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For many Catholics, faith formation often competes with busy schedules and endless digital distractions. Fio, a Catholic audio streaming platform, hopes to change that by putting faith-filled content at listeners’ fingertips. Dubbed “the Catholic alternative to Spotify,” the platform offers a growing library of podcasts, audiobooks, and music, giving users a way to stay connected…
The National Abortion Federation, a professional association of abortion providers, publicly updated their policy to support abortion throughout all stages of pregnancy earlier this week. The group updated the policy to mark the anniversary of the Dobbs decision that returned abortion legislation to the states — the decision that enabled more states to enact laws…
“After nearly three years of questions, searching, silences, and a profound inner struggle, I have decided to permanently withdraw from priestly ministry,” confirmed Damián María Montes, a former missionary priest who rose to fame after competing on the Spanish version of “The Voice,” a singing competition show. In a message shared across his active social…
LONDON – Following the resignation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer on June 22, Andy Burnham, the main contender to replace him, could become the United Kingdom’s first prime minister (PM) to enter office publicly identifying as a Catholic. Previous PMs have had connections to the Catholic faith, although none have begun their terms in office…
Cardinal Gerhard Müller has called the Society of St. Pius X’s planned consecration of four bishops without papal mandate a schismatic act, while stressing that the dispute turns on authority, not the Traditional Latin Mass, which he affirmed remains valid. In an interview with EWTN News In Depth, the former prefect of the Dicastery for…
Cardinal Ernest Simoni, 97, who was tortured by Albaniaʼs communist regime, climbed Apparition Hill in Medjugorje on June 23, the day before the 45th anniversary of the start of the alleged apparitions. Six young people claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary for the first time on June 24, 1981, the feast day of St….
The 2026 GIVEN Catholic Young Women’s Leadership Forum, taking place in Washington, D.C., this week, exists to help women understand their gifts and how to share them with the world. The five-day gathering is hosted by the GIVEN Institute – a nonprofit organization dedicated to activating the gifts of Catholic young adult women for the…
In an audience with representatives of Jesuit colleges and universities in North America, Pope Leo XIV proposed four ways to address current challenges. In his address on June 25, the Holy Father referenced several of the major challenges facing humanity, which he said is undergoing an “epochal change.” Specifically, he pointed to the secularization of…
The White House Religious Liberty Commission released its final report offering its recommendations to strengthen religious freedom in the United States. During a June 26 presentation in the Oval Office, members of the Commission, led by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, delivered their final report to President Donald Trump. The report includes detailed recommendations for…
Confronting a world marked by deepening division, widespread suffering and a crisis of meaning were the main topics for discussion during the opening session of the extraordinary consistory of cardinals on June 26 in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall. The 178 cardinals attending the two-day consistory, run in a synodal format, spoke of growing polarization…
