and lay people reported a stronger devotion to the Eucharist after the National Euch... [...]

Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, Primate Archbishop of Mexico, and Auxiliary Bishop Francisco Javier Acero of the Archdiocese of Mexico, in a private audience on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. During the 40-minute meeting, the Pope expressed his interest and desire to visit Mexico. The same day, the Archdiocese of Mexico released an Read More…

Pope Leo XIV could visit Mexico this year

Martin Luther King Jr. was a prophetic voice whose words still hold true today, said Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in a statement released ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King, said Archbishop Coakley, truly was a “drum major for justice,” in a way that Christians Read More…

MLK urges us to lead on Christ’s priorities: US bishops’ president

Virginia’s Catholic bishops issued a strong statement on Friday, January 16, decrying the passage of an amendment that could result in abortion “rights” added to the state’s constitution. “For the second straight year, the General Assembly has passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would add an extreme and deadly ‘fundamental right’ to abortion to Virginia’s Read More…

Virginia bishops decry “extreme abortion amendment”

One of the most popular saints in the Roman Catholic Church in the modern era is St. Anthony of Padua, a saint known for finding lost things, especially lost car keys. Yet, he is not the Anthony who is described as “the Great.” That title belongs to St. Anthony the Abbot, a saint who is Read More…

Why is St. Anthony the Abbot known as “the Great”?

Surrogacy “translates into the sale of a child” and undermines the dignity of both women and children, said Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states, in forceful remarks delivered January 13 at a Vatican-hosted diplomatic gathering. As explained by OSV News reporter Junno Arocho Esteves, Archbishop Gallagher addressed the issue Read More…

Vatican: Surrogacy exploits women and is “sale of a child”

Every day, priests are spiritual fathers — praying and preaching, encouraging and listening.  Most of the time, their spiritual fatherhood goes unseen, in private conversations and personal moments.  But every now and then, we get a rare chance to see it in action. That’s what happened on Christmas Eve, when Fernando Mendoza, Indiana University’s first-ever Read More…

Viral Heisman photo shows something the world rarely sees

London, England with the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf in the background. | Credit: © User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons Jan 17, 2026 / 08:16 am (CNA). Abortions in England and Wales hit a record high as use of the abortion pill continues to rise.The... [...]