Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Dictatorship in Nicaragua arrests three priests

(From left to right) Father Julio Ricardo Norori, Father Iván Centeno, and Father Cristóbal Gadea were arrested Oct. 1, 2023, by the Nicaraguan government. / Credit: San Juan Evangelista Parish of San Juan del Río Coco, Madriz / Divina Providencia Jalapa Parish, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua / Diocese of Jinotega ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 3, 2023 […]

Bishop calls for intense day of prayer and fasting for end of violence in Mexico

null / Credit: Loves the other way around / Cathopic ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 3, 2023 / 18:50 pm (CNA). Cristóbal Ascencio García, the bishop of Apatzingán, located in one of the regions most affected by violence in the Mexican state of Michoacán, called for an “intense” day of fasting and prayer on Oct. 5 […]

Marian Intercession and Guidance: Praying to Mary for and With the Synod

‘Throughout this month and beyond, we can pray through Mary’s intercession that the journeying together of the Church today will mean faithfully following the footsteps of her Son, the Way, the Truth and the Life,’ writes Father Roger Landry. COMMENTARY: It’s particularly fitting that the Church this October prays the Rosary for the Synod on […]

Nearly all ethnic Armenians have fled Nagorno-Karabakh 

Refugees load a truck in Goris on Sept. 26, 2023, before leaving to Yerevan. A continuous stream of vehicles crept along the only road out of Nagorno-Karabakh toward Armenia, carrying tens of thousands of refugees now faced with an uncertain fut… […]

Pro-life display vandalized at St. Louis County parish 

Vandalism of a pro-life display outside St. Paul Catholic Church in Fenton, Missouri, on Oct. 3, 2023. / Katherine Burns St. Louis, Mo., Oct 3, 2023 / 17:55 pm (CNA). A pro-life display at a St. Louis-area Catholic parish was defaced with red p… […]

Emma Watson, Selena Gomez, & Britney Spears ’marry’ themselves?

Emma Watson, Selena Gomez, Britney Spears, and other famous celebrities are promoting a new form of loneliness called ‘sologamy’ — marrying oneself. Why are some people embracing this and WHY are their friends going along with this? Are they looking for the party and the ring without the commitment? Marriage is rooted in God, the […]