EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: MARCH 6, 2017

EWTN News Nightly's Lauren Ashburn presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

Supreme Court sends transgender student case back to lower court

Is the pontificate of Francis in the clutches of the gay lobby?

Pro-Life Counseling Becomes Illegal in France

Don't shut U.S. doors to refugees, bishops plead

Vatican event to highlight key role of women in peace-building

Catholics in Egypt are sheltering Orthodox families fleeing ISIS

He used to spit on those going to Mass - now he's a priest

Archbishop of Tuam "horrified and saddened" by investigation findings

The Flood & the Desert: The Hidden Meaning Lent's 40 Days

Love and Famine: a Review of "Bitter Harvest"

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... MARCH 6, 2017

Open the Treasure Box and Recover the Church's Musical Treasures

What's It Like to Receive the Eucharist in Space?

What's So Great about Being Poor in Spirit?

Celebrities and Martyrs

Anchors of Faith



Tiny Thomists: Free Catechesis for Very Young Catholics

Discovering Our Own Sinfulness

The Liberating Power of Fasting

4 Reasons to say the Rosary every day: The Fatima connection

Today's Mass Readings

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 945

Obama's Trump Tower Wiretap Denial Reeks of Orwellian Doublespeak

FNC's James Rosen on being the target of surveillance under the Obama administration

#ObamaGate Is a Lot More than a Hashtag

Mark Levin delivers DEVASTATING case against Obama regime's wiretap scandal

Fake Hate Crimes

Trump picks strong critic of Putin for key post

#DeepStateGate: Democrat 'Russian Hacking' Conspiracy Theory Backfires

The Shift: From Liberal-Conservative to Globalist-Nationalist

The horror of Ukraine's forgotten famine still casts a shadow

France's Death Spiral

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 944

Is the NYT signaling that SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch is the next Anthony Kennedy?

President Trump Saves a CIA Agent

Oppressive Lunacy: Higher Ed in 2017

How Campuses Like Queens College Discriminate Against Pro-Life Women

Feminists and Conservatives Link Arms to Confront Transgender Ideology

Sex Scandal: The Drive to Abolish Male and Female

Finding A Place For Faith In A Post-Christian America

5 Reasons Millennials Should Never Go To Church

Norwegian couple had 5 kids seized over Christian 'indoctrination.' Will their case finally be heard?

At the Oscars: Revenge of the Hollywood Crybullies

EWTN PRO-LIFE WEEKLY: MARCH 3, 2017

LIFE NEWS: MARCH 3, 2017

Abortion Activists Raising Millions to Abort More Black Babies in Africa

Iceland Brags How It Has Aborted 100% of The Babies With Down Syndrome

Parent of Child With Down Syndrome Responds to Peter Singer Saying They're Less Valuable Than Pigs

This Abortionist is Personally Lobbying Legislators to Kill Babies in Late-Term Abortions

This Republican Senator Will Oppose the Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

Shocking 911 Call: Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Staff Gives Dispatcher Wrong Patient's Info

Made to Order Humans? Scientists Clam to Have Created "Artificial" Embryos...

Oregon Senate Bill 893 Would Allow Euthanizing Mentally Ill Patients

Iowa Senate Committee Passes Bill to Ban Late-Term Abortions on Babies After 20 Weeks

Former MTV Star Jess McCain Calls Abortion 'Murder' and 'Extermination'

EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: MARCH 3, 2017

EWTN News Nightly's Lauren Ashburn presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

Trump pushes education choices in visit to Florida Catholic school

Losing our roots and ourselves: Structural flaws in contemporary education

Archbishop Chaput: Pope Francis cannot contradict St. John Paul II on Communion

Paul VI and the Unexpected Lessons of Populorum Progressio

Ordinary Heroes, Martyrs for the Eucharist

Catholic chapel in New Jersey shopping mall closes its doors

Europe will be 'adrift' if it loses Christian roots, faith leaders warn

Foreign-born nuns defy narrative of decline in religious life

Situation for Iraqi Christian refugees in Jordan 'critical and dangerous'

Stopes v. Sutherland: The legal battle between a eugenicist and a Catholic doctor

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... MARCH 3, 2017

Egypt's Christians are being driven out – will the world notice?

Why Catholic teaching on marriage matters for society

Beware the Fundamentalist, my brothers! ... and shun the fractious Fomenters!

The Catholic work ethic

Did the Catholic Church Ever Debate Whether Women Have Souls?

