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EWTN News Poll: Catholic Support for IVF Falls Below 50% When Church Teaching Explained

Church teaching opposes IVF because it separates the creation of life from the marital act between the husband and wife and results in the loss of unused embryos.

Church-approved restorative reproductive medicine, such as natural procreative technology, seeks to address the underlying causes of infertility so that a husband and wife can conceive a child naturally.

Pope Leo XIV, in Award Committee Meeting, Calls for Concrete Acts of Charity

Pope Leo XIV meets with the committee that chooses recipients of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, at the Vatican, on Dec. 11, 2025.

‘In a time marked by increased conflict and division, we need authentic testimonies of human kindness and charity to remind us that we are all brothers and sisters. Words are not enough,’ the Pope told the delegation at the Vatican on Dec. 11.

US Bishops, Catholic Groups Denounce DHS Rule Change for Migrant Workers

The plenary assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops gets underway on Nov. 11, 2025, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. First row, left to right: Father Michael Fuller, general secretary; Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president, and Archbishop William Lori, vice president.

The Dec. 1 statement comes after an interim final rule.

Does Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Tilma Still Speak to Us Today?

Our Lady of Guadalupe

COMMENTARY: Researchers continue to examine the tilma’s stars, flowers and even the reflections in Our Lady’s eyes. Their findings, while speculative, deepen appreciation of an image that transformed a culture — and still stirs hearts now.