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CNA explains: How does ‘Mass dispensation’ work, and when is it used?

Dec 26, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Amid heavy immigration enforcement by the Trump administration, several bishops in the U.S. have recently issued broad dispensations to Catholics... Read more

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The Holy Family traveled more than 1,200 miles from Israel to Egypt and back

Jan 6, 2023

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

“Coptic Christians have identified some 25 places where they believe Mary, Joseph, and Jesus stayed during their sojourn in Egypt,”... Read more

Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby on All Saints Day’ 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

PHOTOS: Pope Leo meets the tiniest members of the flock — babies

Dec 25, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed and greeted a plethora of babies at the Vatican since his election on May 8. Read more

The popular chocolate Ferrero Rocher actually honors Our Lady of Lourdes.

Ferrero Rocher: The chocolate inspired by Our Lady of Lourdes

Apr 16, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“The success of Ferrero we owe to Our Lady of Lourdes; without her we can do little,” said Michele Ferrero,... Read more

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, arrives to the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “God and Country Breakfast” at the Pfister Hotel on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee.

13 things to know about J.D. Vance’s Catholic journey

Jul 21, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance has written extensively about his life in faith, both in a mega-selling memoir and... Read more

The former St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Roanoke, Virginia, is now the Basilica of St. Andrew.

Southwestern Virginia church named basilica 

Oct 14, 2023

By Matt McDonald

The former St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in the Diocese of Roanoke, Virginia, is now the Basilica of St. Andrew. Read more

A chalk home blessing from the feast of the Epiphany.

How to bless your home on the feast of Epiphany 2025

Jan 5, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The letters and numbers used in the traditional Epiphany blessing have great significance.  Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 19, 2025.

State Department set to roll out religious worker visa plan next month

Dec 19, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a plan for religious worker visas would avoid giving preference to one denomination... Read more

Stained0glass window of Blessed Carlo Acutis at St. Aldhelm’s in Malmesbury, England.

Here’s how to pray the official novena to soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis

Apr 17, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Carlo Acutis will be canonized during the Church’s Jubilee for Teenagers on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square and this... Read more

Schoolchildren attend a ceremonial welcome and tree planting at Aras an Uachtarain, the official residence of the president of Ireland, during a state visit by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancee, Charlene Wittstock, on April 4, 2011, in Dublin.

Christian religious education in Northern Ireland ruled unlawful; bishops respond

Dec 17, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

A U.K. Supreme Court ruling has found that Christian religious education taught in schools in Northern Ireland is unlawful, but... Read more

Pope Francis opens the Holy Doors at St. Peter's Basilica to begin the Year of Mercy, Dec. 8, 2015.

How to obtain a plenary indulgence during the 2025 Jubilee

May 13, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The decree provides Catholics with the opportunity to gain indulgences by making pilgrimages, prayerfully visiting churches, or practicing works of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for recitation of the Angelus on Dec. 28, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV sends 3 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Dec 28, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV has sent three trucks carrying humanitarian aid to parts of Ukraine hit hardest by bombardments, where residents... Read more

Catholic apologist Alex Jurado, known as Voice of Reason on social media.

Catholic influencer admits to inappropriately messaging several women

Aug 18, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

One month after facing several allegations, Catholic influencer Alex Jurado in a video message shared to his YouTube channel admitted... Read more

Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV lands in Rome after historic first papal trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Dec 2, 2025

By CNA Staff

Pope Leo XIV has concluded the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27 to Dec.... Read more

Statue of St. Peter in front of St. Peter's Basilica.

Explainer: Why can’t a Catholic join the Freemasons?

Nov 17, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The Vatican recently reaffirmed that active membership in Freemasonry by Catholics is not permissible. Read more