World Cup Blues, of a Sort
COMMENTARY: Five points on what’s wrong with soccer in general and the FIFA World Cup in particular.
US Bishops Urge Labor Department to Reject Expanding IVF Insurance Coverage
U.S. Catholic bishops and other Catholic organizations warned that IVF destroys human embryonic life and encouraged the department to support life-affirming fertility treatments instead.
BBC Correspondent David Willey, Longtime Vatican and Papal Chronicler, Dies at 93
EWTN News spoke to the journalist in February about his more than 50 years covering the Vatican.
Iraq’s Prime Minister Calls On Iraqi Christians Abroad to Return Home
Church leaders applauded Iraq Prime Minister Ali Falih al Zaidi’s call for Christians and business leaders to return to their homeland but stressed the need for reform.
JD Vance’s Pitch for a National Reversion
In ‘Communion,’ the vice president and Catholic convert argues that America should follow his lead by returning to its Christian roots
Chicago Archdiocese Investigates Sex Abuse Accusation Against Activist Priest
The Archdiocese of Chicago has withdrawn Father Michael Pfleger from ministry to review an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor in an instance that allegedly occurred more than 30 years ago.
French Bishop: Catholic Lawmakers Who Back Euthanasia Bill Cannot Receive Communion
Bishop Marc Aillet has warned ahead of France’s decisive final vote on July 15 that Catholic lawmakers who support the bill “will no longer be able to receive Communion.”
‘Heaven Is Real’: Catholic Father and Speaker Paul J. Kim Talks Micah and the ‘Miracles’
‘I used to teach Micah,’ Paul J. Kim reflected, ‘but now he’s teaching me.’
Historic ‘Pope’s Hospital’ Unites Innovation With Care to Help Sick Children
The Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital — founded in 1869 — is made up of six facilities located across Rome and the Italian region of Lazio.
Society of St. Pius X Appeals to Vatican Against Schism Decree
The society filed its appeal with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on July 11, arguing that under canon law the move suspends the recent excommunication decree.