Happy Feast Day St. @KatharineDrexel and all churches and schools named for her! May we have a blessed day! pic.twitter.com/pk6rDWdpXs

— St. Katharine Drexel (@KatharineDrexel) March 3, 2017

On this Feast of Saint Katharine Drexel we are reminded of the importance of following God’s lead: pic.twitter.com/jKXE4ItgFR

— Augustine Institute (@Augustine_Inst) March 3, 2017

Happy #Feastday #StKatharineDrexel. An Heiress that gave all her money supporting Schools and Hospitals.https://t.co/Ir8RrlD0dr pic.twitter.com/SJuR87QrCp

— Portraits of Saints (@SaintPortraits) March 3, 2017

#Today is the #Feast of #Saint Katharine Drexel, an #American heiress who gave up her wealth and status to serve Christ. #EWTN #Catholic pic.twitter.com/ykUltvUztA

— EWTN (@EWTN) March 3, 2017

Happy #FeastDay of St. Katharine Drexel, whose life reminds us that holiness can be lived in today’s culture. #pray4us pic.twitter.com/XVd4dSYbVE

— DC Archdiocese (@WashArchdiocese) March 3, 2017

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— USCCB Marriage (@MUR_USCCB) March 3, 2017

"Christians are the most persecuted religious minority in the world."
-- Bishop Rhoades speaking to the Catholic Business Network pic.twitter.com/dAK0OY7SYm

— Diocese FWSB (@diocesefwsb) March 3, 2017

Call to Prayer: March 3, 2017 https://t.co/p8csymbXM6 pic.twitter.com/0ucfm3GvnO

— USCCB Pro-Life (@usccbprolife) March 3, 2017

LOVE THIS!
This photo is from the #CatholicSchool @POTUS will visit this afternoon. #Catholichttps://t.co/GkmoZuTr9u pic.twitter.com/cRY0i0hWwJ

— Jason Calvi (@jcalvi) March 3, 2017

Florida day trip. @POTUS Trump's first school visit is to a #Catholic school! More on @EWTNNewsNightly pic.twitter.com/66APx4tjTa

— Mark Irons (@MarkIronsMedia) March 3, 2017

TONIGHT: On the weekly launch of @EWTN Pro-Life Weekly: @SenMikeLee, @marjoriesba, The Little Sisters of the Poor, & expert panel. 11 pm ET

— Catherine Szeltner (@CatSzeltner) March 3, 2017

Tune in at 11p ET tonight to watch @EWTN #ProLife Weekly featuring an interview with @SenMikeLee & more https://t.co/1HrE6iifGe @CatSzeltner

— Susan B Anthony List (@SBAList) March 4, 2017

How Should We Fast?

What's the point of fasting, anyway?

Here's why Catholics don't eat meat on Fridays

Meatless Friday: Pierogi Lasagna

Today's Mass Readings

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 943

Bakers Accused of Hate Get Emotional Day in Court

A Bad Case of Christophobia

A New Genocide for Egypt's Christians?

U.S. working to identify hundreds of Al Qaeda contacts discovered from material seized in Yemen raid

The Dangerous Implications of Democrats' Obsession with Trump's Yemen Raid

The Perjury Allegation against Jeff Sessions Is Meritless

The Media's Moment of Truth

Too weird to check: Valerie Jarrett moves in with the Obamas to plot Trump's downfall

You're just going to love Rachel Dolezal's new name

Go figure: New free agent Colin Kaepernick decides to stand for national anthem next season

LIFE NEWS: MARCH 2, 2017

Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz in Panic Mode as Pro-Lifers Pray at 130 of Their Abortion Clinics

Barbie Bush: I'm "Proud to Stand With" Planned Parenthood. It's a "One-Stop Shop for Social Problems"

Dem Congressman Makes Shocking Sexual Joke About Pro-Life Kellyanne Conway; Media Ignore

Nations Raise $200 Million to Pay for "Free" Abortions After U.S. Defunds International Planned Parenthood

England: Women Having Abortions After Being Denied Treatment for Extreme Morning Sickness

Abortion Pill Injures More Women as More Incomplete Abortions Leave Parts of Baby Inside Them

Even a New York Times Columnist Admits Abortion is the Taking of a Human Life

Top Training Program for Young Pro-Life Leaders Returns

She Was Heading Into the Clinic for an Abortion But Changed Her Mind. Now She Prays Outside It!

Pro-Life Model Adriana Lima Goes Against the Grain, Says Sex is For After Marriage

EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: MARCH 2, 2017

EWTN News Nightly's Lauren Ashburn presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

Mike Pence to deliver commencement address at Notre Dame

Exorcists warn against Wiccan spell to bind President Trump

Vatican: 'Global Warming Is the Main Cause of Biological Extinction'

Leftists to Vatican: 'Responsible parenthood' has failed. Use 'taxes and regulations' to reduce population

The Church and Divisive, Exclusionary Globalism

Euthanasia Laws Neglect Mental Health Problems

Do Voucher Programs Help or Hurt Catholic Schools?

The American monk who's saving manuscripts from ISIS

In Rome, a new generation of Benedict XVI scholars is on the rise

Spending Lent With Mary

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... MARCH 2, 2017

Witches Unite to Cast 'Binding Spell' on Trump and Followers

The Witches and Trump: What Fresh Hell is This?

