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The 70th annual session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) concluded March 19 in New York City amid significant disagreement over the definition of “woman.” The commission adopted a text on “women, the girl child, and HIV/AIDS” but set aside a U.S.-sponsored resolution titled “Protection of Women and Girls Through…
Renowned American actor and martial artist Chuck Norris — who often bucked Hollywood trends by speaking about his strong Christian faith and staunch pro-life views — died Thursday, March 19, at age 86 after suffering from a medical emergency while vacationing in Hawaii. Norris’ family confirmed his death Friday in a post on Instagram and…
President Donald Trump says the White House is “not looking” to enact a ceasefire in the ongoing Iranian war after Pope Leo XIV called for dialogue instead of conflict there. EWTN News White House Correspondent Owen Jensen asked the president about the Holy Father’s March 15 calls for a ceasefire in the latest Middle East…
Aid to the Church in Need says Israeli authorities blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza and West Bank Amid the regional conflict spreading across the Middle East, Israeli authorities have ceased emergency aid shipments from entering the Gaza Strip, according to Aid to the Church in Need. Citing George Akroush, director of the Development Office of…
News reports circulated this week claiming that a Georgia woman was charged with murder for having an illegal abortion, but Georgia’s pro-life law doesn’t criminalize women who have abortions — in fact, no U.S. state does. EWTN News took a closer look at the matter and found that the woman, Alexia Moore, was arrested for…
Paul Ehrlich, the biologist whose 1968 bestseller “The Population Bomb” warned of imminent mass starvation and environmental catastrophe from overpopulation and whose predictions proved spectacularly wrong, died March 13 at age 93. His death has prompted retrospection among Catholic scholars, who condemned his legacy as a “false prophet” whose ideas fueled deadly population control policies…
The Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, has been awarded more than $25 million in a dispute with a termite company after a panel found that the company provided “deficient treatments” against termites on archdiocesan property. A press release from the law firm of Alabama attorney Tom Campbell said an arbitration panel ordered Terminix to pay $25,878,087.84…
ROME — A political science professor from the U.S. has used data analysis to show how Pope Francis differed from predecessors regarding policy, appointments, and papal trips, while notably omitting discussion of the deceased pontiff’s doctrinal differences. The University of Notre Dame in Rome hosted the lecture “Francis and His Predecessors: Quantifying Continuity and Change…
DENVER — Over the past 14 years, Archbishop Samuel Aquila has led the Archdiocese of Denver. Appointed to lead the archdiocese in 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI, Aquila — who at 75 has reached the customary retirement age for prelates — now prepares to hand the role over to Bishop James Golka, who will be…
VATICAN CITY — King Felipe VI of Spain on Friday was installed as protocanon of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in a solemn ceremony that underscores the historic link of the Spanish monarchy with the oldest Marian church in the West. “Protocanon” is an honorary title reserved exclusively for the Spanish head of state,…
