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Polish Catholic parish in London: Police ‘grossly exceeded 2021-04-03 09:35:00CNA Staff, Apr 3, 2021 / 07:35 am (CNA).- A Polish Catholic parish in London, England, said Saturday that it believed that police “grossly excee

‘O crux, ave spes unica!’: The story of 2021-04-02 07:00:00CNA Staff, Apr 2, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).- Days before Pope John Paul II’s death on April 2, 2005, Vatican television cameras captured extraordin

Cardinal Dziwisz: St. John Paul II’s last days 2021-04-02 05:00:00CNA Staff, Apr 2, 2021 / 03:00 am (CNA).- People around the world continue to draw strength from the way that St. John Paul II faced his final days, h

Pope Francis: Martyred Catholic judge showed mafia’s ‘intrinsic 2021-03-31 19:00:00Rome Newsroom, Mar 31, 2021 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis has said that the martyrdom of an Italian Catholic judge in 1990 showed the mafia’s

Online store launched for monastic goods from Spain 2021-03-31 18:00:00Madrid, Spain, Mar 31, 2021 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- To help Spanish monasteries and convents sell their goods amid the restrictions of the coronavirus pand

Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer statue undergoes major restoration 2021-03-31 15:00:00Rome Newsroom, Mar 31, 2021 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- The massive Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is undergoing restoration a

Iraqi cardinal: Pope Francis gave $350,000 for poor 2021-03-31 14:00:00Rome Newsroom, Mar 31, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- During his recent visit to Iraq, Pope Francis gave a donation of $350,000 to the Chaldean Catholic Chur

Catholic priest and six others killed in attack 2021-03-31 09:25:00Rome Newsroom, Mar 31, 2021 / 07:25 am (CNA).- A Catholic priest and at least six others were killed by gunmen in an attack on St. Paul’s Cathol

Diocese: Priest’s omission of palm blessing in protest 2021-03-31 09:00:00Rome Newsroom, Mar 31, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).- A Catholic diocese in Italy has described a priest’s refusal to bless palms on Sunday because of

UK pro-lifers urge authorities to end ‘cruel experiment’ 2021-03-30 19:00:00CNA Staff, Mar 30, 2021 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- Pro-lifers in the U.K. are urging authorities to end temporary permission for at-home medical abortions, de

Catholic women raise alarm over spike in child 2021-03-30 15:00:00Rome Newsroom, Mar 30, 2021 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- Catholic women are calling for increased prevention efforts after pandemic lockdowns led to an increase

Cardinal Schönborn: Vatican ‘no’ to same-sex blessings marked 2021-03-30 08:00:00CNA Staff, Mar 30, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Cardinal Christoph Schönborn said Sunday that the Vatican’s rejection of blessings for same-sex

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Catholic nun faces conversion charges in central India 2021-04-09 16:00:02The high school principal faces up to 10 years in jail for allegedly trying to convert a former female staff member at her school. Catholic nun faces

St. Thomas: From doubter to traveling evangelist 2021-04-09 13:00:39St. Thomas Christians in southern India trace their origins to a visit from the apostle in the 1st century. St. Thomas: From doubter to traveling evan

Parents of five adult children adopt 7 orphaned 2021-04-09 12:00:19"It was what God wanted us to do." Parents of five adult children adopt 7 orphaned siblings

Conference on fatherhood set for St. Joseph the 2021-04-09 11:44:43Attendees can see documentary about Fr. Patrick Peyton. Conference on fatherhood set for St. Joseph the Worker day

A simple test to see if you really 2021-04-09 11:00:31St. Ignatius Loyola, in his Spiritual Exercises, gives us three questions to ask. A simple test to see if you really believe Christ is risen

Visit the holy sites of Naples on foot 2021-04-09 10:00:01This is the second of two articles on walking pilgrimages in Naples. Visit the holy sites of Naples on foot

Take a page from St. Augustine’s rule to 2021-04-09 09:00:01Here are 6 easy ways to be happy. Take a page from St. Augustine’s rule to get a taste of happiness

