Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian

St. Cornelius was elected to succeed St. Fabian as the Bishop of Rome (pope), after Fabian was killed in a persecution in the year 250. The Church faced not only persecution, but also opposition from within. A priest named Novatian denied the Church’s authority to forgive serious sins, such as apostasy (abandoning the faith during […]

Bishops Celebrate National Migration Week, Highlight Overlooked ‘Right to Remain’

Peter Pinedo/CNA “Angels Unawares,” a work by Timothy Schmalz on The Catholic University of America’s campus, depicts 140 immigrants. Bishop Seitz referenced the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt, in which the child Christ, the Blessed Mother, and St. Joseph were forced to flee to Egypt when King Herod intended to kill Christ by slaughtering infants.

Seriously ill UK teen dies fighting mental competence ruling

null / Shutterstock Denver, Colo., Sep 15, 2023 / 17:10 pm (CNA). A 19-year-old U.K. woman with a rare disease has died during a legal fight to circumvent a ruling that she was not competent to make decisions about her care, despite her desire … […]