Memo to the White House: God Became Man 9 Months Before He Was Born
EDITORIAL: A White House message marking the Immaculate Conception repeated a common misunderstanding about when the Incarnation began — a truth central to the Church’s pro-life witness.
Pew Study: Religion Holds Steady in America
American adults who identify with Christianity, with another religion, or with no religion have all remained steady, a new Pew Research Center report finds.
Archbishop Performs Rite of Reparation at Annunciation Catholic Church After Shooting
Three months after a deadly shooting in Minneapolis, a special Mass on Dec. 6 included a rite of reparation to restore the church for worship. Archbishop Bernard Hebda said in his homily, ‘We, by God’s grace, reclaim this space today for Christ ...’
Pope Leo Says Trump’s Ukraine Plan Would Weaken US Alliance With Europe
Responding to a question from EWTN News, the Pope said that progress on the repatriation of abducted Ukrainian children was ‘very slow, unfortunately,’ but he declined to comment further on the matter.
The Pope Urges ‘Continued Dialogue’ After Receiving Zelenskyy in Castel Gandolfo
The meeting focused on the situation of the war in Ukraine and the prospects for the diplomatic initiatives currently underway.
FBI Leader Who Oversaw Catholic Investigation Tapped to Lead Virginia Public Safety Department
In 2021, Stanley Meador became special agent in charge at the bureau’s Richmond, Virginia, field office, which in 2023 issued a memo to agents launching an investigation into ‘radical traditionalist’ Catholics. The FBI retracted the memo, though years of investigations have followed the revelation.
Vatican Reverses Several Parish Closures in Diocese of Buffalo, Advocates Say
Save Our Buffalo Churches, which has advocated against church-closure proposals, shared the news in a Dec. 8 Facebook post.
New York Archdiocese Announces $300-Million Settlement for Victims of Clergy Abuse
The archdiocese will pay one of the biggest Church payouts in U.S. history in order to compensate for the ‘horror of abuse’ by clergy there.
Jimmy Lai’s Daughter Speaks Out on EWTN: ‘Our Lady Is Protecting Him’
‘The government has no case. All they’ve proven is that my father is a good man, a man who loves God, a man who loves freedom, who loves truth, and loves his family.’
Pope Benedict’s Childhood Letter Inspires Today’s Advent Resolutions
10 prominent Catholics offer ways to tap into the wonder of a child this Advent.