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If Leo Xiv Were A New Ceo, He’d...
June 2, 2025
NCRegister—It’s been less than two weeks since Pope Leo XIV was elected the 267th pope, and in that short time, he seems to have pulled off the incredible feat of winning over most Catholics at a time of deep division...
Egyptian Court Ruling On St. Catherine’s Monastery In...
May 31, 2025
In 2006, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles held a most remarkable exhibit, featuring ancient icons from Sinai's St. Catherine’s Monastery. The first-ever exhibit from this 1,500 year old monastery included a video of the monastery, the vast surrounding desert,...
Pope Leo Xiv’s Missionary Work In Peru
May 10, 2025
In some of his first words to the world on May 8, newly-elected Pope Leo XIV recalled the land where he worked as a missionary from 1985 to 1998. “And if you will allow me a word, a greeting to...
In His Own Words: Pope Leo Xiv On...
May 10, 2025
CNA—Nine months ago, then-Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost sat down for an interview at a parish in the Chicago area before celebrating Mass. Now that he is Pope Leo XIV, his words on the National Eucharistic Congress, Pope Francis, synodality, and...
Powerful Symbols: Vatican Releases Pope Leo Xiv’s Official...
May 10, 2025
VN/CNA--The Vatican unveiled Pope Leo XIV’s official portrait and signature Saturday, revealing the American pontiff’s embrace of traditional papal elements just two days after his historic election. The formal portrait shows the 69-year-old pope wearing the red mozzetta (short cape),...
Who Is Pope Leo Xiv?
May 8, 2025
VaticanNews--Just a few moments ago, from the central loggia of Saint Peter's Basilica, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti pronounced the formula "Habemus Papam," proclaiming to the city of Rome and to the whole world the news of the election of Robert...
Breaking: Habemus Papam! White Smoke Rises From Chimney...
May 8, 2025
CNA, Other sources--White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today at 6:09 p.m. Rome time, signaling the College of Cardinals has chosen a new pope. Of the 133 cardinals sequestered in the Vatican since May 7, one...
Archbishop Cordileone: Focus On Liturgy--special Message And Request...
May 6, 2025
As reported by the Benedict XVI Institute, contrary to the ongoing commentary by secular media of all stripes, Archbishop Cordileone says the most important issue for the Church and the next Pope is the liturgy: “While liturgy was not a...
Live Updates: College Of Cardinals Prepares For Start...
May 5, 2025
CNA—The conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the final preparatory phase for choosing its 267th pope. Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition:...
Catholic Business Profile: Dr. Christopher Stroud, Catholic Ob-gyn...
May 5, 2025
CNA--Dr. Christopher Stroud was a Catholic OB-GYN who prescribed birth control and gave referrals for in vitro fertilization (IVF) until a priest admonished him in the sacrament of reconciliation. Now Stroud runs a life-affirming fertility clinic that uses Natural Procreative...
Sisters Of Life Celebrate Life And Legacy Of...
May 4, 2025
CNA--In 1975, Cardinal John O’Connor, the late former archbishop of New York, visited the Dachau concentration camp. His life-changing experience there eventually led him to found the Sisters of Life, a community of women dedicated to living out his mission:...
Vatican Museums: Laocoön And 'the Arm Of Memory'
May 2, 2025
Vatican News (VN)--The Laocoön group is a defining piece of the Vatican Museums that was found nearly intact underground in a vineyard in 1506. Its right arm was discovered just meters from that spot, 400 years later. The discoveryis credited...
Exhortation To Prayer For The Eternal Rest Of...
April 21, 2025
Let us join the universal Church in prayer for the eternal rest of Pope Francis who died this morning in his residence in Vatican City State. Let us pray to God the Father that Pope Francis who served as the...
Pope Francis Has Died On Easter Monday Aged...
April 21, 2025
VaticanNews--Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Official announcement by Vatican At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced...
As We Enter Into Holy Week, Consider Cardinal...
April 13, 2025
source: NewmanReader.org—The following is a sermon given by Cardinal John Henry Newman regarding The Crucifixion. We at Catholic Business Journal found it to be a profound aid as the Christian world enters deeply into Holy Week, reflecting and echoing Christ's...
