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Teddy Howell, a Michigan third grader, dressed as a priest.

Young podcaster emulates media priest Father Mike Schmitz with ‘Kid’s Bible in a Year’

May 6, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Teddy Howell, 9, is the creator of a new podcast, launched March 12, that helps kids encounter the Lord in... Read more

Father Mike Schmitz speaks at SEEK23.

‘Catechism in a Year’ podcast tops the charts: ‘It has a beauty that speaks to the heart’

Jan 9, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The success of “The Catechism in a Year,” hosted by Father Mike Schmitz, speaks to “the deep longing we all... Read more

Some 17,000 people are gathered in St. Louis, Missouri for SEEK23, a weeklong conference of speakers, prayer, and fellowship put on by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS).

Catholic speakers at SEEK23 remember Pope Benedict XVI on the day of his burial

Jan 5, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Some 17,000 people are gathered in St. Louis for a weeklong conference of speakers, prayer, and fellowship put on by... Read more

Father Mike Schmitz, host of the Bible in a Year Podcast and the upcoming new Catechism in a Year podcast, set to launch Jan. 1, 2023.

Catechism in a Year podcast seeks to deepen the faith of Catholics and non-Catholics alike

Nov 6, 2022

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Hosted by Father Mike Schmitz, the Catechism in a Year podcast is set to launch on Jan. 1, 2023. Read more

Father Mike Schmitz, the host of the "Bible in a Year" podcast, addresses the crowd at the March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022.

Father Mike Schmitz illustrates pro-life position with ‘gunshot-wound analogy’

Aug 29, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The host of “The Bible in a Year” podcast made his remarks in an interview published Sunday in the New... Read more

Father Mike Schmitz is the host of the podcast "the Bible in a Year," produced by Ascension.

Father Mike Schmitz's next podcast, 'Catechism in a Year,' starts Jan. 1

Jul 2, 2022

By CNA Staff

The new podcast will be free on all streaming platforms, as well as on the Hallow prayer app. Read more

Father Mike Schmitz, the host of the "Bible in a Year" podcast, addresses the crowd at the March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022.

'Every person matters,' Father Mike Schmitz tells pro-life marchers

Jan 21, 2022

By Shannon Mullen

Father Mike Schmitz, best known as the host of the "Bible in a Year" podcast, gave an emotional, personal speech... Read more

Tens of thousands gathered for a pre-march rally and concert at the National Mall for the 2022 March for Life in Washington, D.C.

March for Life underway, with hopes rising that Roe's days are numbered

Jan 21, 2022

By Katie Yoder, Christine Rousselle, Shannon Mullen

Tens of thousands of pro-life Americans gathered Friday to participate in the 49th annual March for Life, amid rising hopes... Read more

2020 March for Life, Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2020

March for Life speakers include Father Mike Schmitz, actor Kirk Cameron

Jan 11, 2022

By Christine Rousselle

The March for Life Education and Defense Fund announced the speaker lineup for the upcoming 49th annual March for Life... Read more

Father Mike Schmitz is the host of the podcast "the Bible in a Year," produced by Ascension.

Bible in a Year: Have you heard about Father Mike Schmitz's next project?

Jan 7, 2022

By Shannon Mullen

Ascension's hugely successful Bible in a Year podcast started 2022 ranked No. 1 among podcasts in all categories. In a... Read more

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Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with local religious leaders at a memorial dedicated to sailors and migrants lost at sea on the first of a two-day visit to Marseille, France, Sept. 22, 2023.

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Pope Francis entrusted a meeting of Mediterranean bishops and youth to the Virgin Mary during the first appointment of a two-day trip to Marseille, France, Sept. 22, 2023. The model ships hanging in Marseille's Basilica de Notre-Dame de la Garde are a testament to the faith of the sailors who have relied on the intercession of Our Lady over the centuries.

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Pope Francis led the opening procession of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region from St. Peter's Basilica to the Synod Hall where he led the opening prayer, Oct. 7, 2019.

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Father Paul Sanogo (left) and seminarian Melchior Maharini, who were kidnapped from their community of Missionaries of Africa in Nigeria’s Diocese of Minna on Aug. 3, 2023, said the terrifying experience helped their faith grow stronger.

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Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas.

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Pope Francis led the opening procession of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region from St. Peter's Basilica to the Synod Hall where he led the opening prayer, Oct. 7, 2019.

Synod on Synodality: Read the final list of delegates

Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas.

Bishop Strickland: ‘no communication from Rome’ following apostolic visitation

Dominican Sister Lucía Caram on the television program “Cuentos Chinos” (“Tall Tales”) in Spain.

Dominican nun speaks in favor of homosexuals being able to marry in the Church

Pope Francis entrusted a meeting of Mediterranean bishops and youth to the Virgin Mary during the first appointment of a two-day trip to Marseille, France, Sept. 22, 2023. The model ships hanging in Marseille's Basilica de Notre-Dame de la Garde are a testament to the faith of the sailors who have relied on the intercession of Our Lady over the centuries.

Pope Francis entrusts to Mary ‘Mediterranean Encounter’ with youth and bishops

Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with local religious leaders at a memorial dedicated to sailors and migrants lost at sea on the first of a two-day visit to Marseille, France, Sept. 22, 2023.

Pope Francis in Marseille: It’s ‘a duty of humanity’ to save migrants abandoned at sea