Two more priests were kidnapped recently in Nigeria by jihadists, as Christian persecution continues in a country that, paradoxically, is experiencing exponential growth in Catholicism. Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the parish priest of Holy Family […]
Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
CNA Newsroom, Mar 23, 2025 / 07:04 am (CNA).
Shortly before his exp… […]
Each Lent, we are called to the penitential disciplines of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. In the past, I’ve focused on fasting most of all, believing it to be the most important of the three. It […]
As we approach the halfway point of the Lenten season, many of us are experiencing a sort of “mid-Lent crisis.” So many things we had hoped to accomplish remain undone, half-done, or not really done—checked off, in […]
Candles with Pope Francis’ image on them stand outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 21, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA
CNA Staff, Mar 22, 2025 / 14:09 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Sunday, the … […]
Readings: • Ex. 3:1-8a, 13-15 • Ps 103: 1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11 • 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12 • Luke 13:1-9 When asked why they climb, professional mountaineers often give varied but interconnected reasons. They […]
The trend of retelling old stories—in movies, books, and graphic novels—with the villains recast as misunderstood good guys and monsters as outcasts oppressed by a corrupt and hypocritical society continues unabated. Vampires, werewolves, witches, zombies, […]
Sister Mary Casey O’Connor, SV, and her twin sister, Casey Gunning, who has Down syndrome, speak at the March for Life Rally in 2023. / Credit: Screenshot EWTN YouTube
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 21, 2025 / 09:45 am (CNA).
As Americans becom… […]
Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Mar 19, 2025 / 14:15 pm (CNA).
The Vatican announced on Saturday its latest plans for… […]
Our Lenten focus on conversion and the old Confiteor takes us this week to “blessed Michael, the Archangel.” The Bible speaks of three Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Michael is always prominently featured as at […]
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