Catholics Can Gain An Indulgence By Participating In...
April 10, 2025
CNA—Organizers of the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage shared details today about the planned 3,340-mile trek that will see Jesus in the Eucharist carried across 10 U.S. states by a cadre of young Catholics, with members of the public invited to...
Cardinal Mccarrick Dead At 94: A Timeline Of...
April 5, 2025
CNA—The following is a timeline of important dates from the McCarrick Report and elsewhere regarding abuse allegations against recently deceased former cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Published by the Vatican on Nov. 10, 2020, the McCarrick Report examined the “institutional knowledge and...
U.s. Supreme Court Examines Wisconsin’s Denial Of Catholic...
March 31, 2025
CNA—Several U.S. Supreme Court justices across ideological lines during oral arguments Monday morning expressed concerns about a Wisconsin agency’s refusal to legally recognize a Catholic charity — run by the Diocese of Superior — as a religious organization. The dispute...
Myanmar Cardinal After 7.7 Earthquake: People Need Everything,...
March 31, 2025
CNA—Following the March 28 earthquake that struck Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and China, Cardinal Charles Bo, president of the Myanmar Bishops’ Conference, said the people of the Asian country now “need everything,” including peace to end the civil war. Vivid description...
Mel Gibson’s ‘the Resurrection Of The Christ’ To...
March 30, 2025
CNA—Mel Gibson’s sequel to “The Passion of the Christ” — “The Resurrection of the Christ” — is set to begin production in Italy this August, according to Manuela Cacciamani, CEO of Rome’s Cinecittà Studios. “I can confirm that the next...
Harvard Scientist Says Math Proves The Existence Of...
March 15, 2025
Harvard astrophysicist Dr. Willie Soon marvels at evidence that mathematics itself proves God’s existence, citing the work of physicist Paul Dirac, Dr. Soon explains how the universe operates on precise mathematical laws that are too perfect to be random. “The...
National Catholic Prayer Breakfast In D.c.
February 28, 2025
CNA—Speakers and attendees at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Friday prayed for Pope Francis amid his ongoing ailments, emphasized a message of hope, and called attention to ongoing pro-life policy efforts. “The Holy Father is still in precarious...
Vatican Finances: Prior To Hospitalization, Pope Francis And...
February 28, 2025
Prior to his health crisis, news sources report that Pope Francis clashed with cardinals regarding how best to address a growing deficit in Vatican finances. "Three days before hospitalization," reports Reuters and other sources, "Francis ordered the creation of a...
Mexican State Decriminalizes Abortion; Catholics Who Support It...
February 28, 2025
ACPrensa/CNA—Following the Feb. 25 decriminalization of abortion for up to 12 weeks of pregnancy in the Mexican state of Campeche, Bishop José Francisco González of the Diocese of Campeche warned that those who promote and facilitate the practice — including...
Pope Francis Suffers Isolated Bronchospasm, Noninvasive Ventilation Started
February 28, 2025
Vatican News—The Holy Father, Friday afternoon, after a morning spent alternating between respiratory physiotherapy and prayer in the chapel, experienced an isolated episode of bronchospasm. This caused an episode of vomiting, which led to him inhaling some and a sudden...
Lead Like Christ: The Remarkable Story Of One...
February 22, 2025
When is the last time you took a quiet moment and allowed yourself the inner silence to listen to the whisper of the Holy Spirit? To what were you invited—conflict resolution, another perspective, decisive action, compelling insight, inner peace, silence? ...
Vatican Finances: British Judge On Sloane Avenue: Mincione...
February 22, 2025
Vatican News (VN)—"Based on the facts that emerged during the trial, the applicants did not meet the standards of communication with the State (Secretariat of State, ed.) that could be qualified as conduct in good faith." These were the words...
Pope At Gemelli Hospital, Respiratory Crisis In The...
February 22, 2025
VaticanNews—02/22/25—The Holy See Press Office issued the following medical update on Pope Francis on Saturday evening: The condition of the Holy Father continues to be critical. Therefore, as explained yesterday, the Pope is not out of danger. This morning, Pope...
A Jubilee Of Hope Spiritual Reading List On...
February 22, 2025
CNA—The theme of the 2025 Jubilee Year is “Pilgrims of Hope.” For those who wish to embark on a spiritual pilgrimage through reading and prayer during the Lenten season — or anytime during this sacred year — here is a...
Air Force Veteran Appointed Auxiliary Bishop Of The...
February 22, 2025
CNA—Pope Francis appointed Father Gregg Caggianelli, an Air Force veteran and Florida priest, as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, on Friday. USAF for more than 30 years Caggianelli, 56, has served on active duty and...
‘the Erosion Of Syria’s Christian Communities Would Be...
February 22, 2025
“The erosion of Christian communities would be a tragic loss not only for Syria but also for the stability of the region and the world.” This President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), Bishop...
Pope To Paris Summit: Ensure Human Oversight Of...
February 15, 2025
VaticanNews— Pope Francis has called on decision-makers to ensure human beings maintain adequate control of AI’s decision-making capabilities and to examine AI’s effects on human relationships, information, and education over time. The Holy Father made these remarks in the message he...
Archbishop Paglia: Ai Calls For The Awakening Of...
February 15, 2025
An interesting read, certainly relevant... What do YOU think? Here's the story: VaticanNews—Alongside Pope Francis’ already substantial teaching on Artificial Intelligence, the Pontifical Academy for Life, the Vatican body which focuses on issues related to bioethics has also been reflecting...
Pope Resting In Hospital, Tests Show Improvement
February 15, 2025
VaticanNews—Pope Francis continued on Saturday to be treated for a respiratory infection at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Hospital where laboratory tests indicate an improvement in certain health parameters. A statement released by the Holy See Press Office on Saturday afternoon said...
Book And Saint: Saint Claude De La Colombiere...
February 15, 2025
CBJ/CNA—On February 15 the Catholic church honors Saint Claude de la Colombiere, the 17th century French Jesuit who authenticated and wrote about Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque's visions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. When now-saint Pope John Paul II canonized...
New Book: Pope’s Astronomer Shares ‘a Jesuit’s Guide...
February 8, 2025
CNA—Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, has spent the last 30 years staring at the sky. As the director of the Vatican Observatory, known informally as “the pope’s astronomer,” he has just published his 13th book — “A Jesuit’s Guide to the...
Man Attacks High Altar Of St. Peter’s Basilica...
February 8, 2025
ACI Prensa/CNA—A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that were on the altar to the ground, according to the Italian news agency ANSA. After...
Summer School At Vatican Observatory Offers Unique Opportunity...
February 4, 2025
CNA/ACIPrensa—The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition. During the month of June, 25 students who were selected from among 120 candidates from different countries around the world will have the opportunity...
"work With Us": Website To Apply For A...
February 3, 2025
VaticanNews—The Vatican Secretariat for the Economy launches a new webpage to accept job applications for laypeople who wish to apply for vacant positions at the Holy See. "Work with Us" is a title that says it all. Up to now,...
Catholic Business Profile: Dan Mcclory—international Banker, Boustead Securities
February 1, 2025
(first published June 2017)—Having been a cross-country runner in high school and college, Dan McClory knows that going the distance is the most important part of any athletic endeavor. As managing director, head of equity capital markets and head of...
Seven Dead, 19 Injured—philadelphia Archbishop: ‘my Heart Sank’...
February 1, 2025
Earlier this morning, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker confirmed that seven people—the seventh person having been on the ground in a car—were killed from the deadly, tragic plane crash in Philadelphia that took place last night, January 31, 2025. She also...
Catholic Priest At Crash Site Of Deadly D.c....
February 1, 2025
CNA—After the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, a local priest made his way to the scene “to be present” with the grieving families. Father Frederick Edlefsen, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes in Arlington, Virginia, shared...
The Little-known Story Of When The Masons Tried...
February 1, 2025
ACI Prensa./CNA—History notes how much the Freemasons hated St. John Bosco, the founder of the Salesians — whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on Jan. 31 — but less known are their attempts to kill him. Freemasons tried to kill...
