Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Botswana diocese mourns loss of bishop who collapsed during Mass

Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello of the Catholic Diocese of Francistown in Botswana. / Credit: SACBC ACI Africa, May 8, 2024 / 18:28 pm (CNA). Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello of the Diocese of Francistown in Botswana has died after he “collapsed during Mass” on Saturday, May 4, the diocese has confirmed.  The Kenyan-born member of Society […]

Your Ascension Thursday Reflection: Preparing a Place for Us

Please enjoy this Ascension Thursday devotion from our brand-new devotional by Mike Aquilina and Adam Lucas, Feasts 0f Our Fathers: Praying the Church Year with the Early Christians, out now. In his commentary on the Gospel of John, St. Cyril of Alexandria reminds us that what happens to Christ affects the whole human race; and […]

Catholic radio stations push back on new race and gender reporting rules 

null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 8, 2024 / 17:23 pm (CNA). A trio of Catholic radio networks has filed a petition against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over new requirements that will soon mandate that all U.S. radio and television stations publish information about the race and gender of their employees. In […]

Cause for canonization of quadriplegic lay evangelist advances 

Servant of God Nino Baglieri. / Credit: ANS/Salesians ACI Prensa Staff, May 8, 2024 / 17:53 pm (CNA). The diocesan phase of the cause of beatification of the Servant of God Nino Baglieri has been closed in Modica, a town in southern Sicily. Overcoming his bitterness due to his quadriplegic condition, Baglieri gave himself to the […]

Pope Francis: Hope ‘is a gift that comes directly from God’

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his Wednesday general audience on May 8, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, May 8, 2024 / 09:13 am (CNA). During the papal general audience on Wednesday Pope Franci… […]