Northern Ireland has a Catholic prime minister for the first time in history
The president of the Irish bishop’s conference hailed an agreement that sees a Catholic take the top political job in Northern Ireland for the first time in its history as an “opportunity for a fresh start and a new beginning.”
The EU’s long-term plan to criminalize ‘hate speech’ and ‘disinformation’
European Union bureaucrats have proposed to expand the definition of ‘EU crimes’ to include ill-defined ‘hate crimes’ and ‘hate speech.’Read More
St. Agatha was martyred over steadfastly defending her purity for Christ
St. Agatha suffered brutal tortures for refusing to give up both her virginity and her faith in Jesus.
St. Agatha, the early Church martyr who tradition says was visited by St. Peter
This painting of St. Peter visiting St. Agatha was created by Federico Zuccari between 1597 and 1599 for the altar of Sant’Agata in the Milan Cathedral. It was directly commissioned by Milan native Federico Borromeo, a cousin of St. Charles Borr… […]
The Silver Chalice: A Story of Faith
What follows is a homily delivered during Mass on August 3, 2021, at Our Lady of Peace Retreat House, an apostolate of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows in Beaverton, OR. The story of the silver chalice in my possession, which is a Pattee Family Heirloom, began in 1925 when my grandfather, […]
DRC: Celebration of World Day for Consecrated Life in Kinshasa.
The ongoing search for God is at the heart of consecrated life. This was the reminder given to consecrated persons on Friday, 2 February 2024, World Day of Consecrated Life, in the Cathedral of Notre Dame du Congo, by the Archbishop of Kinshasa, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo. Read all
Church in Germany concerned about rise of xenophobic and anti-Semitic parties
Amid increasing concerns over rising support for xenophobic and anti-Semitic groups among the German electorate, Catholic leaders in Germany reaffirm that their ideology is incompatible with the Christian and democratic values. Read all
Pope presides over Council of Cardinals meeting
The new session of the C9 is underway in the Vatican, in the presence of Pope Francis. Read all
St. Agatha was martyred over steadfastly defending her purity for Christ
St. Agatha suffered brutal tortures for refusing to give up both her virginity and her faith in Jesus.Read More
As 2024 begins, lawmakers continue efforts to protect minors from transgender procedures
null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 5, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). After a year of major efforts to prohibit irreversible and untested transgender operations on young children, lawmakers across the U.S. are continuing the push to protect children from those procedures. Elected officials in Ohio, Missouri, and South Carolina have recently proposed or […]