U.S. bishops call for ‘focused effort of prayer’ ahead of Supreme Court abortion pill hearings
Those pills “are now the most common form of abortion in the United States,” the bishops pointed out. The Supreme Court’s ultimate decision on the matter, the bishops noted, “has…
Norwegian bishop celebrates Nordic country’s first Catholic Bible
Published March 15, this Norwegian edition is notable not only for its inclusivity toward the Scandinavian nation’s Catholic minority, Catholic editor Heidi Haugros Øyma told CNA. The project saw linguists…
Do you know how to make ‘St. Joseph’s bread’? Here’s the recipe
1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons salt 4 tablespoons melted butter, at room temperature 5 large eggs, divided More in US 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon anise seeds 2 tablespoons sesame…
Vatican Observatory publishes new method to better understand the Big Bang theory
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 18, 2024 / 08:00 am Two priests and cosmologists from the Vatican Observatory have made further progress in developing a new mathematical…
‘Miracles’: Rhode Island Catholic school thrives after last-ditch purchase from diocese
“There are so many miracles that happened in those three days and over the three months while the decision was made,” Casey said, “but we became owners of three acres…
Pope Francis: God’s glory does not correspond to human success
“Glorification, for him, means giving himself, making himself accessible, offering his love,” he said. “And this reached its culmination on the cross, where Jesus outspread God’s love to the maximum,…
‘The religion of the Incarnation’: Catholic artists reflect on the necessity of beauty
“It is the enemy who wishes to make the world ugly, and he has had a lot of help in that direction these last 200 years. Our task is to…
What St. Patrick can still teach the world
Yet, there was one man who wasn’t all that impressed with Patrick, and that was Patrick himself. In reading his own writing, one quality perhaps rises above the rest: humility.…
Harrison Butker addresses family life, gun violence, Taylor Swift, and more in far-reaching interview
“I think we need strong fathers in the home. I think we need men that are leading, that are setting good examples, that are teaching the young men in our…
German bishops to Church in Africa: Initiate canonization of German martyrs
“Please translate the biographies of the African martyrs into your national language!” Moll urged during a March 7 interview, days after sharing the list of German martyrs killed in Africa.…
Head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church talks war, the pope, and same-sex blessings
Shevchuk said there is a great desire among the people of Ukraine for Pope Francis to visit the country and that they “are praying” for him to come soon. Despite…
How Irish Catholic slaves brought the faith to the Caribbean
African slaves transported to British Caribbean holdings later in the 17th century would experience even worse brutality at the hands of their masters, as perpetual or chattel slaves, until slavery…