Eastern Christians — both Catholic and Orthodox — observe the Nativity Fast, a penitential and preparatory time before the great feast of Christmas.
Alpha began as a course of evangelization within the Anglican Church in England in 1977 and has since expanded to include various Christian traditions.
CNA interviewed missionaries who recently returned from Pakistan, where they freed nearly 200 Christians from slavery.
A celebration of two beloved saints recently served to highlight an initiative to found an authentically Catholic hospital and medical school in Michigan.
“The Shroud of Turin is the second-most valuable possession of the human race next to the Bible itself,” nuclear engineer Robert Rucker told CNA.
Pro-life groups across the political spectrum are adjusting tactics and expanding collaborative efforts.
Schmalz, 52, recently created a massive bronze crucifix that was installed outside St. John the Evangelist Church in downtown Indianapolis.
Britain’s Court of Appeal overturned an earlier court ruling that declared Sudiksha Thirumalesh, 19, lacked the mental capacity to make her own decisions.
Anastasia Northrop, who started the annual event more than 20 years ago, told CNA it provides practical aids for growing in faith and forming lasting relationships.
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Bursch Law firm have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge to Michigan’s Blaine amendment.
For the third year in a row, St. Denis Catholic School in Toronto, Ontario, raised the Pride flag on school grounds.
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favor of Hungary’s right to uphold its laws prohibiting assisted suicide, affirming the laws of 46 countries.
Various pro-life, pro-family, and Catholic leaders in Mexico have reacted with concern to the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as president of the country.
The new college, which is currently accepting applications for its fall 2025 inaugural class, is geared toward young men.
The phenomenon of celebrity conversions to the faith has taken center stage, especially on social media, and they have been widely welcomed.
Bishop Robert Pipta of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma, Ohio, dedicated a shrine and an icon at Wyoming Catholic College.
The Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa ordained Zimbabwean Angelic Molen as a deaconess in the Orthodox Church.
Muslim extremists set on fire several homes of Christians in Minya, a province in southern Egypt, in a continuation of anti-Christian violence.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary Queen of the Universe in Orlando is adding a “Gospel Garden” featuring massive bronze Stations of the Cross.
Father Artur Bubnevych said he is honored and delighted to be among the five priests from the U.S. selected to attend the upcoming meeting of priests in Rome.