Lebanon is on the brink of war: Where do the country’s Christians stand?
By ACI MENA ACI MENA, Aug 9, 2024 / 12:25 pm In a stark departure from the destructive war of 2006, which had political and partly Christian motivations and revealed…
Family Pride Parade to be held on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro
By Monasa Narjara ACI Digital, Aug 9, 2024 / 07:00 am The first Family Pride Parade will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10, the day before Father’s Day in Brazil,…
Is Edith Stein a doctor of the Church? No, but she could be one soon
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 9, 2024 / 06:00 am Aug. 9 is the feast day of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein. A…
The Nagasaki mission house built by St. Maximilian Kolbe that survived the atomic bomb
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 9, 2024 / 05:00 am When the American military dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945, the city was…
10 quotes from Edith Stein on what it means to be a woman
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 9, 2024 / 04:00 am On Aug. 9 the Catholic Church celebrates the life of philosopher, writer, and religious sister St. Teresa Benedicta of…
Olympic track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone credits God for success
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 8, 2024 / 18:06 pm U.S. track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who broke her own world record and won the gold medal in the…
Catholic school safe environment coordinator fired after arrest for possessing child porn
By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 8, 2024 / 17:36 pm A Catholic parish and school in the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, has fired an employee who was in…
Catholic bishops, Church leaders in Africa laud ACI Africa ahead of its 5th anniversary
By ACI Africa ACI Africa, Aug 8, 2024 / 17:06 pm Catholic bishops’ conferences in Africa and many Catholic groups and leaders have extended their congratulations to ACI Africa (the…
Hundreds of Christian leaders appeal for persecuted religious minorities in India
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 8, 2024 / 16:22 pm A group of over 300 U.S. Christian leaders sent a letter to the U.S. State Department this month urging…
Vatican announces theme for World Day of Peace 2025
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 8, 2024 / 15:46 pm The Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has announced the theme chosen by Pope Francis for…
The Catholic University of America receives $1 million grant for campuswide virtue effort
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 8, 2024 / 15:16 pm The Catholic University of America (CUA) has received a $1 million Institutional Impact grant from the Educating Character Initiative…
Pope Francis praises Knights of Columbus for efforts to form men of ‘faith and family’
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 8, 2024 / 14:46 pm Pope Francis sent a message of support to the Knights of Columbus annual convention taking place in Quebec, Canada,…