‘A voice told me not to be afraid’: The story of Lourdes’ 72nd recognized miracle — By: Catholic News Agency

Pilgrims light candles at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA CNA Newsroom, Jul 26, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA). Antonia Raco, a 67-year-old Italian woman long affected by an incurable neurodegenerative illness, was officially introduced to the press on July 25 in Lourdes, where her healing was recognized…

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Meet the Catholic saints included in the National Garden of American Heroes — By: Catholic News Agency

From left to right: St. Junípero Serra, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Katharine Drexel, St. John Neumann, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Jul 26, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). President Donald Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes could potentially come into fruition within the next several years with the recent passing…

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Amid plunging births, scholar says parenthood needs to be touted as ‘pathway to happiness’ — By: Catholic News Agency

University of Virginia professor and sociologist Brad Wilcox speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” Anchor Mark Irons on Friday, July 25, 2025 / Credit: EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 26, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Catholic marriage and family expert Brad Wilcox is calling for efforts to make having a family in the U.S. “more…

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Filipino millionaire devotes his life to works of mercy, Marian consecration — By: Catholic News Agency

Ernesto Escaler, a Filipino businessman, in front of his restaurant, Gourmet Farms Philippines, in July 2025. / Credit: Valerie Joy Escalona Manila, Philippines, Jul 26, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Ernesto Escaler, a renowned Filipino businessman and the owner of Gourmet Farms Philippines, one of the most iconic restaurant brands in the country, is described…

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Over 2 dozen Planned Parenthood facilities shut down amid federal funding losses — By: Catholic News Agency

In recent months, more than two dozen Planned Parenthood locations have announced they will close. / Credit: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 25, 2025 / 17:25 pm (CNA). More than two dozen Planned Parenthood facilities across the country in recent months have announced plans to shut down amid funding concerns caused by new federal…

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Oregon gender ideology rule for adoptive parents likely violates Constitution, court says — By: Catholic News Agency

Oregon resident Jessica Bates, who the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit says is likely being discriminated against by the state for refusing to accept gender ideology as an adoptive mother. / Courtesy: Alliance Defending Freedom Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 25, 2025 / 15:53 pm (CNA). A federal appeals court ruled in a…

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Pope: Catholic migrants save countries that welcome them from ‘spiritual desertification’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd at the Angelus on July 13, 2025, at the papal estate of Castel Gandolfo. / Credit: Stefano Costantino/EWTN News Vatican City, Jul 25, 2025 / 16:23 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV in a message released Friday pointed out that Catholic migrants and refugees “can become missionaries of hope today…

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Firing was ‘a shock’ for theologian Ralph Martin — By: Catholic News Agency

Ralph Martin appears on a December 2020 episode of “EWTN Live.” / Credit: EWTN National Catholic Register, Jul 25, 2025 / 13:53 pm (CNA). Prominent Catholic theologian Ralph Martin says Detroit’s new archbishop told him he fired him from the archdiocese’s seminary faculty over undefined “concerns about my theological perspectives.” Martin, 82, who had taught…

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