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Participants pray during a peace walk in Baltimore promoted by the Archdiocese of Baltimore,  Monday, Dec. 30, 2024.

Catholics join other faith leaders for Baltimore prayer walk in memory of homicide victims

Dec 31, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The coalition met at St. Joseph’s Monastery Parish in the city’s Irvington neighborhood before holding a prayer walk to My... Read more

St. Mary’s Basilica in Phoenix.

Arizona bishops express ‘grave concern’ over possibility of migrant arrests at churches

Dec 31, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The signers of the op-ed included Bishop John Dolan of Phoenix and Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger of Tucson as well... Read more

Eucharistic Adoration at Lucas Oil Stadium during the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, July 17-21, 2024.

CNA’s top Catholic news stories of 2024

Dec 31, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

2024 was filled with memorable and impactful moments for Catholics around the world.  Read more

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on April 7, 2012.

Cardinal Koch remembers Benedict XVI and his legacy on second anniversary of death

Dec 31, 2024

By Rudolf Gehrig

Cardinal Kurt Koch highlighted the late pontiff’s dedication to helping people rediscover access to God. Read more

Ascension’s new podcast “The Rosary in a Year” with Father Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, begins Jan. 1, 2025.

Catholic priest hopes new ‘Rosary in a Year’ podcast will build ‘muscle of prayer’

Dec 31, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Hosted by Father Mark-Mary Ames of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, “The Rosary in a Year” podcast will consist... Read more

Pope Francis prays at his general audience Dec. 20, 2023, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican.

Here are Pope Francis’ prayer intentions for 2025

Dec 31, 2024

By ACI Prensa

The pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network has released the Holy Father’s list of prayer intentions for the year 2025. Read more

A student workshop at The College of St. Joseph the Worker.

West Virginia awards Catholic ‘trade college’ $5 million grant for expansion

Dec 30, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

St. Joseph the Worker, which is based in Steubenville, Ohio, teaches construction trades to students while providing a bachelor’s degree... Read more

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Homelessness rose 18% in the past year, HUD report shows

Dec 30, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

HUD’s figure represents an increase of 118,376 people and an 18% jump from the number of homeless people counted in... Read more

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick arrives at Massachusetts’ Dedham District Courthouse for his arraignment on Sept. 3, 2021.

Judge says Wisconsin trial against McCarrick will remain suspended until his death

Dec 30, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The criminal case against McCarrick in Wisconsin was suspended in January after a psychologist hired by the court found that... Read more

The entry of the cross into the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth on Dec. 29, 2024, marks the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in the Holy Land. The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, crossed the threshold of the basilica carrying the jubilee cross accompanied by Archbishop Moussa Hage, Maronite archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land (on his right), and Archbishop Youssef Matta, Greek Catholic (Melkite) archbishop of Acre, Haifa, Nazareth, and Galilee (on his left).

PHOTOS: Cardinal Pizzaballa opens 2025 Jubilee Year in Holy Land

Dec 30, 2024

By Marinella Bandini

The entry of the jubilee cross into the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth on Dec. 29 marked the opening... Read more

“What we have to aspire to is to be saints,” the relatives of the late Belgian King Baudouin recall him urging.

Relatives of Belgian King Baudouin: ‘His whole life was a witness to the living Christ’

Dec 30, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Relatives say if King Baudouin were to be recognized as a saint, they would want for him to be an... Read more

Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California.

UPDATE: Oakland Diocese denies it used diocesan fund to hide money from abuse victims

Dec 30, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The filing claims the diocese “perpetrated a fraudulent scheme to funnel substantial assets away from what would soon become its... Read more

Father Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s, heading off a long-delayed trial that launched with an indictment last year. 

Louisiana priest Lawrence Hecker dies in prison after life sentence over rape of teenager

Dec 30, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Lawrence Hecker was indicted in September 2023 on felony charges related to allegations that he raped an underage teenage boy... Read more

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024.

Pope Francis remembers Jimmy Carter’s ‘firm commitment’ to peace, reconciliation

Dec 30, 2024

By AC Wimmer

The former president died on Dec. 29 at age 100 after entering hospice care in February 2023. Read more

Blessing of a plane at Dublin Airport.

Dublin Airport aircraft blessing: New chaplain continues 77-year Irish Catholic custom

Dec 30, 2024

By Patrick J. Passmore

The ceremony, which began in 1947 with a single Aer Lingus plane, adapted to modern times by moving from its... Read more

Catholic Land Movement co-founders Andrew Ewell (top left) and Michael Guidice (top right), pictured here on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica.

In Vatican meetings, Catholic Land Movement proclaims faith, family, and farming

Dec 30, 2024

By Martin Barillas

Michael Guidice and Andrew Ewell founded Catholic Land Movement, an initiative that traces its lineage to the Catholic Land Associations... Read more

A wooden crucifix.

13 Catholic missionaries and pastoral workers reportedly killed worldwide in 2024

Dec 30, 2024

By AC Wimmer

The Vatican’s missionary agency documented that five pastoral workers were killed in Africa, five in America, and two priests died... Read more

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter makes a short speech from the stage during the Billy Graham Library Dedication Service on May 31, 2007 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Christian faith a hallmark of former president Jimmy Carter’s life

Dec 29, 2024

By Peter Pinedo, Ken Oliver-Méndez

A clear and consistent profession of Christian faith, both in word and deed, characterized the life former U.S. president Jimmy... Read more

Cardinal Baldassare Reina ceremonially pushes open the Holy Door at St. John Lateran on Dec. 29, 2024.

Lateran Holy Door opens as Rome’s jubilee journey continues

Dec 29, 2024

By AC Wimmer

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our... Read more

Pope Francis waves at pilgrims and visitors gathered for the Angelus on Dec. 29, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: Family dialogue defeats digital distraction

Dec 29, 2024

By AC Wimmer

“Never, never this,” Francis said about mobile phones at the family table. “Talk, listen to each other, this is the... Read more