Mark Houck Cleared Of Face Act Charges In...
January 31, 2025
CNA—Mark Houck, pro-life advocate and father of seven, was found not guilty Monday on federal assault charges stemming from a shoving incident outside a Philadelphia abortion clinic. Supporters of the Catholic father of seven cried and hugged one another after...
How St. Francis De Sales Overcame His Temper...
January 25, 2025
ACI Prensa—Every Jan. 24, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, bishop of Geneva and doctor of the Church, known as “the saint of kindness.” He reportedly had a bad temper, but he relied on divine grace and the...
Thousands Fill National Shrine For 2025 March For...
January 25, 2025
CNA—More than 5,000 students, families, and other pro-life Catholics packed into the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., for a vigil service Thursday on the evening before the national March for Life. Attendees filled the pews in...
Photos: As Thousands Join March For Life, Pro-life...
January 24, 2025
Tens of thousands of pro-life people of various ages and backgrounds held handmade signs as they walked from the National Mall to the Supreme Court building on Friday, packing the streets of Washington, D.C., for the 52nd annual March for Life. After...
A Lesson In Preparedness: How The Getty Villa...
January 23, 2025
As fires raged (and as of this writing, continue to rage) throughout southern California, two world-renown museums—the iconic, large, modern Getty Museum on the edge of northwest Los Angeles and the more intimately designed Getty Villa just outside Malibu—lay directly...
Catholic Business Profile: Peter Callahan, President, Wells Of...
January 18, 2025
For nearly 50 years, Peter Callahan has served the letter of the law of the land as an attorney in California. But for the last 12 years this father of two and grandfather of at least four, with his wife...
Cardinal Pizzaballa On Truce Between Israel And Hamas:...
January 17, 2025
And just like that, Israel and Hamas agree on a ceasefire agreement...a week before a new U.S. President is sworn in. The SAME ceasefire agreement that was rejected just a few months earlier! It is interesting what can be achieved...
Money Talks: Cuba Announces Release Of 553 Prisoners...
January 17, 2025
ACI Prensa/CNA—The Cuban government’s announcement of the release of 553 prisoners has been described by an analyst and the opposition as “a swap” by the regime to obtain economic benefits from the United States, including removing the island from the...
This Is What Catholic Leadership Looks Like: Philadelphia...
January 17, 2025
CNA—After the Archdiocese of Philadelphia found that 83% of baptized Catholics are missing from the pews in the archdiocese, Archbishop Nelson Pérez decided to launch a missionary outreach program in his archdiocese to “invite people home.” The number of “missing...
Franciscan Expert On Artificial Intelligence (ai) Addresses Its...
January 17, 2025
ACI Prensa/CNA—Franciscan friar Paolo Benanti, an expert in artificial intelligence (AI), warned of its ethical risks during a colloquium organized by the Paul VI Foundation in Madrid, pointing out that “the people who control this type of technology control reality.”...
Life Matters: January March For Life In Dc,...
January 11, 2025
From Washington, D.C. to San Francisco and many cities in between, January is dedicated to supporting, promoting and re-dedicating ourselves to living our Catholic values in our defense of human life, especially the unborn. BUT NOT ALL EVENTS take place...
Los Angeles Archbishop: Catholics Called To Be God’s...
January 11, 2025
CNA/AngelusNews—Relentless, devastating, heart-breaking, horrific fires in suburban Los Angeles continue to burn and lay waste to entire neighborhoods as Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez on Thursday urged Catholics to remember the preciousness of human life and to make themselves “instruments”...
Argentine Businessman Enrique Shaw Moves Closer To Beatification
January 11, 2025
CNA/ACI Prensa—The cause for canonization of Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw took another step forward this week as the alleged miracle attributed to his intercession passed the medical stage and will now be evaluated by a commission of theologians of the...
Pope Francis Welcomes Jubilee Pilgrims: ‘begin Again With...
January 11, 2025
VM/CNA—Pope Francis kicked off the first Saturday jubilee audience of 2025 by urging pilgrims to embrace hope as a divine strength that enables new beginnings, drawing inspiration from St. John the Baptist. Speaking to pilgrims gathered in the Vatican’s audience...
