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Pope Leo XIV urges dialogue on Venezuela tensions
Nov 4, 2025 / 17:17 pmPope Leo XIV said Nov. 4 outside Castel Gandolfo that dialogue is the solution to rising tensions with Venezuela.
Pope Leo XIV says spiritual needs of detained migrants deserve attention
Nov 4, 2025 / 16:52 pmPope Leo XIV said Nov. 4 outside Castel Gandolfo that the spiritual rights of migrants in detention must be considered.
Vatican to release new document on polygamy at end of November
Nov 4, 2025 / 14:04 pmThe Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish a new document on marriage in the context of ongoing discussions about polygamy in Africa.
St. John of Capistrano: Franciscan priest and missionary who achieved military victory
Oct 23, 2025 / 04:00 amOn Oct. 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of St. John of Capistrano, a Franciscan priest with an extraordinary number of achievements.
5 ways St. John Paul II changed the Catholic Church forever
Oct 22, 2025 / 04:00 amSt. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate. He was the first non-Italian pontiff since Pope Adrian VI in 1523.
St. Luke: The cultured physician who chronicled the life of Jesus
Oct 18, 2025 / 04:00 amOn Oct. 18, Catholics and other Christians around the world celebrate the feast of St. Luke, the physician who wrote the Gospel account of Jesus Christ.
CNA explains: What is the Catholic Church’s position on IVF?
Oct 17, 2025 / 14:38 pmWhile the Church encourages certain fertility treatments for couples struggling to have children, the use of IVF is contrary to Catholic teaching. Here’s why.
St. Ignatius of Antioch: The early Church Father who longed for union with Christ
Oct 17, 2025 / 04:00 amOn Oct. 17, the Catholic Church remembers the early Church Father, bishop, and martyr St. Ignatius of Antioch.
How the ‘Miracle of the Sun’ in Fátima helped to end an atheist regime
Oct 13, 2025 / 04:00 amOct. 13, 1917, marked the last Marian apparition in Fátima, a day on which thousands of people bore witness to the Miracle of the Sun.
Pope Leo XIV says Hegseth’s talk of war is ‘worrying’
Sep 30, 2025 / 18:22 pmPope Leo XIV on Tuesday said the U.S. Department of Defense secretary’s way of speaking about war is “worrying.”
Pope Leo XIV marks Jubilee of Catechists: Teach relationship with Jesus
Sep 27, 2025 / 07:30 amPope Leo XIV marked the Jubilee of Catechists on Saturday, urging practitioners of the Church’s lay teaching ministry to hand on the faith.
St. Vincent de Paul: Patron of the poor, the marginalized, and Catholic charities
Sep 27, 2025 / 04:00 amOn Sept. 27 the Catholic Church remembers St. Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century French priest known as the patron of Catholic charities.
St. Hildegard of Bingen’s gifts served the whole Church, Pope Benedict said
Sep 17, 2025 / 04:00 amSt. Hildegard of Bingen, one of four female doctors of the Church, is celebrated and remembeed in the Church on Sept. 17.
New U.S. ambassador to the Vatican presents credentials to Pope Leo XIV
Sep 13, 2025 / 11:03 amPope Leo XIV on Saturday morning received Brian Burch, the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.
Faith, family, and God’s mercy: Highlights from Erika Kirk’s TV address
Sep 13, 2025 / 10:05 amCharlie Kirk’s grief-stricken widow said that if her husband had run for office, reviving the American family would have been his “top priority.”
Mary’s birthday: The Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sep 8, 2025 / 04:00 amThe Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Sept. 8, nine months after the Dec. 8 celebration of her immaculate conception.
Canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, the first saints of Pope Leo XIV
Sep 7, 2025 / 06:49 amPope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis as saints of the Church on Sunday, Sept. 7.
12 amazing facts about the life of Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati
Sep 6, 2025 / 08:00 amPier Giorgio Frassati, the young Italian who will be canonized on Sept. 7, became a popular role model soon after he died on July 4, 1925, at the age of 24.
The pope who was first called ‘servant of the servants of God’
Sep 3, 2025 / 07:15 amSt. Gregory the Great, one of the most admired popes in history, was the first of the bishops of Rome to popularize the now-traditional papal title.
LIVE UPDATES: Shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis
Aug 28, 2025 / 10:45 amLaw enforcement on Wednesday said two children had been killed at a shooting incident during a Mass held at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.