A look at Catholic newsmakers of 2021
Cardinal Robert Sarah offers Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for his 50th anniversary of priesthood in 2019. / Credit: Evandro Inetti/CNA. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 29, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA). The past year had no shortage of news in the Catholic realm, both in the Vatican and beyond. Read on for a recap of […]
Mideast Catholic patriarchs urge Christmas hope amid misery
Patriarchs of the Middle East urged their faithful, overwhelmed with suffering, to hold on more tightly to hope this Christmas.
Think of the Holy Family fleeing Herod and pray for migrants, pope says
Christians cannot close their eyes to the fact that too many people in the world today also feel forced to flee their homelands, Pope Francis said.
Richard Hirsch, former U.S. bishops' communications secretary, dies
Richard H. Hirsch, a former secretary of communications for the U.S. bishops, died in his sleep Dec. 24 in his Florida home.
Vatican adds QR code to sculpture to educate people about migration
A life-sized bronze sculpture of migrants and refugees crowded onto a boat has stood in St. Peter’s Square, but just before Christmas a small QR code was placed on the boat’s stern to give onlookers information about the work.
Grassroots Victory in OK Town
Church Militant (a 501(c)4 corporation) is responsible for the content of this commentary. Politics is local. Those getting involved need to start small and close to home. Some people in Oklahoma have taken this to heart. In tonight’s In-Depth Report, Church Militant’s Hunter Bradford explains what may be the blueprint for saving the United States […]
Buckle Your Seat Belts
Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Church Militant (a 501(c)4 corporation) is responsible for the content of this commentary. Since at least June, the federal government has been flying illegal immigrants from the southern border into American cities. Church Militant’s Kristine Christlieb follows the jet trail. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton […]
From the Nineveh Plain: Iraqi Christians Focus on Light in the Darkness
Zaid Al-Obeidi Christian worshippers gather around a bonfire outside the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (Al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in Iraq’s predominantly Christian town of Qaraqosh (Baghdeda), in Nineveh province, some 30 kilometres from Mosul, during the Christmas eve service on December 24, 2021. COMMENTARY: One beautiful sign of hope is the opening of a new […]
35 victims of latest massacre in Myanmar buried today
The victims, including two small children, were all Catholics from a village near Hpruso, in Kayah state. Read all
Follow this script the next time an airline says they’re ‘bumping’ you to the next flight…
Lawyer and TikToker Erika Kullberg explains in simple steps how to get the maximum compensation when an airline suggests “bumping” you onto the next flight because they’re overbooked. In the video, Kullberg cites Department of Transportation rules — which outlines the compensation that travelers are entitled to when airlines sell more tickets than they have […]