On the afternoon before he is expected to be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis paid a visit to sick children, bringing them Easter candy and baptizing an infant who is just a few...
On Friday the Vatican announced that after spending two days in the hospital, Pope Francis is doing well and is expected to return to the Vatican in time for Holy Week, given his most recent test...
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THE DISCOMFORT OF WAITING “Even before the light turned red, my hand was locked on my phone, thumbing its way to Instagram.” In the perfect story of life, the next line would probably read, “and...
It was a Thursday night, and I remember sitting on my bathroom floor weeping, thinking to myself, “I wonder how long it will take them to notice?” I was 16, newly licensed, playing high school...
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Have you heard of the devotion to the Seven Sorrows and Seven Joys of Saint Joseph? This prayerful meditation tells of a
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Palm Sunday Gospel One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot,went to the chief priests and said,“What are you willing to give meif I hand him over to you?”They paid him thirty pieces of silver,
We’ve all been there. The day just isn’t going well. The culprit could be a rough night with the kiddos, bad news, or maybe you’re just in a funk and don’t know why. I don’t enjoy any of those, but...
Bishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, permanent observer of the Holy See: "It is worrying that people are persecuted for the mere fact of publicly professing their faith."
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Joint Statement of the Dicasteries for Culture and Education and for Promoting Integral Human Development.
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The Pope Video for April is an appeal to build a culture of peace, which should resort “less and less to the use of arms,” because “a lasting peace can exist only without weapons.”
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Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA praised Servant of God Vincent Capodanno at a memorial Mass marking the 55th anniversary of the death of the heroic...
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Washington D.C., Mar 31, 2023 / 10:05 am (CNA).
Kentucky lawmakers passed a comprehensive bill that prohibits doctors from providing sex changes for children...
Pope Francis baptizes a baby at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on March 31, 2023. / Credit: Screen shot of Vatican Media video
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 31, 2023 / 09:32 am (CNA).
While...
Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, has written a seven-page letter to Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, head of the German Bishops’
Pope Francis is recovering quickly from a bronchial infection, will probably be released from Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, and is “expected to be present” at Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square...
Responding to an appeal from a group of local Catholics, the Apostolic Signatura has temporarily halted plans to build a new cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, the nation’s leading news site has...
Without realizing it, we have begun to think of Jesus as character or idea instead of an individual. Perhaps it is more comfortable, more convenient, less radical this way. “From Mount Hor the...
A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” – C.S.
ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart...