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Government of Cuba announces release of more than 2,000 prisoners for Easter
Posted on 04/4/2026 09:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
The government said it was making the release "in the context of the religious celebrations of Holy Week."
Government of Cuba announces release of more than 2,000 prisoners for Easter
Posted on 04/4/2026 09:00 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)
The government said it was making the release "in the context of the religious celebrations of Holy Week."
Archbishop Broglio: War should always be 'a last resort'
Posted on 04/4/2026 08:09 AM (EWTN News - US Catholic News)
The archbishop for the Military Services, USA said it was "hard" to see how the ongoing war with Iran could be justified.
Archbishop Broglio: War should always be 'a last resort'
Posted on 04/4/2026 08:09 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
The archbishop for the Military Services, USA said it was "hard" to see how the ongoing war with Iran could be justified.
Protests, criticism from Church leaders force Indian government to delay bill on foreign donations
Posted on 04/4/2026 07:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
The government’s backing-off from the amendment to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act was promptly welcomed by the Catholic Bishops Conference of India.
Archbishop shares 10 characteristics of his thriving seminary
Posted on 04/4/2026 06:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Archbishop Francisco Cerro of Toledo, Spain, shared in a letter 10 qualities he considers to be the reason why the diocesan seminary is blessed with vocations.
Czech bishop’s Easter stout wins medals at international competition
Posted on 04/4/2026 05:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
A microbrewery owned by the Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice took home gold and diamond medals at the Czech Brew Star 2026 competition in Brno before its Easter stout received a bishop’s blessing.
Supreme Court to rule on how IQ scores are weighed in death penalty disability claims
Posted on 04/4/2026 04:00 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
The high court ruled in 2002 that executing people with intellectual disabilities violated the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment, which prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Supreme Court to rule on how IQ scores are weighed in death penalty disability claims
Posted on 04/4/2026 04:00 AM (EWTN News - US Catholic News)
The high court ruled in 2002 that executing people with intellectual disabilities violated the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment, which prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Catholic garment workers in Bangladesh stage Good Friday Passion play near Dhaka
Posted on 04/3/2026 10:40 AM (EWTN News - World Catholic News)
Far from their home villages, about 200 migrant Catholic workers near Dhaka gathered on Good Friday to reenact the Passion at a church center that serves 1,700 faithful in the industrial zone.