Your ministry to married couples is important, Pope tells leaders of Teams of Our Lady (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Francis encouraged the leaders of Équipes Notre-Dame (Teams of Our Lady), an international association of the faithful established in 1947, in their ministry to married couples. “Protecting marriage indeed means protecting an entire family, it means saving all the relationships generated by marriage: the love between couples, between parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren; […]
Israel urges Palestinians to quit Rafah
As the suffering from the war in the Holy Land continues, the Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah. Read all
Jimmy Breslin’s New York
Jimmy Breslin’s New York Jimmy Breslin had been a columnist for a long time when New York’s notorious Son of Sam shooter contacted him in the summer of 1977. “J. B.,” the letter said, “I’m just dropping you a line to let you know I appreciate your interest in those recent and horrendous .44 killings. […]
Not all Catholic AI bots are creepy: Some new tools for learning about the faith
The CatéGPT logo. / Credit: CatéGPT CNA Staff, May 6, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). If you have a question about a teaching of the Catholic Church in 2024, where do you go for a solid answer? You can crack open the catechism yourself, ask a trusted personal source like a priest or theologian, or […]
An Afternoon With the New Swiss Guards: Preparing For a Mission of Faith and Service
Matthew Santucci/CNA Swiss Guard cadets prepare their armor in the guards’ barracks at the Vatican on April 30, 2024. The Swiss Guard is indeed the smallest standing army in the world, numbering only 135 members.
Not All Catholic AI Bots Are Creepy: Some New Tools for Learning About the Faith
The CatéGPT logo. Nicolas Torcheboeuf, a 31-year-old Swiss engineer and a Catholic, developed CatéGPT in his spare time and launched it in the late spring of 2023.
Venerable Mindszenty and the battle for the Church under Communism
For as long as there has been a Church, Church leaders have often found themselves at odds with government leaders. The argument may be over domestic goals, foreign wars, influence peddling, heresies, or inconvenient moral […]
Jerusalem’s Orthodox Easter sees pilgrims barred, tight police patrols
A strong police presence and a slew of restrictions defined this year’s Orthodox Easter Holy Saturday celebration in the Holy Land May 4, as pilgrims opted to stay away amid regional tensions.
Ukraine and Russia mark their third Orthodox Easter during wartime
Orthodox Christians, following the Julian calendar, celebrated Easter on Sunday, May 5, embracing the holiday as a symbol of hope and joy in the resurrection. In both Ukraine and Russia, it is the third year the festival is observed amid the ongoing conflict.
Hinduism: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, the divine beggar
Yann Vagneux, a priest of the Paris Foreign Missions living in India,discusses Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, the great Bengali mystic, and highlights howin Hinduism, holiness grows in proportion to both external and internal renunciation