North Carolina basilica receives $750,000 preservation grant from National Park Service
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 29, 2024 / 12:34 pm A historic minor basilica in Asheville, North Carolina, has received a $750,000 preservation grant from the National Park Service…
PHOTOS: New Vatican Gardens tour invites families to explore God’s natural ‘masterpieces’
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 29, 2024 / 11:18 am The Vatican Museums this summer introduced a new family-friendly excursion through the papal gardens, an experience designed to teach…
Nearly 2,000 Christian youth in Iraq gather for prayer, faith formation
By Georgena Habbaba Erbil, Iraq, Aug 29, 2024 / 10:48 am Nearly 2,000 young people from Christian youth groups across Iraq gathered for the seventh annual Ankawa Youth Gathering held…
As EU plans new vaccine passport, Catholic experts call for pandemic response review
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Aug 29, 2024 / 10:18 am Catholic experts are calling for a thorough and transparent review of data privacy and the COVID-19 pandemic response, including…
The Christian girl scouting group dedicated to supporting ‘girls who strive for sainthood’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 29, 2024 / 06:00 am Amid the culture wars, one girl scouting group endorsed by an archbishop this month is staying “true to its…
Meet Monsignor Joseph Buh, the Duluth priest who could become America’s next saint
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 28, 2024 / 17:40 pm Monsignor Joseph Buh passed away more than a century ago in 1922. Yet his memory has not faded…
Dictatorship in Nicaragua eliminates priests’ retirement fund
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Aug 28, 2024 / 16:23 pm The Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua has eliminated and confiscated a retirement fund for aging Catholic priests, which it…
What St. Augustine did to avoid gossip and foul language in his home
By Abel Camasca Lima Newsroom, Aug 28, 2024 / 15:53 pm St. Augustine, whose feast day is today, Aug. 28, had an aversion for gossip to the extent he even…
How Kamala Harris targeted pro-life pregnancy centers in California
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 28, 2024 / 15:07 pm “First it was kind of a shock — we didn’t realize how hated we were, and going in…
Cardinal Suharyo decries how corruption in Indonesia is hurting the poor
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Aug 28, 2024 / 14:37 pm Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, the archbishop of Jakarta, has decried how the poor in Indonesia ultimately pay the price for…
Filipino diocese advances sainthood cause for lay catechist Laureana ‘Ka Luring’ Franco
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 28, 2024 / 14:07 pm Bishop Mylo Hubert C. Vergara of the Diocese of Pasig in the Philippines announced last month that the Vatican…
‘Thanks be to God!’: Notre Dame student’s family converts on solemnity of the Assumption
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 28, 2024 / 13:20 pm A student at the University of Notre Dame revealed this month that his entire family converted to Catholicism on…