Catholic leaders in the Holy Land called on Christian pilgrims to return to the region following the implementation of the long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

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Francis referred to the disaster during his weekly general audience Wednesday and invoked Our Lady of Guadalupe, which is revered by many Latino Catholics.

A few hours after his second inauguration address on Monday, Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Denali to Mount McKinley.

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Displaying a despondent countenance before a throng of national media, University of Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman and two of his stalwart seniors — quarterback Riley Leonard and linebacker Jack Kiser — fielded numerous questions following a 34-23 loss to Ohio State University in […]

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 22, 2025 / 10:20 am (CNA). Policies related to immigration, gender ideology, abortion, and in vitro fertilization (IVF) are among […]

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Pope Francis waves to the crowd in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican during his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 22, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jan 22, 2025 / 09:50 am (CNA). Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his yearlong jubilee catechesis series on “Jesus Christ Our […]

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Afordia speaks to CNA in Rome on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, about being attacked by terrorists in Nigeria. / Credit: Alberto Basile/CNA Vatican City, Jan 22, 2025 / 09:20 am (CNA). A Nigerian woman whose husband was killed by Boko Haram in 2014 has asked for prayers for persecuted Christians and for […]

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Cardinal Christoph Schönborn (left) shakes hands with Father Josef Grünwidl, whom Pope Francis appointed as apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Vienna on Jan. 22, 2025. / Credit: Archdiocese of Vienna/Stephan Schönlaub Rome Newsroom, Jan 22, 2025 / 07:04 am (CNA). Cardinal Christoph […]

Book cover/Cardinal Robert Sarah. / Credit: Cantagalli / Paul Badde/ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 22, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). “Does God Exist?: The Cry of Man Asking for Salvation” is the title of a new interview book by Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect emeritus of the Congregation — now […]

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Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David receives his cardinal’s hat on Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Madrid, Spain, Jan 22, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). “Holy Father, you have changed my life again! Shouldn’t you have at least given me advance notice?”With these words the newly created […]

Kabiyet Hill in western Kenya is now home to a Catholic shrine that provides a shared space for worship while also facilitating conservation efforts to address environmental degradation in the area.

President Donald Trump came out swinging on the issue of immigration, writes Michael Sean Winters. The leaders of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy do not throw punches. But they are setting down some markers.

In a world gone haywire, how does the human spirit balance grief and hope? Jason Berry, writing from New Orleans, reflects on the spiritual quest for stability in times of tragedy.

This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Father Gerard Garrigan, OSB. One Evening in Rome A dove cooed The bells chimed Police sounded sirens Two creatures there, though, Made no sound One bat in flitting orbit One monk quite, quite still Each intently occupied Pursuing his respective […]