Biden White House attacks Republicans for modest restrictions on LGBT ‘pride’ flags
The Biden White House wants the ‘pride’ flag flapping from the very pinnacle of every embassy – because the ‘pride’ flag is now a potent symbol of America’s foreign policy.Read More
Legislative Update: These 5 States Are Taking up Private School Choice Bills
Hal Yeager Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey held a news conference to sign school choice legislation on March 7, 2024, in Montgomery, Alabama. More than 13% of Catholic school students nationwide use school choice program funding to help with tuition.
New Film ‘Jesus Thirsts’ Shows Transformative Power of the Eucharist
‘Jesus Thirsts’ will soon be in theaters. The film will be shown June 4-6 at selected theaters across the United States.
Feast of the Annunciation: Why is it not celebrated on March 25 this year?
Normally, every March 25, the Church celebrates the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord. It commemorates the announcement made to the Virgin Mary by the archangel Gabriel of her divine maternity. Why has the feast been postponed to April 8 this year?
Saint of the day: Dismas
St. Dismas is the man known as the “Good Thief.” He was crucified on Calvary next to Jesus, along with another criminal. Luke’s Gospel describes him as the man who repented from his sins, asking Jesus to “remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today […]
Cardinal: El Salvador is not free, despite vast security improvements
At the age of 81, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez remains the best-known champion of the legacy of his friend and mentor St. Óscar Romero, who was killed 44 years ago during El Salvador’s civil war and today is considered an icon of the Catholic Church’s social justice advocacy. In 2017, Pope Francis surprised observers by […]
Zambia: Ecumenical Palm Sunday procession unites Catholics and United Church of Zambia Communities.
In a heartwarming display of unity for a shared faith, the town of Mongu in Zambia’s Western Provice on Palm Sunday, witnessed a historic event as Protestant members of the United Church of Zambia (UCZ) and two Catholic parishes came together for an ecumenical Palm Sunday Procession. Read all
Synod: Pacific dioceses invite Catholics to ‘get into the boat’
As the Church journeys toward the second Synod session in October, Catholics across the Pacific islands are trying to keep up the momentum of synodality by inviting everyone to “get into the boat,” according to Bishop Ryan Jimenez. Read all
Chaos in Haiti
Chaos in Haiti In recent weeks, Haiti has been engulfed in gang violence, with more than three hundred gangs taking control of most of the country, including 80 percent of the capital, Port-au-Prince. These groups, which had been at war with one another for years, took advantage of President Ariel Henry’s absence from the country […]
New film ‘Jesus Thirsts’ shows transformative power of the Eucharist
Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist will be shown in theaters June 4, 5, and 6, 2024. / Credit: Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist CNA Staff, Mar 25, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A new film focusing on the transformative power of the Eucharist will be hitting the big screen this June. […]