Arizona Catholic parish fire being investigated as arson
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 18, 2024 / 15:00 pm Police in Arizona are investigating an October parish fire as an act of arson, with authorities seeking help identifying…
Vatican approves liturgical adaptations for Indigenous communities in Mexico
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Nov 18, 2024 / 14:00 pm The Vatican has approved a series of liturgical adaptations for Indigenous communities in the Mexican state of Chiapas.…
Nigerian Catholic religious sister wins $1.2 million Opus Prize
By Jude Atemanke ACI Africa, Nov 18, 2024 / 11:40 am Sister Francisca Ngozi Uti, the founder and executive director of the Centre for Women Studies and Intervention (CWSI) in…
Missouri abortion amendment: Close vote sparks hope, Catholic leader says
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Nov 18, 2024 / 07:00 am After a close but heartbreaking loss at the ballot box that saw Missouri voters choose to enshrine a…
Trump picks several Catholics for Cabinet: Kennedy, Rubio, Stefanik, Ratcliffe
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 18, 2024 / 06:00 am President-elect Donald Trump has chosen several Catholics to serve in his Cabinet and other parts of his administration,…
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne: Great missionary of the Midwest
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Nov 18, 2024 / 04:00 am On Nov. 18 the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, a French religious…
Pope Francis: The poor ‘continue to wait’ for the Church, governments to take action
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Nov 17, 2024 / 13:46 pm Pope Francis was joined by thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican on Sunday to celebrate the eighth annual World…
‘With God, everything; without God, nothing’: principles of a Catholic family business
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 17, 2024 / 08:00 am “With God, everything; without God, nothing”: This maxim of her mother left a deep impression on Luz…
Cardinal Arinze cautions priests against lengthy homilies
By Jude Atemanke Enugu, Nigeria, Nov 17, 2024 / 07:00 am Vatican-based Nigerian Church leader Cardinal Francis Arinze has urged priests to avoid lengthy homilies, saying a homily should not…
New president of Scottish bishops’ conference joins ‘railway mission’
By Andy Drozdziak London, England, Nov 17, 2024 / 06:00 am The new president of the bishops of Scotland is taking the Church’s message to “the streets” by joining in…
Honoring the ‘saints next door’: Pope Francis calls for annual celebration of local holy men and women
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Nov 16, 2024 / 15:00 pm Pope Francis wants dioceses worldwide to shine a spotlight on their “saints next door” every year on Nov. 9.…
11 things to know about Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Saints’
By Alyssa Murphy National Catholic Register, Nov 16, 2024 / 10:00 am On the heels of his announcement that he will make a film about the life of Jesus, controversial…