‘Our Lady Was Leading Me Straight to the Heart of Her Son’
Courtesy photoAuthor Shannon Wendt discusses her new book and what led her to the Rosary. Shannon Wendt’s new book explores how suffering led her back to the Blessed Mother.
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Trump Administration’s Move to End Annual Hunger Report Meets Criticism
USDAgov, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins hosts a USDA all-staff meeting on May 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Rollins announced the termination of household food insecurity reports in September 2025. The last USDA food insecurity…
New Catholic Sports Coaching Program Focuses On Mind, Body, and Soul
Courtesy photoRachael Isaac speaks to student athletes at Franciscan University of Steubenville, hosted by Franciscan University Athletic’s Athlete Center for Excellence (ACE), in October 2024. ‘St. John Paul II’s teaching gives language to the deeper…
Miracle Recipient Knows Why Saint John Henry Newman Is Newest Doctor of the Church
Melissa and Gemma Villalobos, shown in 2019 ahead of the canonization of St. John Henry Newman, are spiritual daughters of Newman. ‘Seek his guidance to grow in faith,’ says Chicago mother of seven whose 2013…
Senior churchman defends protestors in Peru as demonstrations intensify
SÃO PAULO – Massive protests against Peruvian politicians have been gathering more and more people in Lima over the past few weeks, especially members of the so-called generation Z. Earlier this month, Pope Leo XIV…
Poll finds evival of interest in religion in Northern Ireland among young people
The All Ireland Rosary Rally has attracted increasingly larger crowds. This year’s rally included a youth conference and a prayer vigil in the basilica to welcome the feast of Pentecost on June 8, 2025. /…
Leo XIV on World Mission Sunday: ‘Will the Son of Man find faith on Earth?’
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square – World Mission Sunday, 2025 – and canonized seven new saints: Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan, Peter To Rot, Vincenza Maria Poloni (née Luigia), Maria del…
Children from African countries pray rosary ‘for the first time’ in global campaign
Children from the Diocese of Jalingo in Nigeria gathered on the feast of the Holy Rosary on Oct. 7, 2025, to join in the prayer campaign “One Million Children Praying the Rosary,” which was celebrated…
Pope Leo XIV canonizes 7 new saints, including first from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea
A Venezuelan priest who concelebrated the canonization Mass with Pope Leo XIV celebrates his country’s first saints in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 19, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN Vatican City, Oct 19, 2025 / 08:15…
Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace in Myanmar
Pope Leo XIV launched an appeal on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in Myanmar, where intermittent fighting – ongoing since 2021 – intensified over the past several weeks. “I renew my heartfelt appeal for an…