Faithful Catholic Educators Helped Defeat 'Transgender Bathroom' Mandate

Science & Faith Meet in Catholic Schools; Bishops Praise Trump for School Policy Shift

The Ardor of Agnes

Take time this #Lent for fruitful #prayer. https://t.co/YjRbuk8DJ9
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— N. Catholic Register (@NCRegister) March 2, 2017

When the Church Thrives, Cultures Thrive

Ecumenism can't be based on wishful thinking about the past

What We Talk About When We Talk About The Young Pope

"Phone fast": Catholic archdiocese launches toughest Lenten observance yet

Today's Mass Readings

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 942

President Trump Makes the Union Great Again

Van Jones: Trump certainly looked presidential last night, eh?

Polls: 76% who watched approved of Trump's speech, 57% were "very positive" about it

Trump's First Congressional Address Was The Speech People Needed To Hear

Progressives begin push to primary red-state Senate Dems for being too Trump-friendly

A Nation of Immigrants -- Only If They Assimilate

Feminism's Dreadful Life Advice

Transgenderism and the Abolition of Man

Throw Off Your Rubber Chains! From Contraception to Transgenderism via Abortion

Transgender People Need As Much Help As The 'Human Ken Doll' Does

LIFE NEWS: MARCH 1, 2017

40 Days for Life Pro-Life Prayer Campaign Starts in 344 Communities Around the World

Pro-Life Protesters Greet Barbie Bush at Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Fundraiser

MSNBC Panel on Feminism: You Can't be For Women's Equality if You're Not for Abortion

New Genetic Test Could Lead to Killing More Girls in Abortions

So Many Empty Chairs: Putting a Face on the Tragedy of Abortion

Why Do Unborn Babies Matter?

Should Doctors and Nurses be Forced to Participate in Abortions?

Supreme Court Will Decide if States Can Force Pregnancy Centers to Promote Abortions

Kyle Was Saved From Abortion and Adopted at Birth. Now He's Saving Others From Abortion...

Woman Gives Birth, Then Discovers She is Expecting Twins!

EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: MARCH 1, 2017

EWTN News Nightly's Lauren Ashburn presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

They gave Jorge Bergoglio four years to 'make the Church over again.' Here's how he's tried...

Abuse survivor resigns from commission for protection of minors

Head Knight of Columbus honored for aiding persecuted Christians

Congress can do more for religious liberty abroad, scorecard finds

Mystical Lent: Sowing Seeds of Silence

5 Ways to Go Deeper and Deeper Into Lent

These 17th century monks did a beer fast for Lent

5 Books to Read for Lent

The Man Who Shared the Cross

Church History: The Four Horsemen of Apologetics

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... MARCH 1, 2017

Christophobia and the ideologues of the Left

Pro-abortion Population Control Activist Speaks at Vatican's Bioextinction Workshop

Bioextinction Workshop: Report One

Bioextinction Workshop: An Examination of Conscience

The Subjective Church

Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. #AshWednesday #Lent pic.twitter.com/2o1iz5PFS3

— Knights of Columbus (@KofC) March 1, 2017

From today's readings. #AshWednesday pic.twitter.com/b3MDLdCxzy

— Diocese of Toledo (@DioceseToledo) March 1, 2017

"Turn from sin & be faithful to the Gospel." May these words inspire us to put in the work this Lent to grow in holiness #AshWednesday #Lent pic.twitter.com/cT4z2yXhAM

— DCCatholic (@DCCatholic) March 1, 2017

Help us, Lord, to return to you with our whole heart! pic.twitter.com/i6n2QKgJnq

— ApostleshipOfPrayer (@aposprayer) March 1, 2017

@KofC Blessed #AsheWednesday from @paracletepress! pic.twitter.com/jmTkA7BqVG

— Paraclete Press (@paracletepress) March 1, 2017

#Today is #AshWednesday, the beginning of #Lent. How do you plan to grow in holiness during these 40 days? #EWTN #Catholic pic.twitter.com/o57ispPWat

— EWTN (@EWTN) March 1, 2017

May this Ash Wednesday be a Time of Reflection as we Prepare for the Lenten Season #AshWednesday #Catholic pic.twitter.com/YfNdExF7BN

— Esmeralda Kiczek (@EsmeraldaKiczek) March 1, 2017

"We are wayfarers in this world, wayfarers who must never forget their true and final destination: heaven." - St. John Paul II #AshWednesday pic.twitter.com/8GF5uR4r7V

— John Paul II Shrine (@JP2Shrine) March 1, 2017

"#AshWednesday is the beginning of our 40-day Lenten journey of penitence & almsgiving in preparation for the Risen Christ." +Chaput via FB pic.twitter.com/TEsC8SvqUf

— Archdiocese Phila. (@ArchPhilly) March 1, 2017

Why the ashes? A very useful infographic for #AshWednesday 😉 pic.twitter.com/CtAGj0ROwu

— CatholicLink English (@catholiclink_en) March 1, 2017

Lord, in your kindness pour out the grace of your blessing on your servants who are marked with these ashes. #AshWednesday pic.twitter.com/IqwGi9bR03

— DC Archdiocese (@WashArchdiocese) March 1, 2017

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Today's Mass Readings