Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church reopens in the Holy Land, new altar dedicated
By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Sep 12, 2024 / 07:00 am On Aug. 31, exactly 100 years after its dedication, the Church of Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant…
7 of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s most popular titles
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2024 / 06:00 am On Sept. 12, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin…
Latin Mass parish in Nevada destroyed by wildfire
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 11, 2024 / 17:25 pm A rampant wildfire on Saturday destroyed The Holy Spirit Catholic Mission in Washoe Valley, Nevada, which held the only…
Travails of child migrant trek to U.S. spotlighted at International Eucharistic Congress
By Andrés Henríquez Quito, Ecuador, Sep 11, 2024 / 16:41 pm Visibly affected and on the verge of tears, Leyden Rovelo spoke about the suffering of tens of thousands of…
Christian school sues Maine over law deterring religious schools from school choice program
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 11, 2024 / 16:11 pm A Christian school on Sept. 3 filed an appeal against Maine for attempting to dodge a U.S. Supreme Court…
‘Harsh realities’: Diocese of Buffalo announces final list of parish mergers, closures
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 11, 2024 / 15:32 pm The Diocese of Buffalo, New York, this week revealed the final list of parish closures and mergers it will…
Catholic Church is in the midst of a growth spurt in Singapore
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Madrid, Spain, Sep 11, 2024 / 15:02 pm Despite the strong presence of Buddhism, Catholicism is the religion that is growing the most in Singapore, the last…
Pew poll shows slim majority of U.S. Catholics voting for Trump in November
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 11, 2024 / 14:30 pm A new poll by Pew Research Center shows a slim majority of U.S. Catholics intending to cast their ballot…
Hosts for International Eucharistic Congress made in home of Ecuador’s first saint
By Eduardo Berdejo Quito, Ecuador, Sep 11, 2024 / 12:05 pm Some 65,000 hosts, which are being consecrated in the Masses celebrated during the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito,…
Pope Francis leaves East Timor: ‘I’ll never forget your smiles’
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 11, 2024 / 11:15 am Before departing East Timor on Wednesday, Pope Francis told a group of young adults he will never forget the…
‘Our strength is the Eucharist’: In Quito, Ukrainian bishop tells how his people endure war
By Diego López Marina Quito, Ecuador, Sep 11, 2024 / 09:50 am The secret of the strength and resilience of the Ukrainian people in the midst of the ongoing war…
South Carolina could execute a death row inmate every 35 days as death penalty resumes
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 11, 2024 / 09:20 am The South Carolina Department of Corrections could potentially execute one death row inmate every 35 days — or…