On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “deep sorrow” over the deadly attack on the church in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo which take place the night between July 26 and 27. --- On Wednesday, Pope [...]

Journalism students have traveled from across the globe to Rome to take part in the fourth annual EWTN Summer Academy from July 21–31, 2025. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 30, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). This week, [...]

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued an opinion on Monday that blocks the part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act meant to essentially defund Planned Parenthood. Among other things, Talwani said in her ruling that allowing it would [...]

interview --- Courtesy photos Father Carter Griffin's new book has great advice for parents in helping to form their children especially during these summer months. Father Carter Griffin, a seminary rector, offers sage, timely advice — from ways to foster children’s spiritual development [...]

A performer during the Catholic Music Awards in Rome on July 27, 2025. / Credit: Screenshot “EWTN News Nightly” CNA Staff, Jul 29, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Musicians from around the world came together for the first-ever Catholic Music Awards [...]

The pro-life movement is celebrating a historic, hard-earned victory: Thanks to unprecedented strategic coordination, focused and unified messaging, and targeted investments from courageous philanthropists, Congress has officially defunded Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers in this year’s federal budget. This [...]

Priests participate in Holy Thursday Mass in Wrocław Cathedral in Wrocław, Poland, on March 28, 2024. / Credit: FotoDax/Shutterstock Budapest, Hungary, Jul 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Poland stands out as the undisputed leader in religious vocations in Europe in [...]

In a world darkened by war and injustice, “even when all seems lost,” Pope Leo XIV said migrants and refugees “stand as messengers of hope.” --- In a world darkened by war and injustice, “even when all seems lost,” Pope Leo [...]

news --- James Hitchcock appears on ‘Bookmark’ on Jan. 14, 2018. The noted historian and longtime college professor is being remembered as a man of prophetic insight who defended Church teaching and helped to make the Catholic intellectual tradition accessible for his [...]

Have you ever had a spiritual experience listening to a secular song? Here’s why that’s not as unusual as it might seem. --- If you pay attention, there seems to be a divide between people’s foundational beliefs in our culture: those [...]