Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Catholic anti-death penalty group hosts discussion featuring death row exonerees

Panelists (from left) Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr., Debra Milke, and Randal Padgett at an Oct. 23, 2023, Catholic Mobilizing Network event at Xavier University’s Bellarmine Chapel in Cincinnati. / Credit: Catholic Mobilizing Network CNA Staff, Oct 24, 2023 / 17:30 pm (CNA). A Catholic organization hosted a panel discussion Monday night featuring two death […]

20 martyrs of persecution during Spanish Civil War to be beatified

The archbishop of Seville, Spain, José Ángel Saiz Meneses, and his auxiliary, Bishop Teodoro León Muñoz, at a press conference announcing the Nov. 18, 2023, beatification of the Spanish martyrs. / Credit: Archdiocese of Seville ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 24, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). On Nov. 18, the Archdiocese of Seville will celebrate the […]

20 Martyrs of Persecution During Spanish Civil War to Be Beatified

Archbishop José Ángel Saiz Meneses of of Seville, Spain, and his auxiliary, Bishop Teodoro León Muñoz, attend a press conference announcing the Nov. 18 beatification of the Spanish martyrs. The martyrs to be beatified in the Seville cathedral on Nov. 18 include 10 priests, one seminarian and nine laypeople. All of them were killed out […]

5 Beautiful Prayer Habits to Keep Your Faith Alive Throughout the Day

As Saint Josemaría Escrivá said, “A Catholic without prayer is the same as a soldier without arms.” In addition to the great treasure the Church offers us in the sacraments, Catholic Tradition provides various devotional practices to help us in our daily walk of faith. Here are five beautiful prayer habits to keep your faith […]

Georgia Supreme Court upholds ‘heartbeat’ law banning abortion

Gold dome of Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. Via Shutterstock. / null Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2023 / 16:40 pm (CNA). The Supreme Court of Georgia on Tuesday upheld the state’s “heartbeat” law that bans abortion at six weeks and recognizes the personhood of unborn babies. The 6-1 decision allows the “Living Infants Fairness and […]