Catholic World Report

Catholic World Report is a digital news magazine that presents stories from a traditional Catholic viewpoint. After over two decades of being a prominent source for Catholic news, analysis, and commentary, CWR transitioned its impactful content completely online in January 2012, making it accessible to all readers at no cost. CWR offers extensive coverage of news and events that impact the Church globally, tackling questions and exploring topics that mainstream media often overlooks. The magazine includes interviews with influential Church figures and delves into various subjects, including bioethics, life-related issues, the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and Asia, the latest updates on vocations worldwide, and the ongoing cultural debates in the United States.

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Handing out ice cream, visiting the poor: Charity of Pope Francis on his patron saint’s day

23 hours ago | catholicworldreport.com | Almudena Martínez-Bordiú |Carl Olson

Handing out ice cream, visiting the poor: Charity of Pope Francis on his patron saint’s day By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú for CNA Youngsters surrounding Pope Francis in the popemobile. / Credit: Vatican MediaACI Prensa Staff, Apr 23, 2025 / 12:55 pm (CNA). Pope Francis, baptized as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, celebrated his patron saint’s feast day every April 23.
Retrospect on a pontificate

1 day ago | catholicworldreport.com | George Weigel |Michael Miller

Retrospect on a pontificateThe next pontificate must understand what the Francis pontificate seems not to have grasped. Pope Francis appears for the first time on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 13, 2013.
A new model conclave?

1 day ago | catholicworldreport.com | George Weigel |Benjamin Wiker

A new model conclave? At this delicate moment in Catholic history, fundamental questions of doctrine, morals, and pastoral practice are being contested. Cardinals concelebrating Mass for the election of the Roman pontiff in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 12, 2013. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Rome has a good claim to be the rumor capital of the planet.
World leaders mourn Pope Francis, praise his legacy

2 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Madalaine Elhabbal |George Weigel

Mourners gather in St. Peter’s Square after the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNAWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 21, 2025 / 14:22 pm (CNA). Ukrainian president grieves Pope Francis, source of ‘spiritual support’“Millions of people around the world are mourning the tragic news of Pope Francis’ passing,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote in a post on X on Monday morning.
Catholic-Orthodox families prepare with joy to celebrate shared Easter date

5 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Hannah Brockhaus |Carl Olson

Joseph Lovskiy (left), the only Catholic in his Russion Orthodox family, with his wife (right) and their youngest son, a Russian Orthodox priest, and his family. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Joseph LovskiyRome Newsroom, Apr 19, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same date in 2025 as they also hope to one day see greater unity among all Christians.
Catechumens in Canada enter Church drawn to truth, beauty, goodness

6 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Anna Farrow |Carl Olson

The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec (Image: Claude Boucher / Wikipedia); right: Statue of Mary and the infant Jesus, outside St Michael's Cathedral Toronto. (Image: Wikipedia)On April 14, noted public Catholic intellectual Robert George posted on X, “Something’s happening. It’s happening in France. It’s happening in England. It’s happening in the U.S. I only began noticing it a few weeks ago, on Ash Wednesday. It seems awfully sudden, so perhaps it’s just a blip.
Catholic students pray, assist others amid mass shooting at Florida State University

6 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Daniel Payne |Catherine Harmon

Catholic students pray, assist others amid mass shooting at Florida State University By Daniel Payne for CNA Florida State University students wait for news amid an active shooter incident at the school’s campus in Tallahassee, Florida, Thursday, April 17, 2025. / Credit: AP Photo/Kate PayneCNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 15:31 pm (CNA).
Education watchdog group identifies 20 Catholic universities with DEI programs

6 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Kate Quinones |Paul Kengor

Education watchdog group identifies 20 Catholic universities with DEI programs By Kate Quiñones for CNA The University of Notre Dame. / Credit: Grindstone Media Group/ShutterstockCNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 13:32 pm (CNA). A Wednesday report by an education watchdog organization identified 20 Catholic colleges and universities that had “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs.
Iconic Holy Week processions in Seville vividly portray the Passion

1 week ago | catholicworldreport.com | Almudena Martínez-Bordiú |Michael Miller

Iconic Holy Week processions in Seville vividly portray the Passion By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú for CNA The Mystery of the Brotherhood of San Benito processes through the surroundings of the cathedral of Seville on Holy Tuesday, April 15, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Joaquín CarmonaSeville, Spain, Apr 17, 2025 / 13:01 pm (CNA). The Holy Week processions in the Andalusian capital are one of Spain’s most iconic traditions.
Judge blocks government from requiring Catholic employers to accommodate abortions, IVF

1 week ago | catholicworldreport.com | Daniel Payne |Carl Olson

Washington D.C., Jun 17, 2019 / 06:00 pm (CNA).- While the spring meeting of the U.S. bishops’ conference has only just concluded, some bishops are already looking to the election of new conference officers at their November meeting. While the elections are still five months away, bishops are already discussing their options – particularly in light of the scandal the Church in the U.S. has faced in the last year.