In recent days, numerous names for a possible new pope have been circulating in the halls of the Vatican and the editorial offices of the press. The atmosphere sometimes resembles that of a football club’s […]
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CNA Newsroom, May 3, 2025 / 06:30 am (CNA).
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Friday signed a controversial state law that requires priests to report child abuse to authorities even if they learn of it… […]
Readings: • Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 • Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 • Rev 5:11-14 • Jn 21:1-19 Years ago, not long after entering the Church, I called into a local radio program hosted by […]
Cardinals celebrate the sixth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 1, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA
Vatican City, May 2, 2025 / 11:59 am (CNA).
The upcoming conclave to elect the successor to Pope… […]
Jubilee Years in the Catholic Church are exciting events. Traditionally occurring every 25 years, each Jubilee Year “is a year of forgiveness of sins and also the punishment due to sin [and] a year of reconciliation […]
In recent interviews ahead of the conclave to elect a new pope, Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny gave an interview with The New York Times, in which he apparently attempted to polarize the word “unity”—a word […]
Our Lord’s foster-father has always held a prominent place in the hearts of the faithful, has he not? Surely, we have always invoked the trio of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph? At the risk of shocking […]
In 2005, I published a small book entitled The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God. It had a fair sale in the U.S. and was translated into French, Spanish, Polish, Italian, Portuguese, and […]
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House. / Credit: The White House
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 30, 2025 / 17:43 pm (CNA).
President Donald Trump passed the 100-day mark of his second presidency on … […]
Chaput the Straight Shooter – “The most damaging parts of Francis’ style were his lack of interest in clarifying theological issues and his obvious distaste for some parts of the Church.” ‘The courage to be […]
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