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The faithful stand at attention for the national anthem at the archdiocesan Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.

Archdiocese of Washington celebrates annual Red Mass ahead of Supreme Court term

Oct 7, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Washington Archbishop Cardinal Wilton Gregory was the principal celebrant at the Red Mass, while Deacon Darryl Kelley offered the homily. Read more

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh (left) and Neil Gorsuch (right) arrive for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2024.

Kavanaugh: Supreme Court made ‘important strides’ for religious freedom in recent years

Oct 7, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Ahead of the United States Supreme Court’s newest term, Justice Brett Kavanaugh lauded recent court decisions that have protected religious... Read more

Parish-based Trinity House Community groups are now active in 25 parishes in nine states, including 12 parishes within the Diocese of Arlington. Each parish pays an annual subscription cost to gain access to the turnkey program (videos, discussion questions, handouts, core team guides). Most of the gatherings take place on Saturday evenings in the parish hall, following the anticipatory Mass, and last 90 minutes. Many of the groups (also called "Heaven in Your Home Gatherings") are 50-70 attendees, but some are as large as 125 or more.

Catholic Church tackles parental stress crisis with support programs and resources

Oct 7, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Parental stress was recently cited as a public health challenge by the U.S. surgeon general — and here are some... Read more

From left to right: Deacon Omar F.A. Gutierrez, notary in the cause for canonization, Steve Wolf, vice postulator in the cause for canonization and a Boys Town alumnus, and Father Ryan Lewis, JCL, the archbishop’s delegate.

New film on life of Father Flanagan hopes to advance priest’s cause for canonization

Oct 7, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story” will be released in theaters across the United States for one night... Read more

Monica Biboso and her employer, Ester Rot, while celebrating Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) in the dining room of Kibbutz Be'eri in 2022. “I don’t feel like a hero because I saved Ester” during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, Biboso told CNA. “I would do anything to save her. I just treated her like my mother. Every child would do the same.”

‘Without God, I wouldn’t be here’: Catholic woman recounts survival of Oct. 7 Hamas attack

Oct 7, 2024

By Marinella Bandini

In a conversation with CNA, Monica Biboso recalled that day she and the elderly woman she cared for survived when... Read more

Pope Francis holds his rosary beads during a rosary prayer for peace at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on Oct. 6, 2024.

Pope Francis prays rosary for peace on eve of first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack

Oct 6, 2024

By Courtney Mares

On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, the pope implored Our Lady, Queen of... Read more

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for his Angelus reflection on Oct. 6, 2024.

Pope Francis urges married couples to ‘be open to life’

Oct 6, 2024

By Courtney Mares

In his Sunday Angelus address, the Holy Father asked couples to reflect on whether their married life is fully open... Read more

Pope Francis creates new cardinals at a consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019.

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including archbishops of Tehran and Toronto

Oct 6, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has created 142 cardinals from 70 countries at nine consistories. Read more

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U.S. bishops invite faithful to pray mental health novena

Oct 6, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The U.S. bishops announced the second annual novena beginning Oct. 10 for mental health as part of a national campaign... Read more

The Maronite Catholic eparch of Batroun, Bishop Mounir Khairallah, attends a Synod on Synodality press conference on Oct. 5, 2024, at the Vatican.

Lebanese bishop makes impassioned plea for peace at synod briefing

Oct 5, 2024

By CNA Staff

Bishop Mounir Khairallah of Batroun shared his personal experience of violence and forgiveness, recounting how his parents were murdered when... Read more

Mark Houck and other pro-life activists share the severe suffering they have experienced due to the pro-abortion policies of the Biden-Harris administration at the Pray Vote Stand Summit in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

Panelists at Pray Vote Stand Summit slam government’s pro-abortion agenda

Oct 5, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Pennsylvania pro-life advocate Mark Houck joined panelists at the Pray Vote Stand Summit in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Read more

Among the various ceremonies at the inauguration of the first female Mexican president, Claudia Scheinbaum, in the capital city’s Constitution Plaza — commonly known as Zócalo — a group of Indigenous women performed a “sacred ceremony.”

Cardinal, exorcists have differing takes on ‘cleansing’ ritual performed on Mexican president 

Oct 5, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

A Mexican cardinal and three priests have differing takes on the “cleansing” ritual that was performed during the inauguration of... Read more

Devout Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie, known for his role as Jesus Christ in "The Chosen," is an executive producer and narrator of the new film "Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story."

Actor Jonathan Roumie calls Father Flanagan’s mission portrayed in new film ‘timeless’

Oct 5, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The film, narrated and produced by Jonathan Roumie will be released for one night only in theaters across the country... Read more

The tomb of St. Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938) in Łagiewniki, Poland.

10 quotes on suffering and humility from the diary of St. Faustina Kowalska

Oct 5, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

On Oct. 5 Catholics around the world celebrate the feast of St. Faustina Kowalska, the polish nun who received the... Read more

Six migrants traveling through southern Mexico in a pickup truck lost their lives and 10 more have been wounded after being fired upon by Mexican soldiers. The incident occurred Oct. 1, 2024, on a stretch of the Villa Comaltitlán-Huixtla highway in the Mexican state of Chiapas, which borders Guatemala.

Catholic Church laments Mexican army’s deadly shooting of migrants

Oct 4, 2024

By Diego López Colín

Six migrants traveling through southern Mexico in a pickup truck lost their lives and 10 more have been wounded after... Read more

Pope Francis views a historic relic of the chair of St. Peter on Oct. 2, 2024.

What’s behind the viral photo of Pope Francis venerating a chair?

Oct 4, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

CNA explains what was behind the viral photo of Pope Francis sitting before an ancient wooden chair during the first... Read more

Young people were among the crowds gathered in downtown Columbus, Ohio, on Oct. 4, 2024, for the Ohio March for Life, the first such gathering to be held in the state since Ohio voters approved a sweeping constitutional amendment to expand abortion.

Pro-life advocates bear witness at Ohio March for Life in Columbus

Oct 4, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Photos and videos posted on social media show marchers holding handmade signs on the theme “With Every Woman, for Every... Read more

Closing the first week of meetings, Synod on Synodality participants from different continents put a spotlight on the plight of the world’s poor and vulnerable at a press briefing held in the Vatican on Oct. 4, 2024, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. 

Synod participants put spotlight on world’s poor and vulnerable on feast of St. Francis

Oct 4, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Closing the first week of meetings, Synod on Synodality participants from different continents put a spotlight on the plight of... Read more

Former first lady Melania Trump joins Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump on stage at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Melania Trump frustrates pro-life movement with abortion support

Oct 4, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if... Read more

From left to right: Actor Mason Thames (Noah), Noah Cottrell (Ben), Julian Lerner (Eugene), and Abby James Witherspoon (Sammy) in the new movie "Monster Summer."

New film ‘Monster Summer’ offers a wholesome adventure-thriller for the entire family

Oct 4, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“Monster Summer,” a new movie directed by Catholic actor David Henrie and starring Mel Gibson, opens in theaters Oct. 4. Read more