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President Donald Trump focused on economic policy and immigration enforcement in his first State of the Union address of his second term, which sparked divided reactions from Catholic Republicans and Democrats. Former Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski and Alfonso Aguilar, America First Policy Institute director of Hispanic engagement, both of whom are Catholic, gave different views…
Until about six decades ago, the Catholic Church relied heavily on Latin in its official and liturgical communication. But as a universal Church embracing many peoples, it recognized the importance of languages and their role in carrying the Gospel message to everyone. Today, the Vatican website offers content in more than 60 languages, reflecting a…
Pope Leo XIV responded to an atheist who paradoxically described himself as someone who “loves God,” explaining to him that “the real problem of faith” isn’t believing or not believing in him but seeking him. In the February issue of the magazine Piazza San Pietro, the pope answered a man named Rocco from Reggio Calabria,…
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s newly elected government has announced a monthly allowance for all religious clergy — the first such initiative in the Muslim-majority nation’s history — but a Catholic bishop says the Church will not accept the money, warning it could invite political pressure. The decision was reportedly taken at a cabinet meeting led…
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s newly elected government has announced a monthly allowance for all religious clergy — the first such initiative in the Muslim-majority nation’s history — but a Catholic bishop says the Church will not accept the money, warning it could invite political pressure. The decision was reportedly taken at a cabinet meeting led…
Bishop Erik Varden continued leading the Vatican’s Lenten spiritual exercises on Feb. 26 with meditations on angels, trust in God, and St. Bernard of Clairvaux’s path from lofty ideals to what Varden described as a realism grounded in mercy. In his eighth meditation of the retreat, Varden recalled Christ’s temptation in the desert, when the…
A group of bishops from the Texas-Mexico border region, informally known as the “Tex-Mex bishops,” met in El Paso, Texas, on Friday to discuss immigration and its effects on both the U.S. and Mexico as well as recent drug cartel-related violence in Mexico. The meeting of the Tex-Mex bishops is now “the longest-running international gathering…
Each Ash Wednesday, dozens of people crowd the doors of the Church of Sant’Anselmo, perched on the Aventine — one of Rome’s seven hills — to witness the penitential procession that moves solemnly along the roughly 200 meters (656 feet) separating it from Santa Sabina. This year, the tradition of the Station Churches, rooted in…
After making its way across Europe where over 400,000 people viewed it, “Bernadette, The Musical” is making its debut in the U.S. on Feb. 19 at Chicago’s Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture. Ahead of the musical’s U.S. premiere, EWTN Studios announced a partnership with Castletown Media to release an exclusive four-part series, “Bernadette, The…
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, announced on Feb. 17 that the Holy See “will not participate in the Board of Peace,” an initiative promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump to address various conflicts around the world, such as the one in Gaza. The Holy See “will not participate in the Board of Peace…
