Catholic Church

When Catholic Puritans Ruin Lent

he'd failed at lent. the poor man, despondent in the middle of his first lent, found he couldn't keep the disciplines. he felt farther from ...

More Catholic Than The Pope: 'Rad-Trads' and 'Rona Vaccines

image credit: john aron tradition and traditionalism are two different things. the former is the living source of truth given to the church ...

Richard Cipolla

Pope Francis blesses Carlo Acutis statue for orphanage in Egypt

vatican city, mar 19, 2021 / 07:00 am mt ( cna ).- pope francis has blessed a statue of blessed carlo acutis which will be sent to an orphan...

Catholics in Poland launch week of prayer for protection of life on St. Joseph’s feast day

cna staff, mar 19, 2021 / 08:00 am mt ( cna ).- catholics in poland launched a week of prayer for the protection of life on friday, the feas...

Solemnity of St Joseph: Pope Francis on the Church's Universal Patron (from the vault)

eight years ago, on this day, pope francis celebrated mass with imposition of the pallium and bestowal of the fisherman's ring for the begin...

An invitation to break bread with the needy

bishop john keenan of paisley is inviting people to join him this sunday at a virtual luncheon involving a charitable kitchen in lebanon, wh...

Pakistan: Church to launch campaign to protect vulnerable girls

14-year-old huma yousef , a victim of kidnapping and forced marriage in pakistan. image© aid to the church in need a new initiative is about...

New Mexico Senate passes assisted suicide bill

cna staff, mar 17, 2021 / 08:50 pm mt (cna).- the new mexico state senate has passed a bill to decriminalize assisted suicide, which the sta...

Vatican Abuse-and-Coverup Trial: Accuser says he "resigned" himself to abuse

“over the years,” the accuser testified on wednesday, “i resigned myself. ‘do what you want,’ i thought, ‘just hurry up and leave, because i...

Christopher Altieri

Walking Together, But ... Where?

when ireland’s bishops met last week for their spring meeting – virtually, due to the covid-19 pandemic – the big announcement was that the ...

Charles Collins