Archive for July 31, 2025

Sculpture of St. Ignatius of Loyola inside of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Jessica Pipes

Why St. Ignatius of Loyola is a saint for difficult times

The famous sickbed conversion of the founder of the Jesuits was only the beginning of his story of patience, perseverance,... Read more

Catholic actor David Henrie in the new docuseries “Seeking Beauty.”?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Actor David Henrie and EWTN Studios partner to release new docuseries ‘Seeking Beauty’

The docuseries “Seeking Beauty” follows Henrie’s journey into the heart of Italy to explore what makes Italian culture one of... Read more

Several of the participants at the 2025 EWTN Summer Academy in Rome, an intensive program in religious journalism and digital storytelling, come from places where Catholics live their faith amid severe adversity.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Jubilee of Youth: Meet the brave Catholic communicators who are telling their stories

Meet some of the bold Catholic communicators in training at the 2025 EWTN Summer Academy in Rome, which coincides with... Read more

Kim Davis (at right) is pictured here in 2015, when she served as clerk of the courts in Rowan County, Kentucky. Citing a sincere religious objection, Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Kim Davis, who refused to certify same-sex marriages, asks Supreme Court to hear case

A former county clerk in Kentucky who made headlines in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples... Read more

Attorneys general from 16 states wrote a letter urging Congress to take action against abortion shield laws.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

16 state attorneys general oppose abortion shield laws in joint letter

State attorneys general across the country wrote a letter to Congress opposing “abortion shield laws” that enable abortionists to bypass... Read more

St. John Henry Newman (1881).?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

St. John Henry Newman to be declared 38th doctor of the Church

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday approved the decision to declare St. John Henry Newman the 38th doctor of the universal... Read more

A recent analysis of a controversial study confirmed that children raised by their intact, biological families fare better than children who were raised by same-sex attracted parents.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

‘Multiverse analysis’ backs 2012 research on outcomes for kids of same-sex parents

A recent analysis by Cornell sociologists “vindicated” a 2012 study that found children of gay parents do worse than those... Read more

Signs hanging in the office of papal charities in Vatican City show the different models of papal blessing certificates that can be ordered, Tuesday, July 29, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Start of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate brings surge of interest in papal blessings

The surge in blessings reflects enthusiasm over the start of a new pontificate and highlights a traditional practice that combines... Read more

Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster speaks with a police officer outside Westminster Cathedral in London, Nov. 9, 2021.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Leader of English bishops ‘thrilled’ at Newman’s elevation to doctor of the Church

Cardinal Vincent Nichols said he is “delighted and thrilled” that Pope Leo has announced that he will declare St. John... Read more

Pope Leo XIV visits the historic telescopes located at the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo, 15 miles southeast of Rome, on July 20, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV appoints new director of the Vatican Observatory

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed astronomer Father Richard Anthony D’Souza, SJ, as the new director of the Vatican Observatory. Read more

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By Daniel Payne

Lawsuit claims Massachusetts college dismissed Catholic student over objection to abortion

A lawsuit filed in Massachusetts alleges that a Catholic student was dismissed from the school after she objected to having... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron delivers the keynote address at the Jubilee of Youth’s National U.S. Pilgrim Gathering on July 30, 2025, at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.?w=200&h=150

By Paris Apodaca

Bishop Barron tells youth in Rome: Listen to God’s voice and accept his mission

“God has an idea of the saint you were meant to be,” Bishop Robert Barron said during the keynote address... Read more

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By Julieta Villar

Catholic Church in Uruguay warns of risks of approving euthanasia

As Uruguay’s Chamber of Deputies gets ready to vote on a euthanasia bill on Aug. 5, Church leaders and health... Read more

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By Kate Quiñones

Federal Trade Commission launches inquiry into harm of ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating potential “unfair or deceptive trade practices” regarding transgender surgeries and drugs. Read more

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, in St. Peter’s Square, a day before the canonization Mass of St. John Henry Newman, Oct. 12, 2019.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

American bishops celebrate newest doctor of the Church

Catholic bishops across the nation are reacting to the “joyful” news that Pope Leo XIV has approved St. John Henry... Read more

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Villanova University Mass interrupted by ‘active shooter’ hoax

The Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington D.C.

ICE arrests take toll on DC churches

Syrian Minister of Culture Mohammed Saleh with Islamic chanter Al-Mu’tasim Billah Al-Assali inside St. Ananias Orthodix Church in Damascus, Syria. Billah Al-Assali performed an Islamic hymn with lyrics that directly contradict Christian beliefs.

Syrian minister of culture sparks controversy with Islamic chant in Orthodox church

Bernhard Scholz is president of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, also known as the Rimini meeting, which offers an extensive program of activities (political, economic, cultural, etc.) that brings thousands of people from various religions and walks of life each year during the last week of August to the town of Rimini on Italy’s Adriatic coast.

Pope Leo XIV calls for a ‘great cultural conversion’ in his greeting to Rimini meeting

James Dobson during an event marking the National Day of Prayer in the East Room of the White House on May 1, 2008, in Washington, D.C.

James Dobson, promoter of family values in the public square, dies at 89

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, speaks with “EWTN News Nightly” on March 4, 2025.

Bishop Barron warns about fake AI videos impersonating him

Flowers stand before Knock Shrine in Knock, Ireland, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025

Knock Shrine in Ireland draws pilgrims with confessions, healings, and message of hope

Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV calls for fasting and prayer for peace on Friday, Aug. 22

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas Capitol.

Federal judge blocks Texas from displaying Ten Commandments in public schools

View of the Greek island of Syros.

Greek prosecutors charge Catholic clerics, civilians in 3 million euro embezzlement case

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