Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, S.J.

The Latest

Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ, takes possession of his titular church in Rome, the Church of the Gesù, on Dec. 8, 2022.

Sodality of Christian Life dissolved by Pope Francis, apostolate confirms

Jan 20, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Sodality of Christian Life confirmed on Monday that Pope Francis has decided to dissolve the society of apostolic life... Read more

Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ, takes possession of his titular church in Rome, the Church of the Gesù, on Dec. 8, 2022.

Canon lawyer denies involvement in papal election reform, calling reports ‘a pure lie’

Nov 6, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Reports said Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda had been tasked by Pope Francis with drafting revisions to conclaves. Read more

Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ, takes possession of his titular church in Rome, the Church of the Gesù, on Dec. 8, 2022.

Pope Francis names Cardinal Ghirlanda to succeed Cardinal Burke as Order of Malta patron

Jun 19, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican announced June 19 that the 80-year-old Jesuit cardinal will take on the role as the “Cardinalis Patronus.” Read more

Latest news

Ulrich Wastl shows copies of the abuse report for the Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone at its presentation in Bolzano, Italy, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. The 635-page document, published in both Italian and German, details investigations into abuse cases spanning from 1964 to 2023.

New study reveals decades of abuse cases in northern Italian diocese

Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student, was murdered while she was jogging at the University of Georgia.

Laken Riley Act passes Senate as Catholic bishops urge ‘meaningful immigration reform’

Asylum seekers wait for their CBP One appointments with U.S. authorities before crossing through El Chaparral port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 20, 2025.

Trump signs executive orders to begin implementing tough immigration policies

Ethics and Public Policy Center President Ryan Anderson.

‘We have been living under a lawless regime’: Catholics celebrate Trump overhauls

President Donald Trump holds an executive order he just signed during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025.

Trump signs executive order affirming ‘biological reality of sex’

null

With eye on eliminating deficit, CUA grapples with proposed changes to academic programs

The U.S. Department of Education sign hangs over the entrance to the federal building housing the agency’s headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

What would happen if the U.S. Department of Education closed under Trump?

A lamb is wreathed in flowers during a special Mass for the feast of St. Agnes at the Basilica of St. Agnes Outside the Wall on Jan. 21, 2014.

The origins of St. Agnes, child saint and martyr

CNA

CNA official X account compromised, working with X support

Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ, takes possession of his titular church in Rome, the Church of the Gesù, on Dec. 8, 2022.

Sodality of Christian Life dissolved by Pope Francis, apostolate confirms

Liturgical Calendar Show this year
Jan 21
St. Agnes
Today's readings

TRENDING