Archive for January 6, 2025

St. André Bessette (1845–1937) was a brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross, which oversees the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Known as a healer with a great devotion to St. Joseph, he led the effort to build Montreal’s famous Oratory of St. Joseph.?w=200&h=150

By Jim Graves

St. André Bessette: First Canadian-born saint was a healer who loved St. Joseph

Known as both a healer and for his devotion to St. Joseph, St. André Bessette led the effort to build... Read more

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By Jonah McKeown

What’s next for AI in 2025? Catholic experts weigh in

CNA spoke with several leading Catholic experts on artificial intelligence to see where the technology might be headed in 2025. Read more

Cardinal Robert McElroy addresses the congregation at Rome’s Church of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali during his formal installation as its titular cardinal on April 23, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis names Cardinal Robert McElroy to lead Washington, D.C., Archdiocese

The 70-year-old cardinal succeeds Cardinal Wilton Gregory in leading the influential archdiocese that serves the U.S. capital. Read more

Pope Francis greets Sister Simona Brambilla, superior general of the Consolata Missionary Sisters, on June 5, 2017 in Clementine Hall at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis appoints first-ever woman to head Vatican dicastery

Sister Simona Brambilla will lead the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life together with Cardinal... Read more

Pope Francis on Jan. 6, 2025, appointed Father George Kolodziej, SDS, a Polish-born priest with extensive pastoral and counseling experience, as the new bishop of Bunbury, Western Australia.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis names Polish priest as new bishop for Western Australia diocese

The Perth-based priest brings decades of parish ministry and psychotherapy experience to his new role leading a diocese 1.5 times... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered for Mass on the solemnity of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Epiphany: The star of the Magi symbolizes the love of God

“The star,” Pope Francis said, “speaks to us of that unique light that can show to all people the way... Read more

Catholic Shigemi Fukahori stands in front of the former bell tower of the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, on July 17, 2013.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Shigemi Fukahori, Catholic atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate, dies at 93

In 2020, at a ceremony in Japan, the peace advocate said: “I am determined to send our message to make... Read more

Archbishop Murray Chatlain is the new archbishop of Winnipeg, Canada. ?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Canadian archbishop and Indigenous language scholar appointed to Winnipeg Archdiocese

Archbishop Murray Chatlain “was instrumental in the pastoral outreach to Indigenous communities in the north,” according to the B.C. Catholic. Read more

President-elect Donald Trump with his wife Melania Trump and archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan (left) attend the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Hilton Midtown in New York City on Oct. 17, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan will lead prayer at Donald Trump’s inauguration

“I believe President Trump and I believe that faith is stirring,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan said of Trump’s faith. “I believe... Read more

Young Catholics listen as Samantha Kelley gives a talk at SEEK25 on the theology of the body on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

SEEK25 highlights theology of the body as a remedy for modern identity crisis

Speakers called on young Catholics to dive deeper into their understanding of human sexuality and their identity as sons and... Read more

At the 2025 SEEK conference in Salt Lake City, Isaac Smith (left), a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), and Alex Tarrios, a Pentecostal Christian, each found themselves seeking Christ, finding encouragement and support in the community they found there.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

Young adults share SEEK’s influence in their search for Christ in Salt Lake City

Two young adults who attended SEEK25 in Salt Lake City to seek Christ and learn more about the Catholic faith... Read more

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The newly ordained Bishop Frederik Hansen is presented to the congregation at St. Olav’s Cathedral in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2024.

Cardinal Parolin ordains new bishop of Oslo, highlighting Holy Spirit’s guidance

Pope Francis greets new Swiss Guards as they prepare to be sworn in on May 6, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope highlights Swiss Guard’s jubilee year service to pilgrims

Abbé Pierre, born Henri Marie Joseph Grouès in 1912, was a prominent French Catholic priest. He died in 2007. Allegations of sexual abuse were first publicly reported in 2024.

French bishops request criminal probe into abuse claims against Abbé Pierre

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin.

Catholic bishops appeal for calm ahead of Benin’s 2026 elections

The Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center.

Catholic leaders welcome Gaza ceasefire and renewed Holy Land pilgrimages

U.S. Supreme Court.

Supreme Court will decide on parental right to shield children from gender ideology in school

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Texas judge rules states can revive challenge to abortion pill

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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban planned for Sunday

Pro-life demonstrators listen to President Donald Trump as he speaks at the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24, 2020. Trump was the first U.S. president to address in person the country’s biggest annual gathering of pro-life campaigners.

6 things the pro-life movement is hoping the incoming Trump administration will do

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, speaks with Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Church, during his December 2024 visit to Gaza.

Cardinal Pizzaballa on truce between Israel and Hamas: ‘It was absolutely necessary’

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