CNA, AC Wimmer: A diocese in the Netherlands says it will no longer offer Mass every Sunday in its parishes. Instead, the Diocese of Roermond, in the country’s south, informed parishes in a letter of moving toward offering Mass only every other … Continue reading
CNA, Courtney Mares: Pope Francis beatified John Paul I, who reigned as pope for only 33 days, amid a thunderstorm in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday. In his homily for the rainy beatification Mass on Sept. 4, Pope Francis said that … Continue reading
CNA, Francesca Pollio Fenton: Jessica Hanna, a mother of four, was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer when she was 14 weeks pregnant. Several doctors advised her to have an abortion but she declined, choosing life instead. In an interview with EWTN … Continue reading
CNA, Hannah Brockhaus: Pope Francis has revoked the titles of the Order of Malta’s four High Offices, established a provisional government, and convened an extraordinary general chapter for January 2023. The Sept. 3 decree is the latest step in the reform … Continue reading
NCR, Joan Frawley Desmond: WASHINGTON — When Pope Francis announced last year that the Synod of Bishops would shift its focus from more traditional topics, like evangelization, to tackle the very meaning of synodality itself, the Vatican rolled out plans for … Continue reading
NCR, Matthew McDonald: GREENWICH, Conn. — A Connecticut public school administrator said he doesn’t hire Catholics or conservatives as teachers and that he designs questions during interviews to ferret them out, according to an undercover video published by Project Veritas. The … Continue reading
CNA, Hannah Brockhaus: A new cardinal and the Vatican’s prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy said his role is to encourage priests and help them live lives based on the Word of God. “My role is to encourage priests — … Continue reading
CNA: The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday upholding the dismissal of a Catholic school teacher who had contracted a same-sex marriage. “Religious freedom protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution encompasses the right of religious institutions ‘to decide … Continue reading
National Catholic Register: This article originally appeared Nov. 27, 2015, at the Register. With the Little Sisters of the Poor the focus of religious freedom threats recently, I was curious to know more about the order. St. Jeanne Jugan is the foundress of the Little … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Joseph Pearce: In my confused, impetuous and misspent youth I believed, with the arrogance of ignorance, that I knew the answers to all the most important questions in life. The world’s problems could be solved politically and economically. … Continue reading
CNA: After the miracles in Italy worked through the intercession of St. Rose of Lima and her canonization in 1671, a congregation of Dominican nuns was established in Italy in honor of the patron saint of South America. Each member of … Continue reading
Penn\Live<: A Harrisburg building once used as a secondary school will host a haunted house this fall. The Bridge Eco Village, which is located in a building that was once the Bishop McDevitt High School, has announced a haunted attraction … Continue reading
CNA, Courtney Mares: Pope Francis became the first pope in 728 years to open the Holy Door of a 13th-century basilica in L’Aquila, Italy on Sunday. During a visit to the Italian city located about 70 miles northeast of Rome on … Continue reading
CNA, Hannah Brockhaus: Pope Francis created 20 new cardinals for the Catholic Church during a liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica Saturday. “Jesus calls us by name; he looks us in the eye and he asks: Can I count on you?” Pope … Continue reading
Aleteia, Cerith Gardiner:There was an unusual sight at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, in Alabama, on August 12. The former professional football quarterback Philip Rivers arrived accompanied by 70 students from St. Michael’s Catholic High School in Fairhope, … Continue reading
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