There is no such thing as a holy war

EWTN News announces expanded U.S. midterm elections coverage  EWTN News is set to provide expanded coverage of the 2026 midterm elections in the United States... Read more

There is no such thing as a holy war’: Pope Leo marks 40 years of Assisi peace meeting Pope Leo XIV denounced all religious wars in a video message on Tuesday, marking the 40th anniversary of the International Meeting for Peace in Assisi, Italy... Read more

For the first time in 5 years, the number of priests worldwide rose  The number of Catholic priests worldwide has risen again after five years of no growth, according to statistics published by the Vatican agency Fides ahead of the 100th World Mission Sunday, which will be celebrated Sunday, Oct. 18.... Read more

A priest escorted his sister as Homecoming Queen — and his post went viral! A priest escorted his younger sister on one of the most special days of her life: her coronation as her school’s Homecoming Queen. Proud of her, he shared the moment on social media with a funny comment that quickly went viral. Read more

St. Teresa of Avila: 5 Things You Should Know About This Trailblazing Mystic Long before social media influencers or modern disruptors, St. Teresa of Ávila was turning the world upside down. Canonized in 1622 alongside heavyweight saints like Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, Teresa went on to become the very first female Doctor of the Church... Read more

World Series Stars Share How God and the Virgin Mary Sustain Their Careers The Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays are facing each other in the Major League Baseball World Series in which both teams are seeking their first championship. In the run-up to the fall classic, several superstars from both teams spoke about their faith. Read more

Death of the Maternal Instinct? How AI Is Teaching Moms Not to Trust Themselves While national conversations around artificial intelligence predominantly center on tech guardrails for children, policy researcher and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Abby McCloskey argues that society is overlooking a quieter, equally profound shift: how AI is fundamentally rewiring modern motherhood. Read more

Chaldean Catholics From Around the World Unite at the Vatican Chaldean Catholics from around the world gathered at the Vatican this week to celebrate their patriarch’s communion with the successor of Peter. For the faithful from Iraq and across the diaspora, the gathering was a celebration of their ancient traditions and their unity with the wider Catholic Church... Watch

Catholic Intellectual Tradition Draws Students at Yale As college Catholic centers report record numbers of students interested in the faith, a course on the Catholic intellectual tradition has made headlines for becoming the most popular course from Yale University’s history department...Watch