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Trump's China summit fails to produce breakthrough for release of Jimmy Lai

Despite the failure to secure an agreement on Jimmy Lai’s freedom, his daughter, Claire Lai, said her family remains “so grateful to President Trump and his administration” for their support.

Catholic mental health initiatives launch on St. Dymphna’s feast day

Tradition holds that after her mother’s death, St. Dymphna's father’s mental health declined dramatically, leading to her martyrdom.

Newman Guide schools honor Catholic leaders at 2026 commencements

With graduation season underway, here is a roundup of individuals who will receive honorary degrees from Catholic colleges at commencement ceremonies across the country.

SSPX responds to Vatican warning about excommunication with ‘declaration of Catholic faith’

The Vatican said on May 13 that the Society of St. Pius X's plan to consecrate new bishops without papal mandate will be a schismatic act resulting in excommunication.

Poland to register same-sex 'marriages' from EU countries

Legal observers say the Polish government's administrative approach may exceed its authority under Article 18 of the constitution.

Philippine bishops press Senate to begin Duterte impeachment trial

The prelates called on lawmakers to fulfill their constitutional duty after the House voted overwhelmingly to impeach Duterte a second time.

135 years later, Rerum Novarum inspires Pope Leo XIV and still shapes Catholic social teaching

Today, on the 135th anniversary of the release of Rerum Novarum, EWTN News takes a look at the significance of this historic encyclical.

Pope Leo XIV rejects use of death penalty in fight against organized crime, drug trafficking

The pope addressed parliamentarians and representatives from across Europe, Central Asia and North America participating in a conference on illicit drugs hosted by the Italian Parliament.

Pope Leo to Coptic patriarch: Christians must work together in the Middle East

The friendship between the Catholic and Coptic churches began over 50 years ago with the meeting of St. Pope Paul VI and Shenouda III.

Join EWTN's Novena to the Holy Spirit, the ‘oldest novena in the life of the Church’

EWTN launches a pray-along novena to the Holy Spirit beginning Friday, May 15 leading up to the Solemnity of Pentecost.