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Doug Keck Honored With 2025 Mother Angelica Award

Former EWTN president Doug Keck was presented with the Mother Angelica Award on Dec. 12, 2025.

Keck, longtime former president of EWTN, was presented with the highest honor bestowed by the network, during a special ceremony Dec. 12.

Council of Trent at 480: A Source of Perennial Hope

Rudy Balasko
The Cathedral of St. Vigilius rises over Duomo Square in Trento, Italy, site of most sessions of the Council of Trent (1545–1563).

COMMENTARY: The council profoundly advanced our understanding of what we believe in ways that can immensely help our spiritual and moral lives today.

Austen Adapted: Which Film Version Is Your Favorite?

Clockwise from left: 1995’s ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ 1995’s ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and 2005’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’

Austen aficionados know that even the film adaptations of the acclaimed novelist’s beloved books are analyzed repeatedly.

Pope Leo XIV Entrusts Pontificate to the Virgin of Guadalupe

Mario Tomassetti
Pope Leo XIV honors Our Lady of Guadalupe during the Mass on her feast day, Dec. 12, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

The Holy Father delivered a homily in Spanish in the form of a prayer addressed to the patroness of Mexico and empress of the Americas.

Council of Trent at 480: A Blueprint for Catholic Renewal

Morphart Creation/Register Staff
An illustration depicts a session of the Council of Trent in 1564.

COMMENTARY: The 16th-century ecumenical council shows us how the Church can come together and bring about authentic reform.