11 Interesting facts about the late Prince Philip 2021-04-09 07:15:39Queen Elizabeth II's "rock" dies at the age of 99. 11 Interesting facts about the late Prince Philip

Vatican launched two sign language YouTube channels on 2021-04-09 07:00:41In a bid to increase inclusivity, the Vatican will present the Angelus and General Audiences in ASL and LIS. Vatican launched two sign language YouTu

Catholic prayers for anxiety 2021-04-09 07:00:00If you are suffering from anxiety, here are several prayers to help your soul find peace. Catholic prayers for anxiety

5 Gorgeous candles to use for prayer at 2021-04-09 06:00:19Elevate and enrich your prayer time with these lovely lights. 5 Gorgeous candles to use for prayer at home

From “all the gods” to “all the martyrs”: 2021-04-09 04:00:39Station Church Day 51: This symbol of Rome has been a church for 1,400 years. From “all the gods” to “all the martyrs”: Virtua

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Doubts About Constitutional Personhood 2021-04-08 06:00:00In “ Abortion Is Unconstitutional ” (April), John Finnis argues that the unborn child is a “person” within the meaning of the

Light from the East 2021-04-07 06:00:00Ten years ago last month, the Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church made a striking decision: It elected its youngest member, 40-year-old Bisho

Palm Sunday in Ireland 2021-04-06 06:00:00Father P.J. Hughes is the parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Mullahoran, a township in rural County Cavan, Ireland. He recently earned the

Books, Baseball, and Cool Papa Bell 2021-04-05 06:00:00Where were you thirty years ago, on Opening Day of the 1991 Major League Baseball season? I know where I was for part of that day: in The House of Fic

Covidtide Triduum 2021-04-02 06:00:00Though the gospel is always the same, its audience is not. The evangelical declaration—Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again&

A Victory for Reality 2021-04-01 06:00:00Karl Marx looked at the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century and declared that all that was solid seemed to be melting into air, but witnes

Kristi Noem Vetoes Women's Sports 2021-03-31 13:10:00Earlier this month, Gov. Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota) tweeted that she was “excited” to sign House Bill 1217, legislation that would ban b

The Easter Explosion 2021-03-31 06:00:00Let me adapt to recent circumstances a thought-experiment theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar proposed decades ago: Continue Reading »

Good Friday in America 2021-03-30 06:00:00Good Friday is different in the United States.  Continue Reading »

Unborn Persons: Why Equal Protection Slept 102 Years 2021-03-30 06:00:00Defending my argument that the unborn are persons within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection and due process clauses, Josh C

The Founders of Black Lives Matter 2021-03-29 06:00:00In 2013, George Zimmerman was acquitted of the charge of murdering Trayvon Martin, a black teenager. This was the spark that lit the Black Lives Matte

The Lesson of Leaven 2021-03-26 06:00:00About fifteen years ago, on the third or fourth day of Passover, some relatives took me and my brother to a sports bar to get some lunch. One of them

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Catholic teaching on Communion applies to politicians who 2021-04-06 22:01:00Phoenix, Ariz., Apr 6, 2021 / 08:01 pm (CNA).- Catholic teaching sees the Eucharist as Christ’s transformative sacrifice on the cross and this H

L.A. archdiocese to close, consolidate six elementary schools 2021-04-06 21:32:00CNA Staff, Apr 6, 2021 / 07:32 pm (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced this week that six Catholic elementary schools in the area will clo

Utah to require fathers to pay for half 2021-04-06 20:19:00Salt Lake City, Utah, Apr 6, 2021 / 06:19 pm (CNA).- A new law in Utah will require fathers to pay for half of the mother’s cost of pregnancy, m

White House: Biden has ‘difference of opinion’ from 2021-04-06 19:00:00Washington D.C., Apr 6, 2021 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- The White House on Tuesday said that President Joe Biden “has a difference of opinion” fro

Nebraska dioceses to restore Sunday Mass obligation in 2021-04-06 18:01:00Lincoln, Neb., Apr 6, 2021 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- The bishops of the three local Churches in Nebraska will each restore the obligation to attend Mass on S