St. Francis Xavier’s Relics Draw 12,000 In Goa,...
January 3, 2025
CNA—St. Francis Xavier lived the life of a missionary, baptizing tens of thousands in India and Japan. In death, he continues to give himself to Christ’s Church, as his relics offer pilgrims spiritual consolation in Italy and India. St. Francis...
Relics Of Canadian Martyrs Will Tour Western Canada...
January 3, 2025
The B.C. Catholic/CNA—If the faithful can’t go to the shrine, bring the shrine to the faithful. So it will be with the relics of the Canadian Martyrs, usually housed in their Midland, Ontario, shrine, which will make their first tour...
Faith At Work: Lord Mayor Of Westminster To...
December 28, 2024
CNA, London, England—The lord mayor of Westminster in London said he is “blown over” after being chosen to become a papal knight — the highest honor a lay Catholic can receive from the Vatican. Councillor Robert Rigby will become a...
Pope Francis: How To Be ‘pilgrims Of Hope’...
December 28, 2024
CNA—Pope Francis called on Catholics to become “pilgrims of hope” in a BBC podcast on Friday, emphasizing that “hope and kindness touch the very heart of the Gospel.” Speaking just days after the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year, the...
Entrepreneurial Catholic Moms In Massachusetts Transform Local Catholic...
December 28, 2024
It took them 10 years, but today the vision shared by a small group of home-schooling moms in Massachusetts has come to life. They banded together to form a classical Catholic school centered on Christ for their children. They started...
The Beauty And Power Of The O Antiphons
December 21, 2024
CNA—“O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel!” This favored Christmas carol is no carol at all. It’s...
The Hidden Message In Ancient ‘o Antiphons’ Of...
December 21, 2024
CNA—The O Antiphons are prayers that are recited or chanted in an ancient tradition leading up to Christmas Day. What is the hidden meaning of the O Antiphons? “Composed in the sixth or seventh century, the seven O Antiphons are...
War, Economic Struggles Threaten Bethlehem’s Century-old Crafts Tradition
December 21, 2024
CNA—Bethelehem, West Bank—Being an artisan in Bethlehem isn’t just a job. It’s an art, almost a calling, a treasure handed down from father to son, but one that is now at risk of being lost. After two years of war......
Catholic Actor David Henrie Says Mission Trip With...
December 21, 2024
CNA—Cross Catholic Outreach’s Box of Joy ministry has officially reached its 10th anniversary and marked the occasion with a trip by Catholic actor David Henrie and his family to Guatemala to deliver boxes to children there. Henrie, who serves as...
Catholic Historian Lee Edwards Dies At 92
December 20, 2024
CNA—Author and Catholic convert Lee Edwards, one of the foremost historians of the conservative movement in America, died Thursday. He was 92. Edwards co-founded the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, D.C., authorized by Congress in 1993 and completed in...
Focus Co-founders Curtis And Michaelann Martin Receive 2024...
December 15, 2024
CNA—EWTN Global Catholic Network presented the 2024 Mother Angelica Award to Curtis and Michaelann Martin, co-founders of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), an organization recognized as one of the most influential forces for Catholic evangelization in the United...
Guadalupe At Lepanto
December 12, 2024
Crisis—Our Lady of Guadalupe was there at Lepanto, hearkening to the Rosary recited by the soldiers processing round the decks, her quiet, pregnant power blazing at that apocalyptic battle with all the splendor of the star-crowned Woman of Revelation. Most...
Our Lady Of Guadalupe ‘completely Beyond' Scientific Explanation,...
December 11, 2024
CNA—updated 12/12/24—Researcher and physicist Dr. Aldofo Orozco told participants at the International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe, held August 7, 2009, that there is no scientific explanation for the then-478 years of high quality-preservation of the Tilma or...
Our Lady Of Guadalupe: What Ophthamologists Discovered In...
December 11, 2024
Monastery Icons—In the winter of 1531 the Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Juan Diego, a humble Mexican Indian peasant, instructing him to tell the local bishop of her desire for the construction of a new basilica dedicated to her. Begging...
