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…
Pope Francis: Young people can be ‘artisans of hope’ amid mental health challenges
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Nov 16, 2024 / 09:00 am Pope Francis on Saturday warned of a “worrying and complex” rise in youth mental health challenges, including self-harm and…
ATF urges churches to adopt ‘enhanced security measures’ amid arson incidents
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 16, 2024 / 08:00 am The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is recommending that houses of worship exercise “increased vigilance”…
U.S. Hispanic ministry’s Miami model: an insider’s view with Father Rafael Capó
By Emily Chaffins Miami, Fla., Nov 16, 2024 / 07:00 am Father Rafael Capó has traveled far and wide, from his native Ponce, Puerto Rico, to the center of Catholicism…
Pennsylvania diocese launches parent education program
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Nov 16, 2024 / 06:00 am The Diocese of Scranton in Pennsylvania launched a parent education program this fall designed to provide support and resources…
Diocesan phase completed for canonization of Father Pedro Arrupe
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Rome Newsroom, Nov 15, 2024 / 17:30 pm Nov. 14 marked the closing of the diocesan phase of the cause for the beatification of Father Pedro Arrupe,…
U.S. bishops embrace Dignitas Infinita to combat ‘widespread violation of human dignity’
By Madalaine Elhabbal Baltimore, Md., Nov 15, 2024 / 17:00 pm U.S. bishops gathering in Baltimore this week discussed their plans to put into practice the mission articulated in Dignitas…
Dictatorship in Nicaragua expels president of country’s bishops’ conference
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 15, 2024 / 15:25 pm The dictatorship of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega has expelled Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez of Jinotega, president…
Florida church bookkeeper sentenced to federal prison after stealing $875,000 from parish
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Nov 15, 2024 / 14:00 pm A bookkeeper at a Florida Catholic parish has been sentenced to more than two years of federal prison after…
Pope Francis asks Rome’s Catholics to help combat ‘housing emergency’ during 2025 jubilee
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 15, 2024 / 12:45 pm As Rome’s temperatures drop and the jubilee year approaches, Pope Francis has asked the city’s priests and religious to…
Liturgical conflict resurfaces in troubled Indian Syro-Malabar archdiocese
By Anto Akkara Kochi, India, Nov 15, 2024 / 12:15 pm This month’s delayed priestly ordination of eight deacons of the Ernakulam Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church (SMC) in India…