Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemned violence, and Bishop David Bonnar of Youngstown, Ohio said the issue of gun violence must be addressed. A screen grab taken from a video filmed by an AFP reporter shows armed agents moving to the stage after loud …

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to help strengthen laws that protect people with disabilities from assisted suicide, saying “we can’t be a moral society” with these laws in place. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a hearing with the House Committee on …

The Southern Poverty Law Center labeled some traditionalist Catholic groups as hate groups over views related to gender, sexuality, and marriage. No Catholic groups were mentioned in the indictment. A gavel rests atop a pile of hundred-dollar bills. | Credit: RomanR/Shutterstock By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau April 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM …

As the pope’s brother, you have to take it “day by day because you never know, in a sense, what each day is going to bring,” John Prevost said. John Prevost, the brother of Pope Leo XIV, speaks to Mark Irons during an interview on “EWTN News in Depth” on …

On the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death, we remember the late pontiff and some of the most significant moments of his papacy. Pope Francis during a general audience. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA By Francesca Pollio Fenton April 21, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET On April 21, 2025, the bells of …

Vice President JD Vance asked the Vatican to “stick to matters of morality” amid Pope Leo XIV’s Iran war concerns. Catholic theologians say war and other public policies are “matters of morality.” Vice President JD Vance arrives on Air Force Two on April 12, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, …

Ordinands on average are 33 years old and are lifelong Catholics preparing for diocesan ministry, according to the 2026 survey by The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA). A priestly ordination. | Credit: Alexey Gotovskyi/EWTN News By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau April 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET More than …

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 …