Notre Dame Cathedral Rises From The Ashes: Triumphant...
December 7, 2024
More than 1,000 (some accounts report 2,000) construction workers, craftsmen and artisans — in five years -- restored Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Better than ever. The cost of rebuilding Notre Dame is reported to be about $767 million,...
Hollywood Movie Star Delores Hart On Her Journey...
November 30, 2024
In this week's episode of THE MENTORS RADIO, Host Tom Loarie talks with Mother Delores Hart, who has now been a nun of the Benedictine Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut, for nearly 60 years. Learn about her remarkable...
Advent 2024: Six (6) Catholic Resources To Help...
November 30, 2024
CBJ, & CNA—As calendars get filled up and preparations are made, here are SIX resources to help you get ready to enter into the deeper meaning of Christmas. Advent Wreath at home Simple. Easy. Powerful because it helps keeps the...
St. Andrew The Apostle: 8 Things To Know...
November 30, 2024
CNA/NCR—St. Andrew, whose feast day is Nov. 30, was one of the two initial disciples of John the Baptist who encountered Jesus at the beginning of John’s Gospel. He was one of Jesus’ closest disciples, but many people know little...
"england Belongs To Our Lady": Sister Wilhelmina’s Order...
November 30, 2024
CNA—The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles have opened a new location at St. Mary’s Abbey in Colwich, Staffordshire, England. Among the founders of this abbey are three great-great-granddaughters of St. Thomas More. An extraordinary history The Benedictines became well-known...
A Path Towards Unity: Pope Francis Proposes Joint...
November 30, 2024
VM and CNA—Pope Francis has proposed celebrating the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea together with Orthodox leaders, in a personal letter to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. The letter, published by the Vatican on Saturday, was delivered...
How Not To Run A Nonprofit: Catholic Campaign...
November 23, 2024
Sadly, the US Bishops exemplified what NOT to do in running a nonprofit, let alone a business. It makes one wonder how the dioceses are run! Kudos to those Catholic CPAs and financial experts who ensure dioceses and nonprofits do...
Relics Of St. Thomas Aquinas To Tour U.s....
November 23, 2024
Commemorating 700th Anniversary of canonization of St. Thomas Aquinas CNA/Thomastic Institute—The major relics of St. Thomas Aquinas, “The Angelic Doctor,” are on tour and scheduled to make a stop in Washington, D.C., next weekend as part of the commemoration of the 700th...
Internal Revenue Service Building Religious Broadcasters Sue Irs...
November 23, 2024
CNA—A coalition of religious broadcasters and churches is suing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over a long-standing rule that forbids certain nonprofits, including churches, from supporting politicians and political campaigns. The complaint, filed on August 28, 2024, in U.S....
‘with God, Everything; Without God, Nothing’: Principles Of...
November 19, 2024
The Catholic owners of the store "Carnicerias Jimenez" put Faith and People first, and have been proudly serving the Chicago community for 49 years...how do they do it? How does their FAITH transform their business? ACI Prensa/CNA—“With God, everything; without...
11 Things To Know About Martin Scorsese’s ‘the...
November 16, 2024
CNA / NCR—On the heels of his announcement that he will make a film about the life of Jesus, controversial film director Martin Scorsese has now completed a docudrama series for Fox Nation called “The Saints.” Note: Fascinating Interview with...
Historic ‘chair Of St. Peter’ On Public Display...
November 9, 2024
VN, CNA—For the first time in more than a century, the historic Chair of St. Peter, a wooden throne symbolizing the pope’s magisterial authority, has been removed from its gilded bronze reliquary in St. Peter’s Basilica to be displayed for...
Notre Dame Bells Ring For The First Time...
November 9, 2024
CNA—The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris rang for the first time since April 2019, when a devastating fire broke out in the spire and roof of the historic French church. Notre-Dame of Paris passed the major milestone today...
Archbishop Broglio: Human Dignity, Economy Key To Catholic...
November 9, 2024
CNA—The president of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) credited concern for human dignity and the economy as possible reasons why a majority of Catholics voted for the now-President-elect Donald Trump. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who also heads the...
