EWTN News In Depth: Catholic Reaction to Charlie Kirk Assassination | September 12, 2025

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The assassination of Charlie Kirk has sent shockwaves across the world - we honor his life with his friend and fellow pro-life leader Kristan Hawkins of Students for Life of America. As we await the verdict for imprisoned Hong Kong Catholic democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, his son Sebastien Lai updates us on his latest efforts to free his father - and why it's more urgent than ever. Pope Leo XIV has canonized his first two saints - Montse Alvarado reports from St. Peter's Square on the celebration surrounding St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati. The Diocese of Colorado Springs has received a petition to open the canonization cause of a young Colorado teen who saved his classmates during a 2019 school shooting - we tell you the heroic story of Kendrick Castillo and speak with his parents about these latest developments. And ahead of Pope Leo XIV's 70th birthday this weekend - our EWTN viewers send our Holy Father a special message as he celebrates his first birthday as pope. ------------ Hosted by Catherine Hadro, EWTN News In Depth welcomes guests in a discussion of current events in the Church, politics, and culture, all through the lens of the Catholic faith. This show is about finding out who we are as people and as Catholics, and how we can confidently live our faith in the world. It is produced by EWTN News: https://www.ewtnnews.com ------------- EWTN News In Depth airs on EWTN Fridays at 8pm ET. It re-airs on Saturdays at 1am ET & Sundays at 11am ET ------------ Sign up today to receive the EWTN News In Depth newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/indepth ------------- Follow EWTN News In Depth on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EWTNNewsInDepth Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsInDepth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsindepth/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf