Biden commutes death row sentences of 37 federal prisoners
By Daniel Payne CNA Newsroom, Dec 23, 2024 / 09:40 am President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death row sentences of more than three dozen federal prisoners, ordering that…
Miraculous cure of former atheist, now priest, clinches canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 23, 2024 / 08:00 am Juan Manuel Gutiérrez is a Mexican priest who now serves in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the…
More prayer, less pain: 2 college students design faith-inspired kneeling pads
By Daniel Meloy Detroit, Mich., Dec 23, 2024 / 07:00 am Noah Mullins’ experience at the 2024 SEEK Conference cemented his reversion back to the Catholic faith. It also sparked…
‘So powerful’: Jonathan Roumie on sponsoring African children through Catholic charity
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2024 / 06:00 am In 2023, Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie partnered with Unbound, a Catholic child-sponsorship charity, to support the organization’s 1…
Who is St. Thorlak, the patron of Iceland?
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Dec 23, 2024 / 04:00 am The Scandinavian island nation of Iceland celebrates its national patron, St. Thorlak Thorhallsson, on Dec. 23. Although Iceland’s national…
Pope Francis calls for ‘ceasefire on all war fronts’ at Christmas
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 22, 2024 / 11:50 am Pope Francis on Sunday lamented the ongoing war and violence affecting families in Gaza and other parts of the…
Pope Francis at Sunday Angelus before Christmas: ‘No child is ever a mistake’
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 22, 2024 / 11:20 am Pope Francis emphasized that “no child is ever a mistake” during his last Angelus address before Christmas Day. “A…
Sri Lankan cardinal mandates male-only altar servers in Colombo Archdiocese
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 22, 2024 / 08:00 am Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has mandated that girls are not permitted to serve as altar servers in…
Widows of Prayer: How women who have lost their husbands are keeping the faith
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 22, 2024 / 07:00 am After Cecilia Cortes-Peck lost both her husband and her son, she wanted to dedicate her life to something. She…
PHOTOS: Gaza Catholic parish prepares for second Christmas under war
By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Dec 22, 2024 / 06:00 am As Christmas approaches, the Latin Church of the Holy Family in Gaza is alive with activity. “In these dark days,…
Pope Francis prays for victims as death toll in German Christmas market attack reaches 5
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Dec 21, 2024 / 15:34 pm Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his shock at the deadly attack at a Christmas market in eastern Germany that…
Catholic actor David Henrie says mission trip with Cross Catholic Outreach left big impact
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Dec 21, 2024 / 15:00 pm Cross Catholic Outreach’s Box of Joy ministry has officially reached its 10th anniversary and marked the occasion with…