How St. John Paul Ii Helped Bring Down...
November 9, 2024
CNA—As Germany marks the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall this year, key witnesses are highlighting the crucial role played by St. John Paul II in bringing about the peaceful revolution that transformed Europe. “I am absolutely convinced that...
Vote Like Your Life Depends On It... Because...
November 4, 2024
Today is Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the official (and the last) day to vote. Polls close at 8pm. So many Catholic and business issues are on the line across the country—from the Top national office to local candidates and even...
Christian Foundation Decries ‘widespread, Systematic’ Forceful Conversion To...
October 18, 2024
ACI Africa, CNA—A U.K.-based human rights foundation condemned the forced conversion of Christians to Islam in Sudan following the arbitrary arrest of 12 Christian men by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) military intelligence unit. The 12 men were part of...
Wow! Thousands Take Part In New York City...
October 18, 2024
CNA—New Yorkers on Oct. 15, 2024—the Feast of the great Carmelite reformer, mystic and doctor of the Church, St. Teresa of Avila—gathered in droves within the vaulted ceilings of one of New York City’s most famous churches, St. Patrick Cathedral,...
Synod Highlights So Far: The Synod On Synodality...
October 12, 2024
CNA—The Catholic Church’s final session of the multi-year Synod on Synodality is finishing up its second week. Have you adopted a synod participant to pray for yet? Oct. 11: Pope Francis, synod pray where first Christian martyrs of Rome were...
Pope Francis Names 21 New Cardinals, Including Archbishops...
October 12, 2024
CNA—Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including the archbishops of Tehran, Tokyo, and Toronto, at a consistory on Dec. 8, 2024. The 87-year-old pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square...
Pope Francis Writes Letter To New Cardinals: You...
October 12, 2024
Pope Francis expressed in a letter Saturday a desire that each of the 21 new cardinals to be added in December will be more of a “servant” than an “eminence.” The pope’s brief letter, published Oct. 12, also welcomed the...
‘rosary Priest’ Irish-born Fr Peyton: ‘the Family That...
October 12, 2024
Now 32 years after his death, Fr. Peyton's legacy for promoting the Rosary, especially the family Rosary, is arguably unparalleled in modern times. He is known for relentlessly pursuing every mass media avenue available in his day—from radio to television...
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone Encourages All Faithful Catholics...
October 5, 2024
Archbishop Cordileone: Why would anyone want to stigmatize a primary health care facility and a pregnancy resource center that give pregnant women support for having their babies? San Francisco Ballot Proposition O on the November 5th ballot would do just...
Maronite Bishops Express Sorrow For Mass Displacement In...
October 4, 2024
VN—Amid the recent escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, Maronite Catholic Bishops discuss how the violence has led to thousands of people being forced to leave their homes. The Maronite bishops have expressed their “sorrow in the face of the horror...
Decoding The Synod On Synodality: Cna’s Essential Terminology...
October 4, 2024
CNA—As the Church kicks off the second session of the Synod on Synodality this week, it’s helpful to understand some key terms and concepts. This glossary aims to clarify important vocabulary related to the synod. What is a synod? A...
Asteroids Named For Four Religious Sisters Who Mapped...
October 4, 2024
CNA—Scientists recently named four asteroids after four Catholic religious sisters who helped catalog about 500,000 stars in the Vatican portion of the Carte du Ciel “Celestial Map” star atlas of the early 1900s. Sisters Emilia Ponzoni, Regina Colombo, Concetta Finardi,...
Rare 1776 St. Junípero Serra Letter Fails To...
September 28, 2024
CNA—A two-page letter from 1776 written by St. Junípero Serra failed to sell at a New York auction on Thursday after the auction house declined a $70,000 offer, having expected to fetch around $100,000. Fascination was there, “but it takes...
Nuclear Engineer Says Latest Research Confirms First-century Date...
September 28, 2024
CNA—For centuries Christians have attributed a first-century date to the Shroud of Turin. Nuclear engineer Robert Rucker says that his latest research on the shroud verifies this. “The Shroud of Turin is the second-most valuable possession of the human race...