Why Tom Brady and Garth Brooks will be at the Vatican this weekend
Singer-songwriter Garth Brooks (left), former NFL quarterback Tom Brady (right), and other celebrity guests will meet Pope Francis in an audience at Apostolic Palace on May 11, 2024, as participants in the Vatican’s World Meeting on Human Fraternity. / Credit: SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images; Daniel Ibañez/CNA; TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom, […]
Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop to Diocese of Knoxville
Pope Francis on May 7, 2024, appointed Father James Mark Beckman, 61, a priest of the Diocese of Nashville, as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville. Since his ordination to the priesthood Father Beckman has served in a variety of pastoral and educational roles in the Nashville Diocese.
Iowans rally to urge repeal of new state law on illegal migration they say is punitive
As many as 1,000 people participated in prayer vigils and rallies in four Iowa cities May 1 in support of human dignity and to call for the repeal of a new state law on illegal migration that opponents say is punitive.
Mexican church leaders denounce political persecution in case of abducted bishop
The Mexican bishops’ conference has questioned accusations of untoward behavior by retired Bishop Salvador Rangel Mendoza of Chilpancingo-Chilapa amid conflicting accounts of his disappearance and subsequent reappearance in a hospital bed — with the conference secretary general saying the situation had assumed political overtones.
Shevchuk: Russian rededication of Catholic church for Orthodox faith a ‘sacrilege’
The seizure is part of a steady campaign by Russia to suppress the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, along with Catholicism in general and other faiths, in occupied areas of Ukraine.
Global fertility rates: Here’s how majority-Catholic countries rank against rest of world
null / Credit: txking/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 7, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). As global fertility rates continue to decline, even majority-Catholic and historically Catholic countries aren’t free from the demographic collapse, which increasingly … […]
Deaf Catholic community in Maryland grows with new chaplain, retreat, Eucharistic Congress
Father Mike Depcik offer Mass at the Seton Shrine Basilica in Emmitsburg, Maryland, during a recent retreat at the shrine. / Credit: Courtesy of the Seton Shrine CNA Staff, May 7, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). One of the few Deaf Catholic priests in t… […]
Justice Samuel Alito to address record-breaking 2024 class at Franciscan University
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito. / Credit; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images CNA Staff, May 7, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is scheduled to give the commencement address on May 11 to the record-br… […]
Vatican to publish new document on Marian apparitions next week
Argentinian prelate Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández. / Credit: Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images Rome Newsroom, May 7, 2024 / 09:02 am (CNA). The Vatican’s doctrine office will publish a new document next week on discerning Marian apparitions … […]
UCLA’s Catholic chaplain: The world saw scenes of violence at campus protests. Here’s what they didn’t see.
Last week, which was among the most intense I have witnessed in ministry, we adored the blessed sacrament, gathered for our Masses, prayed our rosaries, made our confessions and broke bread in fellowship.