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BBC Correspondent David Willey, Longtime Vatican and Papal Chronicler, Dies at 93

Fabio Gonnella/EWTN News
David Willey, a longtime BBC correspondent who covered Rome and the Vatican for more than five decades, speaks with EWTN News in his home in Trevignano Romano, Italy, on Feb. 11, 2026. Willey died in Italy on July 11, 2026, at the age of 93.

EWTN News spoke to the journalist in February about his more than 50 years covering the Vatican.

JD Vance’s Pitch for a National Reversion

In his new book, JD Vance shares about his personal faith as well as the role of faith in the public sqaure.

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

Father Pfleger has pastored the predominantly Black parish St. Sabina, located on the South Side of Chicago, since 1981.

The Archdiocese of Chicago has withdrawn Father Michael Pfleger from ministry to review an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor in an instance that allegedly occurred more than 30 years ago.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

Stephane de Sakutin
People hold placards reading “Vote for cares. Not euthanasia” during a demonstration against a bill for the creation of a right to assisted dying at Esplanade des Invalides in Paris on Feb. 16, 2026. The final vote on the bill is set to take place Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

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.”

Society of St. Pius X Appeals to Vatican Against Schism Decree

Bishops of the Society of St. Pius X take part in the consecration of four new bishops at the society’s seminary in Écône, Switzerland, on July 1, 2026. | Credit: Society of St. Pius X

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.