Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to be admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital “late in the morning” on Tuesday, October 13, for surgery to remove a localized nodule in his lung. The Pope announced the upcoming ...

EWTN explores how the Church preserves and transmits its sacred musical tradition, from the formation of new musicians to the religious communities that have kept it alive for centuries.

Not even two weeks after the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee, the annual World Day Against the Death Penalty will be observed this Saturday. This international day has been held on ...

Ten years after the publication of Amoris Laetitia, bishops from around the world gather for a conference to evaluate its current application. They have begun with a meeting with the pope. All the ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) condemned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s announcement that the military execution of the Fort Hood mass shooter, Nidal Hasan, will be livestreamed ...

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike’s botched execution has sparked outcry. The Catholic Church’s stance on the death penalty is clear. It considers capital punishment inadmissible because “it is ...

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his sorrow and assured Gaza’s Christian community of his prayers after an Israeli airstrike killed five civilians, including two Orthodox women. The attack struck a ...

Sept. 29, 2026 : On the final day of his four-day trip to France on September 28, 2026, Pope Leo XIV visited the northeastern city of Metz for his final public stops before returning to Rome.

Oct. 6, 2026 : “God never discards our lives!” Pope Leo XIV assured the faithful during his Angelus on Sunday, during which he reminded the faithful that even rejection and violence cannot thwart ...

Just steps from Rome’s Trevi Fountain lies a Marian shrine Romans call the “Little Lourdes.” At Santa Maria in Via, pilgrims have venerated Our Lady of the We ...

Pope Leo XIV officially declared St. John Henry Newman the 38th Doctor of the Universal Church on November 1, 2025, during an All Saints' Day Mass in St. Peter's Square. Alongside his title as Doctor ...

Following the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, EWTN Correspondent Mark Irons traveled to Peoria, Illinois as the celebration of Sheen’s life and witness continued in his hometown. And in El ...