Born on April 20, 1923, Mother Angelica would be turning 103 years old this year. There is nothing she liked better than to share about faith in Jesus Christ. Mother Angelica. | Credit: EWTN By Francesca Pollio Fenton April 20, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET Mother Angelica was a Poor Clare …

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, called the act “a grave affront to the Christian faith.” A woman checks a social media post on her mobile phone featuring an image that appears to show an Israeli soldier hitting a statue of Jesus Christ in the southern Lebanese Christian …

En route from Cameroon to Angola, the pope said his mission in Africa is pastoral and rejected suggestions that his recent remarks were aimed at President Donald Trump. Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the papal plane en route to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola, Saturday, April …

A roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Sign for the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock By Kate Quiñones April 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET The Biden administration “weaponized” federal law against pro-lifers, according to a more than 800-page report issued by the U.S. Department …

Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly is asking Catholics to pray for the pope and the president, as President Trump again criticized Leo’s comments about the Iran war. Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly (right) speaks at the Symposium on Young American Men, a national conversation on restoring purpose, flourishing, and belonging, at the …

Reports circulating in media outlets and on social media in October 2025 allege that the Vatican has opened a prayer room for Muslims in the Apostolic Library. A view of the Vatican Apostolic Library in 2021. – Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images By Daniel Payne October 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM ET …

The bomb threat was determined to be “unsubstantiated,” according to law enforcement. Chicago. | Credit: Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock By Daniel Payne April 16, 2026 at 12:08 PM ET The brother of Pope Leo XIV was reportedly the victim of a hoax bomb threat in a suburb outside of Chicago, according to police and …

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in East Bristol has stood in the community for over 130 years. St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol, Wisconsin, is seen with its roof largely destroyed after severe thunderstorms came through the area Tuesday, April 14, 2026. | Credit: Bill Ringelstetter By Daniel Payne April 15, …

A wide array of speakers including actors, lawmakers, and advocates will read the Bible from beginning to end to celebrate American faith ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Credit: Photo courtesy of America Reads the Bible By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau April 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM ET About 495 faith leaders …

The report reflects the ongoing gradual decline in U.S. births that has persisted for most of the past two decades, only interrupted by a modest uptick in 2024. The general fertility rate in the U.S. dropped 1% in 2025, per the CDC. | Credit: Helen Sushitskaya/Shutterstock By Amira Abuzeid April 9, …