Becoming the mother of God: Did Mary have a choice?
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 24, 2024 / 07:00 am Earlier this month, the pro-abortion group “Catholics for Choice” stirred controversy online when it wrote in a tweet: “This…
The little-known story of a saint’s Christmas vision of the infant Jesus in Rome
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Dec 24, 2024 / 06:00 am On Christmas Eve in 1517, a saint experienced a mystical vision in which the Blessed Virgin Mary placed the…
Pandoro or panettone? 5 American seminarians in Rome share their Christmas traditions
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Dec 23, 2024 / 17:45 pm Christmas abroad for American seminarians studying in Rome can offer a chance to travel, serve Mass with the pope,…
PHOTOS: Cardinal Pizzaballa shares Christmas message after Gaza visit
By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Dec 23, 2024 / 17:15 pm The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, met with journalists for his Christmas press conference immediately following a visit…
Christians in Gaza, Syria ‘need everything,’ Vatican cardinal says
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Dec 23, 2024 / 16:45 pm The head of the Vatican’s office for Eastern Catholic Churches offered a stark assessment of the situation facing Christians…
Trump vows executive action ‘on Day 1’ to end ‘transgender lunacy’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 23, 2024 / 16:15 pm President-elect Donald Trump during a speech on Sunday, Dec. 22, vowed to sign executive orders to end transgender…
‘Hollywood Priest’: PBS documentary tells life story of Father Bud Kieser
By Matt McDonald CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2024 / 15:40 pm Father Bud Kieser stood 6 feet 7 inches tall and had a tendency to lean forward over people, especially…
Pope Francis praises bocce, calling it a sport for ‘normal people’
By Zelda Caldwell CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2024 / 15:00 pm Pope Francis expressed his appreciation for the ball sport of bocce during an audience with representatives of the Italian…
Knights of Columbus donate mobile broadcasting unit to Vatican for 2025 Jubilee
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Dec 23, 2024 / 14:30 pm The Knights of Columbus have donated a state-of-the-art mobile broadcasting van to the Vatican, just in time for the…
Papal preacher urges ‘littleness’ ahead of Christmas
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Dec 23, 2024 / 13:30 pm Papal preacher Father Roberto Pasolini urged Church leaders to embrace the quality of “littleness” ahead of the Christmas holiday,…
Vatican officially opens beatification process for late Belgian King Baudouin
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 23, 2024 / 12:30 pm The Vatican this month officially opened the beatification process of King Baudouin of Belgium, remembered as the humble leader…
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…