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A frame from Marvel's comic book about Pope St. John Paul II.

Saintly Superheroes

CNA Newsroom

May 4, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Nearly four decades ago, Marvel produced several religious-themed comic books, including a comic about the life of Pope St. John... Read more

The statue of Bl. Junipero Serra at the Mission San Miguel in California.

City of Angels

CNA Newsroom

Apr 27, 2020

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

Rome correspondent Courtney Mares takes us on a deep dive into the history of Our Lady of Loreto. Producer Jonah... Read more

A man sits inside a McDonald's. Photo courtesy of Chris Arnade.

Death Row and the Back Row

CNA Newsroom

Apr 20, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

Bishop Richard Stika tells the story of the time St. John Paul II intervened in the life of a man... Read more

A young woman prays in a church.

Waiting for Conversion

CNA Newsroom

Apr 16, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

JD Flynn interviews his mother about her conversion. Then, many RCIA candidates and catechumens are waiting much longer than they... Read more

A priest holds palms on Palm Sunday.

Keep Palm and Carry On

CNA Newsroom

Apr 6, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

Millions of people were affected - in some way or another - by the coronavirus pandemic this Palm Sunday. We... Read more

Princeton Professor Robert George plays the banjo.

Listen at Your Leisure

CNA Newsroom

Mar 30, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

We hear from a couple in Ohio who write fiction; Princeton professor Robbie George talks about why he plays the... Read more

A woman sits alone in a Catholic church.

Coronavirus Comes to America

CNA Newsroom

Mar 24, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

We talk with priests who are navigating Mass cancellations; a homeless shelter in Washington D.C. that continues its life-saving ministry... Read more

A red cross ambulance passes in front of the Vatican as Italy prepares for the coronavirus, March 9, 2020.

Italy in the time of coronavirus

CNA Newsroom

Mar 23, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown,Hannah Brockhaus

Rome correspondents Hannah Brockhaus and Courtney Mares share personal essays of their experience living under lockdown in Rome. A former... Read more

Jeff Schinstock and his daughter, Regina Maria. Photo courtesy of Jeff Schinstock.

The Church and disabled Catholics (Part 2)

CNA Newsroom

Mar 16, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

Jeff Schinstock talks about his daughter, Regina Maria, who has severe autism. The director of the National Catholic Partnership on... Read more

Pope Francis with Peter Lombardi at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, March 28, 2018.

The Church and disabled Catholics (Part 1)

CNA Newsroom

Mar 9, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

A Catholic priest shares about his diagnosis of autism. Then, we ask how the Catholic Church can better serve Catholics... Read more

Burger King's Impossible Whopper.

Where's the Beef?

CNA Newsroom

Mar 2, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

D.C. correspondents Matt Hadro and Christine Rousselle taste test the Impossible Whopper at Burger King, and talk about the ethics... Read more

Miss Charlene Richard, Mr. Auguste “Nonco” Pelafigue, and Lt. Father Verbis Lafleur. (Courtesy of the Diocese of Lafayette)

Saints of the Swamp

CNA Newsroom

Feb 24, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

In January, the Diocese of Lafayette officially opened the causes for canonization of two Louisiana Catholics, and approved the cause... Read more

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Abortion regret — and redemption

CNA Newsroom

Jan 13, 2020

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

Patricia Sandoval was 12 years-old when an instructor from Planned Parenthood taught her and her classmates about "safe" sex. After... Read more

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20- Cabernet + Myrrh + Baptism- 20

CNA Newsroom

Jan 6, 2020

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

We talk with a Trappist monk who helps young monks create incense; we learn about conditional baptisms from a priest... Read more

Circumcision, 1452 by Fra Angelico.

And After 8 Days. . .

CNA Newsroom

Dec 30, 2019

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

What was the significance of Jesus' circumcision, and of circumcision in general? We talk to priests, theologians and an art... Read more

Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, April 17, 2014. Public domain

CNA Newsroom: The Unlikeliest of Friendships

CNA Newsroom

Dec 16, 2019

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

Two unlikely friendships...and one friendship so unlikely, it probably wasn't a friendship at all. Read more

Photo courtesy of JD Flynn.

Kringle v. Krampus

CNA Newsroom

Dec 9, 2019

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

JD Flynn interviews his dad about dressing up as Santa; we look into the life of St. Nicholas; CNA Deutsch... Read more

Nativity scene.

Here Comes Emmanuel

CNA Newsroom

Dec 2, 2019

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

A Trappist monk named Emmanuel shares his vocation story and gives us a look at how his community celebrates Advent;... Read more

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CNA Newsroom: A Very Catholic Thanksgiving

CNA Newsroom

Nov 25, 2019

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

EWTN’s Father Mitch Pacwa about his annual Thanksgiving hunting trip. Later in this episode, the founder of Whiffletree Farm in... Read more

Friends lower the casket of Paul Coakley into a grave. Photo courtesy of Ann Fitzgerald.

CNA Newsroom: Prepare to Die

CNA Newsroom

Nov 18, 2019

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

What does it mean to have a good death? Read more