Lee Edwards, Catholic historian of American conservatism, dies at 92
By Matt McDonald CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2024 / 14:37 pm Author and Catholic convert Lee Edwards, one of the foremost historians of the conservative movement in America, died Thursday.…
Pope Francis calls on Vatican Christmas Concert artists to promote peace, reconciliation
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Dec 14, 2024 / 09:00 am Pope Francis called on musicians and artists to serve as “angels of peace” during his address to participants of…
The healing of a Royal Navy sailor at Lourdes
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 14, 2024 / 08:00 am In 1944, Father Patrick O’Connor, an Irish priest and member of the Missionary Society of St. Columban,…
Christmas 2024: Catholic gifts for anyone on your shopping list
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2024 / 07:00 am It’s that time of year again! With Christmas quickly approaching, you may still be looking for the perfect…
The Nazi resister who had one of the most profound Advents ever
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2024 / 06:00 am In the waning months of World War II, deep in the heart of Nazi Germany, a Catholic priest prayed…
Trump commits to keeping abortion pill available
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 13, 2024 / 18:40 pm President-elect Donald Trump vowed he would not use his executive authority to restrict access to the abortion pill…
Supreme Court to hear Catholic Charities case on whether serving the poor is religious act
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2024 / 18:20 pm The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case brought by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of…
Cardinal Cupich asks Catholics ‘to receive holy Communion standing’ in Chicago Archdiocese
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 13, 2024 / 17:45 pm Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago in a letter published this week in the archdiocesan newspaper…
Archbishop Cordileone wants to encourage a devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe in U.S.
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2024 / 17:15 pm Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco is launching a project to increase devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe in…
Overturning Nancy Pelosi’s Communion ban: It’s too late for an appeal, expert says
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Dec 13, 2024 / 16:35 pm Despite former speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent statement that she has appealed to the Vatican to overturn the Communion ban…
Vatican opens first day care for employees’ children
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Dec 13, 2024 / 16:05 pm The employees who work behind the walls of the smallest country in the world will now have a day…
Pope Francis: St. Lucy is an example of female leadership in the Church
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Dec 13, 2024 / 15:35 pm On the feast day of St. Lucy, Dec. 13, Pope Francis said that “we need women’s work and their…