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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Former Holy See ambassador, friend of Leo XIV says new pontiff will be ‘fantastic pope’

1 day ago | catholicworldreport.com | Tessa Gervasini |Dorothy Cummings McLean

Former Holy See ambassador, friend of Leo XIV says new pontiff will be ‘fantastic pope’ By Tessa Gervasini for CNA Former United States Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Catherine Hadro on Monday, May 12, 2025. / Credit: EWTN NewsWashington, D.C. Newsroom, May 13, 2025 / 14:48 pm (CNA).
Catholic school hit, 3 students killed in India-Pakistan conflict; pope hails ceasefire

2 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Anto Akkara |Russell Shaw

A burnt scooter on May 9, 2025, stands on the spot where twins Zian Khan and Urwa Fatima died on May 7 during Pakistani artillery shelling in the main town of Poonch district. / Credit: PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty ImagesBangalore, India, May 12, 2025 / 10:40 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV to media: Thank you ‘for your service to the truth’

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

Pope Leo XIV to media: Thank you ‘for your service to the truth’ By Hannah Brockhaus for CNA Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists on May 12, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Veronica Giacometti/EWTN NewsVatican City, May 12, 2025 / 09:22 am (CNA). In his first address to international media on Monday, Pope Leo XIV thanked journalists for their service to the truth and for communicating peace in difficult times.
Honoring the radical choice of full-time motherhood

4 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Monica Seeley |Robert Barron

(Image: Hollie Santos/Unsplash.com)In his April 2022 essay “Are Women in the Workplace a Good Thing?” Jerry D. Salyer points out that feminism is so pervasive that even today’s conservatives consider traditional teaching on male/female roles to be distasteful. Salyer describes “the extent to which many centuries’ worth of Catholic commentary about sex differences has simply been filtered out as if it were nothing.
‘I wanted so much to come here’: Pope Leo visits Marian shrine outside of Rome

4 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Daniel Payne |Carl Olson

‘I wanted so much to come here’: Pope Leo visits Marian shrine outside of Rome By Daniel Payne for CNA Pope Leo XIV speaks to the College of Cardinals in Rome, Saturday, May 10, 2025 / Credit: Vatican MediaCNA Deutsch, May 10, 2025 / 13:42 pm (CNA).
Catholic-backed suit to protect Native American site wins temporary block in federal court

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

Catholic-backed suit to protect Native American site wins temporary block in federal court By Daniel Payne for CNA An activist protests on Capitol Hill July 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. Members of the San Carlos Apache Nation and other activists gathered to protest the a section of the National Defense Authorization Act that would turn over parts of Oak Flat that are sacred to the Apache to a foreign copper mining company.
Cardinal Filoni: Leo XIV’s papal name points to ‘clear vision of the Church’

4 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Daniel Payne |Carl Olson

Denver, Colo., Mar 7, 2018 / 03:19 pm (CNA).- Last week, the women’s edition of a magazine distributed in the Vatican published an article claiming that religious sisters in the Church are poorly treated and economically exploited. The article appeared in Women Church World, a monthly women’s magazine published by L’Osservatore Romano, the newspaper of Vatican City.
Caritas, Catholic Relief Services see mission ‘continuity and renewal’ with Pope Leo

4 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Victoria Isabel Cardiel |Nicholas LaBanca

Caritas, Catholic Relief Services see mission ‘continuity and renewal’ with Pope Leo By Victoria Cardiel for CNA Cardinal-elect Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi during an interview CNA on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Rome. / Credit: EWTN NewsVatican City, May 10, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Indian, Pakistani cardinals seen leaving St. Peter’s Basilica together ahead of conclave

5 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Madalaine Elhabbal |Catherine Harmon

Washington D.C., Jan 6, 2018 / 01:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- While the hustle and bustle of Christmas ends for many people on Dec. 26, throughout Christian history Christmas lasts for twelve days – all the way until Jan. 6. This feast marking the end of Christmas is called “Epiphany.”In the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, Epiphany celebrates the revelation that Jesus was the Son of God.
U.S. cardinals praise Pope Leo XIV’s missionary heart, international experience

5 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican City, Mar 19, 2018 / 10:43 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis opened this week’s pre-synod meeting telling youth to hold nothing back and to have the courage to ask the “raw” and direct questions about life, love, and vocation. In the March 19 opening session for the event, Francis told youth to let their questions come “without anesthetizing” them.