Poland to Register Same-Sex 'Marriages' From EU Countries
Legal observers say the Polish government's administrative approach may exceed its authority under Article 18 of the constitution.
Connecticut Homeschoolers Push Back Against New Restrictions
Critics say the legislation would impose new state oversight on homeschooling families while forcing parents to ‘ask the state for permission to educate their own children.’
Newman Guide Schools Honor Catholic Leaders at 2026 Commencements
With graduation season underway, here is a roundup of individuals who will receive honorary degrees from Catholic colleges at commencement ceremonies across the country.
SSPX Responds to Vatican Warning About Excommunication With ‘Declaration of Catholic Faith’
The Vatican said on May 13 that the Society of St. Pius X’s plan to consecrate new bishops without papal mandate will be a schismatic act resulting in excommunication.
Philippine Bishops Press Senate to Begin Duterte Impeachment Trial
The prelates called on lawmakers to fulfill their constitutional duty after the House voted overwhelmingly to impeach Duterte a second time.
Pope Leo XIV Rejects Use of Death Penalty in Fight Against Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking
The Pope addressed parliamentarians and representatives from across Europe, Central Asia and North America participating in a conference on illicit drugs hosted by the Italian Parliament.
Standing Firm: Three Jurists Who Refused to Look Away From Abortion
COMMENTARY: Genuine judicial courage was shown in the face of one of the most powerful and well-resourced interest coalitions in American public life.
Jimmy Lai’s Daughter: How My Father’s Imprisonment Has Strengthened My Family’s Faith
COMMENTARY: My father’s ordeal is one that, rightly, often induces outrage and heartbreak. But it is also a story of hope and strength.
What ‘Rerum Novarum’ Said to Modern Society
COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical, issued 135 years ago, demonstrated how the Catholic Church’s teaching, rooted in natural law and divine Revelation, could engage a de-Christianized society wrestling with complex new challenges.
Join EWTN's Novena to the Holy Spirit, the ‘Oldest Novena in the Life of the Church’
EWTN launches a pray-along novena to the Holy Spirit beginning Friday, May 15 leading up to the Solemnity of Pentecost.