Franciscan University launches new hub in Washington, DC, after multimillion-dollar gift
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 10, 2024 / 14:05 pm Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio is set to launch a Washington, D.C., program for its students, including residential…
Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 Catholics
By Courtney Mares Dili, East Timor, Sep 10, 2024 / 13:21 pm An estimated 600,000 Catholics attended Pope Francis’ Mass on Tuesday in East Timor, a small island country that…
Thousands gather in jungle for celebration honoring Catholic priest killed in eastern India
By Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Sep 10, 2024 / 11:15 am More than 4,000 Catholics on Sept. 2 assembled in the remote Jamboni jungle to mark the 25-year observance of…
Pope Francis in East Timor says children show us how to ‘be cared for by God’
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Sep 10, 2024 / 10:45 am On the second day of his apostolic visit to East Timor (Timor-Leste), Pope Francis first met with children and…
Cardinal Schönborn: ‘We must accept the decline of Europe’
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 10, 2024 / 06:00 am Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, OP, archbishop of Vienna, said in a recent interview with a French Catholic magazine that in…
Catholics in East Timor welcome Pope Francis to their island ‘oasis’ of religious vocations
By Courtney Mares Dili, East Timor, Sep 10, 2024 / 02:55 am In East Timor, a country where 98% of the population is Catholic, Pope Francis was met with great…
James Earl Jones, legendary actor and Catholic convert, dies at 93
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2024 / 18:15 pm James Earl Jones, a distinguished actor of stage and screen who was a convert to the Catholic faith, died…
Eucharist is my strength in difficult times, bishop tells International Eucharistic Congress
By Diego López Marina Quito, Ecuador, Sep 9, 2024 / 17:36 pm A moving experience at his father’s deathbed forever marked the Eucharistic devotion of Bishop Oscar Cantú of San…
Catholic comedian Jim Gaffigan to host Al Smith dinner; Trump, Harris to attend
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2024 / 17:06 pm Six-time Grammy-nominated Catholic comedian Jim Gaffigan will host the 2024 Al Smith Dinner on Oct. 17, an annual…
1,600 children receive first Communion at International Eucharistic Congress
By Diego López Marina Quito, Ecuador, Sep 9, 2024 / 16:36 pm In an atmosphere of celebration, joy, and devotion, some 25,000 people, including 1,600 children in white robes and…
Grant project kickstarts new field of study: experimental philosophy of religion
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2024 / 16:06 pm A $2.3 million research grant intended to kickstart a multidisciplinary field of study known as “experimental philosophy of religion”…
Missouri abortion ballot measure could be thrown out following court ruling
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Sep 9, 2024 / 14:40 pm A proposed constitutional amendment in Missouri that would dramatically expand abortion in the state could be removed from…