Judge puts three dozen lawsuits against Buffalo parishes 2021-04-06 17:02:00CNA Staff, Apr 6, 2021 / 03:02 pm (CNA).- A federal bankruptcy judge last week put 36 lawsuits against Buffalo Catholic parishes and schools on hold u

Controversial Way of the Cross in Mexico depicts 2021-04-06 16:59:00Tabasco, Mexico, Apr 6, 2021 / 02:59 pm (CNA).- A modern day reenactment of the Way of the Cross held Good Friday in southern Mexico drew criticism in

American priest reveals communication ‘mix-up’ about end of 2021-04-06 16:00:00Rome Newsroom, Apr 6, 2021 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Msgr. Robert Oliver, a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, said last week that due to a “mix-up,&

Arkansas legislature overrides veto of gender-transitioning ban 2021-04-06 15:15:00Washington D.C., Apr 6, 2021 / 01:15 pm (CNA).- The Arkansas state legislature voted on Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) of a bil

Missouri nuns have a history of being targeted 2021-04-06 14:00:00Washington D.C., Apr 6, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- A recent series of shootings at a Benedictine abbey in Missouri is only the latest manifestation of on

Controversial Swiss theologian Hans Küng dies at age 2021-04-06 13:00:00CNA Staff, Apr 6, 2021 / 11:00 am (CNA).- The influential and controversial Swiss theologian Hans Küng died Tuesday at the age of 93.The German C

Pope Francis urges Catholics to pray for people 2021-04-06 11:30:00CNA Staff, Apr 6, 2021 / 09:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis is inviting Catholics around the world to pray this month for people risking their lives by sta

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Our Daily Examen 2021-04-06 08:09:39Regular reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation is an important component of a healthy spiritual life, but along with it I would also encourage y

Reaffirming the Story of Salvation 2021-04-04 11:04:48The Nicene Creed summarizes Catholic teaching about Jesus in these words: “We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God . . . 

Wishing You a Blessed Easter 2021-04-03 17:24:48Every year, on Palm Sunday and on Good Friday, among other relevant things, we recall Simon Peter’s triple denial of even knowing Jesus. That wa

There Are No Words 2021-04-03 17:00:00Each Good Friday, we Christians ask ourselves: How would we have behaved? Would we have been among the faithful women remaining as Jesus breathed his

Blessed Caroline Kózka: A Beacon for Hope 2021-04-03 06:38:55“Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5: 8) Reading numerous accounts of our contemporary canonized or beatifi

Living the Easter Triduum 2021-04-01 06:53:28The Easter Triduum, which starts from Holy Thursday up to Easter Sunday, is really a splendid opportunity for all of us to appreciate Jesus’ inf

At War with Myself- Part 2 2021-03-29 12:00:00Our focus on using Ignatian spirituality is to have personal experiences of Jesus. A spiritual director recently shared this experience with me: Recen

A Valuable Insight on Immigration 2021-03-28 07:48:31Sometimes insights come in unexpected ways and from unlikely sources. One such insight recently came from Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, on T

Planting Seeds of Kindness 2021-03-27 07:27:04One night, over 125 years ago, there was a fierce storm in the city of Philadelphia, with a strong wind and driving rain. An elderly man and woman ent

Contemplating Jesus’ Passion 2021-03-25 14:25:21The Holy Spirit could move us in many ways as we contemplate the Passion narrative according to Mark (14:1-15:47). However, if we need some guidance i

Seven Steps that will Lead Us to Victory 2021-03-23 15:13:55Satan is the father of lies. One of the biggest lies is that we are not forgiven. If Satan wants to remind us of our past, then we should re

Goodbye Logic, R.I.P. 2021-03-22 06:13:46Logic may be defined as a system of thinking that produces reasonable decisions and judgments about problems and issues large and small. In every age

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Explosive Eruption Rocks Volcano on Caribbean's St. Vincent 2021-04-10 13:06:51An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Friday after the government ordered thousands to e

REPORT: China Forcing Detained Christians to Undergo 'Basement 2021-04-10 08:30:33China has a long history of persecuting and oppressing religious minorities, most notably Muslims. Christians have also been targets of violence

‘We Believe God Is More Powerful’: Burma People 2021-04-09 14:53:25Dave Eubank of the Free Burma Rangers issued a clarion call for people around the globe to help those captured, tortured, and fleeing the Burma army.

Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Dies 2021-04-09 07:27:23Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both

'Waging a War on the People': Boko Haram 2021-04-08 14:46:09The radical Islamic terror group Boko Haram has increased its attacks on civilians in towns and villages in the Far North region of the central Africa

Crisis in the Taiwan Strait: Is a Chinese 2021-04-08 05:18:09The American military is warning that China is probably accelerating its timetable for capturing control of Taiwan, the island democracy that has been

Report: Biden Administration Considers Restarting Trump's Wall Construction 2021-04-07 14:17:44Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the White House is considering restarting border wall construction in order to fill in "gaps" th

'Something Bad is Going to Happen': Lebanese Pastor 2021-04-07 13:10:12Last summer, a huge explosion at the city's port turned much of downtown to rubble and left more than 200 people dead and thousands injured. That day

China to Launch Campaign Against 'Illegal Social Organizations' 2021-04-07 12:42:35China launched a campaign aimed at expanding its control over "illegal social organizations" that are not registered with the government. This inclu

UPDATE: Church Responds as Police Barricade Sanctuary While 2021-04-07 11:49:58With the help of law enforcement authorities, a government health agency of unelected officials has placed a barrier around a church in Alberta, Canad

Immigration Agents Capture Heartbreaking Video of Boy Abandoned 2021-04-07 11:13:18Border Patrol agents captured now-viral heartbreaking footage of a little boy abandoned recently at the U.S.-Mexico perimeter.

EU Agency: Rare Clots Possibly Linked to AstraZeneca 2021-04-07 10:43:54The European Union's drug said Wednesday that it found a "possible link" between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and a rare clotting disorder b

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America is a Pagan Nation: Now What? 2021-04-08 05:10:02When I logged into Twitter on Easter Monday morning, I was pleasantly surprised. As anyone who has spent time on Twitter knows, timelines related to C

On Being Mother and Teacher in Equal Measure: 2021-04-08 05:00:17One of the earliest memories I have of Franciscan University, which is the school in Steubenville, Ohio where I teach, took place one evening years ag

Catholic Men, Rise Up and Fight 2021-04-07 05:10:07We’ve been writing for years about the crisis of manhood, and that crisis has come to a head within the past year, particularly in the Catholic

Resisting a Counterfeit Easter 2021-04-07 05:00:33To celebrate Easter properly, we should probably recall Luca Signorelli’s 1499 masterpiece The Sermon and Deeds of the Anti-Christ. It now hangs

Is Mary Co-Redeemer? 2021-04-06 05:10:05Recently, Pope Francis declared that the Blessed Virgin Mary is the one “to whom Jesus entrusted us, all of us; but as a Mother, not as god

Fear of Being in the Wrong Place at 2021-04-06 05:00:44I grew up near Los Angeles and now I live in Washington, D.C. So I have had my fair share of city experiences.  Last year, I was on the Washingto

Saving the Secular Easter 2021-04-05 05:10:36For those who use as their calendar that great barometer of the year, i.e., the seasonal sales displays in retail stores and supermarkets, the passing

Most Mass Shooters Are Not White 2021-04-05 05:00:50This may shock you, but most mass shooters are not white.  The American Left, including the Catholic political Left, hold onto certain narratives

The Cross and Cancel Culture 2021-04-02 05:10:56When faced with Christian slogans like “Jesus died to save you from your sins” or liturgical commonplaces like “Behold the Lamb of G

A World in Crisis Needs Good Friday 2021-04-02 05:00:44The story of Holy Week recounts the historical events surrounding Jesus’ Passion, Death, and Resurrection; but it also pinpoints common failures

Resisting Abortion-tainted Vaccines and the Culture of Death 2021-04-01 05:10:56Anti-Christian world powers that promote the culture of death are seeking to impose on the world’s population an implicit—though remote an

The Threat of Christianity 2021-04-01 05:00:29Some time back, I was engaged in an online forum with some religious skeptics. Under discussion were the usual: the existence of God, the divinity of