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Judge says religious ministers must have access to detainees at Minnesota ICE facility

A Jesuit priest had joined other Christian objectors in suing the federal government over being barred from the holding compound.

106-year-old nun continues serving in the cloister and sharing the Gospel on YouTube

Sister Anna Maria shares about her late-in-life vocation, some wisdom on living a long life, and how her advanced age has not stopped the elderly nun from keeping active.

Israeli settlers step up aggressions against Christians in West Bank, Jerusalem bishop says

“The aggressions against Christians in the West Bank are multiplying,” Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali of Jerusalem told “EWTN News Nightly.”

New Colorado program trains deacons, priests to walk together ‘in darkness’

When people are in crisis, they reach out to their priests and deacons. But who shepherds the shepherds? The answer, for Deacon Ernie Martinez, starts with brother priests and deacons.

World Down Syndrome Day: What you may not know about the Special Olympics

Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities with nearly 5 million Special Olympics athletes.

Bishop Barron slams Carrie Prejean for 'absurd' claims on removal from Religious Liberty Commission

Carrie Prejean Boller had been removed from the commission after critics said she "hijacked" a hearing while criticizing "zionism."

Church leaders in India slam government’s dismissal of religious freedom report

India’s government has rejected the findings in the 2026 report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) amid increasing atrocities against minority Christians.

Catholic menswear brand expands as founders aim to shape modern masculinity

Shepherd’s, a Catholic menswear brand, recently expanded by opening its first store in Dallas.

Israeli authorities blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza and West Bank, charity organization says

Israeli authorities reportedly block Gaza aid, an England bishop takes charge of three dioceses, Syria gets an apostolic nuncio, and more in this week’s roundup of world news in the Church.

Trump after Pope Leo XIV’s call for ceasefire in Iran: ‘We’re not looking to do that’

EWTN News White House Correspondent Owen Jensen asked the president about the Holy Father’s calls for dialogue instead of war in the Middle East conflict.