Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, a swing vote on abortion, dies   

President Ronald Reagan and his Supreme Court justice nominee Sandra Day O’Connor on July 15, 1981. / Public Domain CNA Newsroom, Dec 1, 2023 / 17:40 pm (CNA). Former U.S. Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor, a swing vote who became a key part of the court’s longtime abortion-supporting majority, died Friday. She was 93 […]

Denver archbishop: Why I wrote a pastoral letter on marijuana

Marijuana leaves. / Credit: Armando Olivo Martín del Campo CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 1, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA). In a Nov. 28  interview with “What We Need Now,” the Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver explained what motivated him to write a pastoral letter on the dangers of using recreational marijuana […]

Witnesses testify to torture by Nicaraguan dictatorship at hearing on imprisoned Catholic bishop 

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. / Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom International Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 1, 2023 / 18:20 pm (CNA). At a congressional hearing on Thursday, members of Congress and human rights activists urged Nicaragua dictator Daniel Ortega to immediately release imprisoned Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who they said is being mistreated and […]

Cardinal Zen on Advent

Editor’s note: embrace Trad advent and fast with the Fellowship of St. Nicholas. In this book, Cardinal Zen guides us through the liturgical themes of Advent and Christmas, unveiling the beauty of the Holy Family and the significance of Epiphany. – The Most Rev. Athanasius Schneider Time is like a spiral We would probably agree […]

Stay awake!

Gospel reflection for the First Sunday of Advent (Mk 13: 33-37).