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Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on Oct. 23, 2022.

Pope Francis warns of the danger of ‘spiritual arrogance’

Oct 23, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The pope warned that “spiritual arrogance” can lead to adoration of one’s ego instead of God. Read more

The beatification of Pauline Jaricot in Lyon, France, on May 22, 2022.

World Mission Day 2022: Key figures and notable anniversaries

Oct 21, 2022

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Figures published on the occasion of this year’s World Mission Sunday — this year celebrated on Oct. 23 — are... Read more

Pope Francis at the general audience on Aug. 18, 2021.

Pope Francis: ‘I continue to dream of a completely missionary Church’

Jan 6, 2022

By CNA Staff

He made the remark in his message for World Mission Day 2022. Read more

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle speaks at a Vatican press conference presenting the 2021 World Mission Day, Oct. 21, 2021.

Cardinal Tagle: Digital evangelization cannot replace personal encounter

Oct 21, 2021

By Courtney Mares

He was speaking at a press conference presenting World Mission Day 2021. Read more

St. Peter's Basilica.

World Mission Sunday: Catholics urged to support evangelization as pandemic spreads

Oct 16, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican officials invited Catholics to participate in the 2020 World Mission Sunday with increased prayers and financial support, as local... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica.

Vatican confirms World Mission Sunday will take place amid pandemic

Aug 28, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican confirmed Friday that World Mission Sunday will take place as scheduled on Oct. 18, underlining the importance of... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Pentecost Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica May 31, 2020.

Pope Francis says 'listen to the call to mission'

May 31, 2020

“Let us ask ourselves: are we prepared to welcome the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, to listen... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square after the Wednesday general audience, May 7, 2014.

This Facebook bot lets you 'Chat with the Pope'

Oct 24, 2017

An initiative from the Vatican this month is inviting people to virtually connect with Pope Francis and learn more about... Read more

Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, speaks with CNA in Rome on August 22, 2014.

Missionary work begins with everyone, cardinal says

Oct 21, 2017

In a press conference ahead of World Mission Day, Cardinal Fernando Filoni stressed the importance of missionary work, saying that... Read more

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Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate Cisco, signs the Rome Call for AI Ethics, a document by the Pontifical Academy for Life, on April 24, 2024, at the Vatican.

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Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on April 24, 2024.

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U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says he is “very blessed” that doctors caught his cancer early enough and that the treatments worked.

God ‘answered a lot of prayers’: Scalise discusses faith, cancer recovery 

A young woman is baptized at the 2024 Easter Vigil at St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M.

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Katie Chihoski, a student at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, eats with her baby, Lucia, on her lap in the company of fellow students. Chihoski is among the first students to benefit from a new initiative at the Catholic college called the Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, which provides free babysitting and other material support for young mothers on campus.

University of Mary student to graduate with toddler, supported by campus program for moms

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

Defiant Texas nuns seek restraining order against bishop, Carmelite association

President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus on April 23, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.

Biden targets Trump in Florida speech on abortion

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey walks across the campus of St. John's Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts, on April 9, 2024.

Pro-lifers dismayed at Massachusetts pro-abortion governor’s appearances at Catholic school events

The Vatican ambassador to Colombo, Archbishop Brian Udaigwe (third from left) and Sri Lanka's Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith (fourth from left) take part in a remembrance service during the fifth anniversary of the Easter Sunday suicide attacks at St. Anthony Church in Colombo on April 21, 2024.

More than 50,000 sign petition to recognize 171 killed in Sri Lanka attack as martyrs

Archbishop Luis Argüello and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Bishops: Catholic Church in Spain unjustly singled out in plan to address sexual abuse

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