Martin Sheen Took His Stage Name from Blessed Fulton Sheen

Popular Catholic podcaster and religious sister announces discernment of new community 

Popular Catholic speaker, podcast host, and author Sister Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, announced on Sept. 21 that she is publicly discerning the establishment of a new religious community called Friends of the Bridegroom. Read more

Carmelite sisters building a monastery to ‘last a thousand years’ in Pennsylvania

A community of Discalced Carmelite sisters is using centuries-old methods to build a monastery in hopes that it will serve as “a beacon of light” for generations to come in Fairfield, Pennsylvania... Read more

Martin Sheen Took His Stage Name from Blessed Fulton Sheen… Then Met Him in an Unforgettable Way

Before he became the beloved actor known as Martin Sheen, he was Ramon Estévez.. And he actually still is legally! The Emmy-winning actor says the name on his passport and birth certificate has never changed. But when he arrived in New York in 1959 to pursue acting, he faced a painful reality... Read more

Fulton Sheen, a Trusted Intercessor for Our Times

Blessed Fulton Sheen will be a suitable patron for the missions, for preachers, for Eucharistic devotion. And, suitable for our times, he can also be an intercessor for unity in a combative cultural moment, both inside and outside the Church.   Read more

How Archbishop Fulton Sheen Changed Father Mike Schmitz’s Life

Long before Father Mike Schmitz became one of the most recognizable voices in modern Catholic media, a radio speaker’s voice was already echoing through his family’s living room, quietly reshaping his lineage. For Father Schmitz, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen isn’t just a...Read more

Hope After 9/11, Stories of Faith and Courage

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, EWTN journalist Colm Flynn travels to New York, Shanksville and the Pentagon to meet survivors, witnesses and clergy whose lives and faith were forever changed by that day..... Watch

The Making of a Missionary Pope: The Journey of Leo XIV 

From his Chicago roots and Augustinian formation near Philadelphia to decades of missionary service in Peru and leadership in Rome, four places helped shape Robert Prevost into Pope Leo XIV. This special report explores the people, experiences, and communities that formed his global vision and prepared him to become the missionary pope he is today. Watch

Church officials urge ‘care for workers’ amid AI race 

Leaders of artificial intelligence commissions at the Vatican and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called on the technology industry not to pursue profit or victory in the AI race at the expense of workers. In a Sept. 25 interview with Montse Alvarado... Read more

Beyond Fear: A Catholic Vision for Artificial Intelligence | EWTN News Special

Catholic leaders including Sara Anderson of Pushpay, writer Arthur Brooks, and Joel Chakra of the Tim Tebow foundation discuss the benefits and dangers of AI in light of Pope Leo's recent encyclical... Watch