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  • [ August 19, 2026 ] Mexico Archdiocese: Abandoned or aborted babies must be buried, treated with dignity News Briefs
  • [ August 19, 2026 ] Archbishop of San Antonio announces laicization of priest for schism and disobedience to the pope News Briefs
  • [ August 19, 2026 ] OAS council approves call for foreign ministers’ meeting on Nicaragua crackdown News Briefs
  • [ August 19, 2026 ] Catholic bishops urge prayers against abortion by mail that ‘leaves women vulnerable’ News Briefs
  • [ August 19, 2026 ] People ‘thirsting for Christ’ at procession in Brazil, bishop says News Briefs

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EWTN News explains: How is Catholic Communion bread made?

August 16, 2026 Daniel Payne 2

The rules governing the production of bread for Communion hosts date back to the Last Supper and the custom of unleavened bread. […]

Pope Leo XIV: Violence against Palestinians in West Bank must stop

August 16, 2026 Ishmael Adibuah 3

During his Aug. 16 Angelus address at Castel Gandolfo, the pontiff urged a 2-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict. […]

‘It’s always the Holy Spirit’: Meet 3 dioceses seeing large numbers of priestly ordinations

August 16, 2026 Daniel Payne 4

Multiple dioceses throughout the U.S. are bucking national trends and seeing large numbers of men discern into the priesthood. […]

45 years after its first broadcast, EWTN has become the largest Catholic media network in the world

August 15, 2026 Tessa Gervasini 16

With $200 and 12 nuns with no television experience, Mother Angelica turned a monastery garage into a television studio launching what would become the largest Catholic media network. […]

Socialist government and opposition agree to overhaul the justice system in Venezuela

August 15, 2026 Andrés Henríquez 0

Leaders of the ruling socialist government and the opposition agreed to reform the justice system, try to recover frozen assets and address the needs of those affected by the double earthquake. […]

Nicaraguan government releases video of bishop who has been missing for more than 40 days

August 15, 2026 Walter Sánchez Silva 4

In the video released by pro-governemnt media outlets, the bishop appears relaxed and in good health. However, critics maintain this is staged propaganda ignoring that he is under house arrest. […]

Pope Leo XIV: Mary shows that ‘true beauty’ is found in ‘the light of the Risen Lord’

August 15, 2026 EWTN News Staff 2

In a homily on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the pope urged the faithful to reject “consumerist” standards in favor of love. […]

Spanish priest helps over 1,200 people find a spouse using WhatsApp

August 15, 2026 Nicolás de Cárdenas 0

Using a questionnaire and a few important criteria, Father Fernando Cuevas has helped singles who want Christ at the center of their lives to find each other. […]

Marian dogmas: What every Catholic should know

August 15, 2026 Rubén León 0

Over the centuries the Catholic Church has formally proclaimed four Marian dogmas: her immaculate conception, divine motherhood, perpetual virginity, and assumption into heaven. […]

Massachusetts abortion law ‘horrendous,’ top Catholic bishop says

August 14, 2026 Kate Quiñones 3

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. […]

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