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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is seen here during his Aug. 7, 2025 interview on the EWTN News program  “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo.”

Rubio says Trump administration aims to fix religious worker visa backlog

Aug 8, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“We’ll have a plan to fix it,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an Aug. 7 interview with Raymond... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrams gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 6, 2025.

Papal lunch with poor scheduled for Aug. 17

The Prefecture of the Papal Household announced that Pope Leo XIV will travel to Albano, Italy, on Sunday, Aug. 17,... Read more

Pope Francis greets Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn at the Vatican during the USCCB’s Region II ad limina visit on Nov. 15, 2019.

‘I did not authorize these’: Bishop slams 6-figure payouts after Vatican found no abuse

Aug 8, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A U.S. Catholic bishop is sharply criticizing a large payout to his accusers even after the Holy See said it... Read more

Statues of St. Michael and St. Florian.

Massachusetts mayor defends saint statues on public building, says critics are anti-Catholic

Aug 8, 2025

By Matt McDonald

Critics of the planned statues of St. Michael and St. Florian say they impermissibly favor Catholicism over other religions. Read more

St. John Henry Newman near the end of his life, in 1887.

St. John Henry Newman: From being considered an ‘infiltrator’ to doctor of the Church

Aug 8, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

According to Father Francisco Javier Calvo, Pope Leo XIV’s announcement that St. John Henry Newman will be declared a doctor... Read more

A Jesuit priest fluent in 13 languages, Father Mitch Pacwa hosts several programs on EWTN, including “EWTN Live.”

Join EWTN’s Father Mitch Pacwa as he investigates ‘The Paths of Edith Stein’

Aug 8, 2025

By Michelle Laque Johnson

How did a brilliant Jewish philosopher not only convert but also become a Discalced Carmelite nun, martyr, and prospective doctor... Read more

“St. Dominic of Guzman” by Claudio Coello, circa 1685.

A dog, a torch, and a saint: The fiery mission of St. Dominic

Aug 8, 2025

By Courtney Mares

St. Dominic’s divine fire still burns through preaching and prayer throughout the world. Read more

At a Catholic symposium on disability ministry, attendees gather for a talk by Dr. Miguel Romero as part of a theological engagement on disability. The symposium, “Recognizing the Body of Christ: A Theological Engagement on Disability” was held at The Catholic University of America on Nov. 9, 2019.

More than inclusion: How Catholics are renewing disability ministry

Aug 7, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

About 200 Catholic ministers, leaders, and laypeople have gathered in Salt Lake City for the National Catholic Disability Ministry Conference... Read more

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Church in El Salvador criticizes constitutional reform allowing unlimited presidential terms

Aug 7, 2025

By Diego López Colín

The Catholic hierarchy in El Salvador has opposed the recent reform that allows current President Nayib Bukele and his successors... Read more

Bishop Mark Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia.

Bishop Mark Brennan gives blistering critique of indiscriminate immigration enforcement

Aug 7, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

West Virginia Bishop Mark Brennan is criticizing the Trump administration’s policy of deporting “as many immigrants as possible.” Read more

Newlyweds Anna and Cole Stevens meet Pope Leo XIV at the general audience in Rome on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: The family is the first place we receive support to overcome life’s trials

In a video message to the third congress of the Pan-African Catholic Network for Theology and Pastoral Care, Pope Leo... Read more

Assets sold to help pay an abuse settlement include the Diocese of Buffalo’s former headquarters, pictured, here, in downtown Buffalo, New York.

Diocese of Buffalo reportedly laying off 20% of diocesan workforce amid bankruptcy

Aug 7, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Diocese of Buffalo is reportedly dismissing a substantial number of workers at its headquarters as it continues to move... Read more

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Pennsylvania priest admits to making up winner of $50,000 raffle, police say

Aug 7, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Father Ross Miceli allegedly “admitted to publicly falsifying the results of the grand prize winner” of a raffle at St.... Read more

Left to right: Negative photo of the frontal image of the man of the shroud. A side view of the sculpture, “The Sign,” which depicts the man of the shroud.

CNA explains: What is the Shroud of Turin?

Aug 7, 2025

By CNA Staff

A guide to the mysterious cloth many Christians believe to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ. Read more

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French scout leader steps down amid backlash over abortion support, same-sex relationship

Aug 7, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Marine Rosset, the briefly-tenured chief of France’s Scouts et Guides de France, bowed out following a fierce backlash. Read more

St. Hedwig Cathedral in Berlin, Germany.

German bishops divided sharply over same-sex blessing guidelines

Aug 7, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Five German dioceses have explicitly refused to implement a pastoral handout, all referencing the Vatican’s Fiducia Supplicans as their standard. Read more

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO).

Bishops demand justice after massacre at Catholic church in Democratic Republic of Congo

Aug 7, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding justice following the massacre perpetrated by a group linked to the... Read more

An aerial view of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Lay missionary and 3-year-old boy kidnapped from orphanage in Haiti

Aug 7, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

On the morning of Sunday, Aug. 3, nine people working at an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, were... Read more

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

UPDATE: Trump signs order to rein in ‘debanking’ amid Christian, conservative concerns

Aug 7, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 7 that prohibits banks and financial institutions from “debanking” Christians and conservatives based... Read more

Kiko Argüello and young people from the Neocatechumenal Way at Tor Vergata on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025.

120,000 Neocatechumenal Way young people consider call to vocation at Rome gathering

Aug 6, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

About 120,000 young people from the Neocatechumenal Way participated in a gathering on Aug. 4, the feast day of the... Read more