Category: News

Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: More than 400 years after her death, Pope Francis has recognized a miracle attributed to Carmelite Sister Ana de Jesús, a spiritual daughter of St. Teresa of Ávila and a friend to St. John of … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Peter Pinedo: The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will once again consider a high-stakes abortion pill case that could impose new national limits on abortion. The Supreme Court will be reviewing a lower court’s August … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Matthew Santucci: Pope Francis will provide input on the “big questions” to focus on at the next session of the Synod on Synodality next October, the Vatican revealed in a new document Tuesday. Examples include questions related … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: A survey released this month by a British Catholic organization demonstrates what the group says were the “shocking” effects of COVID-19-related church closures in that country. Catholic Union, a lay organization that bills itself as … Continue reading →

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: The liturgical prayers that the Church offers for our use today, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, speak of our longing for peace and for brotherhood among peoples. In the Liturgy of the Hours, for … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, CNA Staff: The Vatican unveiled its annual Nativity scene earlier this evening, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on its 800th anniversary. The scene in St. Peter’s Square depicts not only Mary and … Continue reading →

National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: As Christmas approaches, debate often arises over when exactly Jesus was born. Did the Nativity really happen during winter in Bethlehem just over 2,020 years ago? Recent research by a group of Italian researchers suggests … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Peter Pinedo: Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., explained his reasoning for limiting the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in his archdiocese, saying that allowing the old form of the Mass is an “exception” … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: Following last month’s referendum in Ohio that enshrined a right to abortion in its constitution, Columbus Bishop Earl Fernandes announced several pro-life and spiritual initiatives that the prelate hopes will make abortion “unthinkable.” The amendment … Continue reading →

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: As a 13-year-old chess prodigy, Bobby Fischer turned in a performance that was described by an excited observer as “the game of the century.” The title stuck, but it was undeserved. The game was not hard-fought; … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Nicolás de Cárdenas: On Dec. 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception — the patroness of Spain — hundreds of Spaniards will gather to pray the rosary in public “for the unity of Spain” in more than … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Tyler Arnold, Joe Bukuras: Sen. Josh Hawley engaged in a tense exchange with FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday after the release of the report that found the agency’s investigation into traditional Catholics may be more expansive than … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Tyler Arnold: In preparation for the 2025 Jubilee Year, two of the massive entry doors at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., have been sealed. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: Pope Francis has added his signature to an “interfaith statement” meant to call attention to what the Holy Father and other advocates say is the ongoing crisis of climate change threatening much of the world. The … Continue reading →

Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: Climate activists in Italy over the weekend disrupted a Mass celebrated by Turin Archbishop Roberto Repole, with the demonstrators reading from Pope Francis’ works on the environment during the incident. Activists with the climate group … Continue reading →