St. Maximilian Kolbe’s beard: EWTN friars draw inspiration from unusual relic
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 16:06 pm Aug. 14 is the feast day of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a saint best known for his heroic martyrdom at…
Drama reenacting the assumption of Mary returns to Valencia Cathedral after 400 years
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 15:36 pm After 400 years, the Valencia Cathedral has reintroduced the performance of the “Mystery of the Assumption of the Virgin”…
PHOTOS: This Catholic charity is boosting affordable housing with a prefab ‘pocket neighborhood’
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 15:06 pm Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (CCAOKC) is spurring production of affordable housing in the region with…
Parents sue Colorado school for secretly facilitating daughter’s gender transition
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 14:36 pm Colorado parents and their daughter sued the state of Colorado last week over a law that enabled a high…
Vatican secretary of state says Ukraine’s military advances into Russia are ‘worrying’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 14:06 pm The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, is expressing concerns about Ukraine’s recent military advances inside Russian…
Cardinal Hollerich demands probe into multimillion-dollar Caritas scandal
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 12:58 pm Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg has called for a comprehensive investigation into the 61 million euro ($67.2 million) embezzlement…
Australian archbishop calls for faith protections in wake of shelved religious bill
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 10:32 am An Australian archbishop is urging the government to maintain existing religious freedom protections after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed…
A special prayer for peace in the Holy Land on the feast of the Assumption of Mary
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 07:00 am In a letter to his brothers and sisters in Christ, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, appealed…
Hillbilly Thomists perform for sold-out show following release of fourth album
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 06:00 am Following the release of their new album, titled “Marigold,” the Hillbilly Thomists performed in Washington, D.C., as part…
St. Maximilian Kolbe’s weapon for evangelization: the Miraculous Medal
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 04:00 am As World War II raged around him in Poland, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using a printing press…
Catholic Charities appeals Wisconsin ruling blocking its religious tax exemption
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 13, 2024 / 19:18 pm Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a…
Number of Catholic priests for Nigerian diocese surpasses 400 with 23 new ordinations
By Jude Atemanke ACI Africa, Aug 13, 2024 / 18:58 pm The number of Catholic priests serving Nigeria’s Diocese of Nsukka has surpassed 400 following the ordination of 23 new…