Pope Francis: Family dialogue defeats digital distraction
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Dec 29, 2024 / 08:00 am On Sunday, the feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis highlighted the Family of Nazareth as a model of…
Pope Francis prays for South Korea air crash victims and families
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Dec 29, 2024 / 07:45 am Pope Francis expressed profound sorrow Sunday for the victims of South Korea’s deadliest aviation disaster. He also extended prayers…
‘Follow Me’ SEEK conference to debut satellite event in Washington, D.C.
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 29, 2024 / 07:00 am For the first time, the annual Fellowship of Catholic University Students’ SEEK conference next month will take place…
Relics of Canadian Martyrs will tour western Canada for jubilee year
By Nicholas Elbers / The B.C. Catholic Vancouver, Canada, Dec 29, 2024 / 06:00 am If the faithful can’t go to the shrine, bring the shrine to the faithful. So…
Pope Francis’ 2024 travels: historic visits to Southeast Asia, Oceania, Belgium, and Corsica
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Dec 28, 2024 / 10:00 am Despite health challenges that led to a canceled trip to Dubai for COP28, Pope Francis maintained an ambitious travel…
Pope Francis: How to be ‘pilgrims of hope’ during 2025 Jubilee Year
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Dec 28, 2024 / 09:00 am Pope Francis called on Catholics to become “pilgrims of hope” in a BBC podcast on Friday, emphasizing that “hope…
Lord mayor of Westminster to receive papal knighthood, highest honor for lay Catholics
By Andy Drozdziak London, England, Dec 28, 2024 / 07:00 am The lord mayor of Westminster in London said he is “blown over” after being chosen to become a papal…
Massachusetts Catholic school expands with $20 million classical-inspired building
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 28, 2024 / 06:00 am A group of home schooling moms in Massachusetts banded together more than a decade ago with a vision: a…
Priestly vocations are up in Burkina Faso despite Islamic terrorism
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 27, 2024 / 15:20 pm Despite constant terrorist attacks suffered by Catholics in Burkina Faso from Islamic fundamentalists, vocations to the priesthood have…
Canadian group that led push to legalize euthanasia warns of abuse of system
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 27, 2024 / 12:10 pm The activist group that led the push to legalize medical aid in dying (MAID) in Canada is now warning…
Will Pope Francis visit Ukraine in 2025?
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Dec 27, 2024 / 11:25 am Media reports about Pope Francis potentially visiting Ukraine have raised hopes the Holy Father could accept an invitation to…
White House backs off contraceptive mandate, potential win for Little Sisters of the Poor
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 27, 2024 / 10:00 am The Little Sisters of the Poor welcomed a Christmas blessing earlier this week that could help them end…