“Saints preserve us!” It never occurred to me, growing up, why my mother said this as often as she did. It seemed merely a coincidence that followed some misdemeanor one of us kids committed (which […]
Pope Francis meets with the prefects of the Italian Republic in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace on Dec. 11, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media
ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 11, 2023 / 16:50 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis on Monday received the prefects … […]
In 2017, nationally syndicated radio host Hank Hanegraaff and his wife converted to Orthodox Christianity at St. Niktarios Greek Orthodox Church. That name may not mean anything to most Catholics, but to former Evangelicals such […]
Cardinal Robert Sarah, former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. / Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA
ACI Africa, Dec 10, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
The emphasis of cultural elements over Christian ones dur… […]
As the Church marked the beginning of Advent with the lighting of the Hope candle, a series of extraordinary events unfolded, capturing the attention of the Italian media, including the Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy. A […]
The Vatican unveiled its annual nativity scene earlier this evening, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on its 800-year anniversary. / Credit:
Vatican City, Dec 9, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
The Vatican unveiled its annu… […]
Readings: • Is 40:1-5, 9-11 • Ps 85:9-10-11-12, 13-14 • 2 Pt 3:8-14 • Mk 1:1-8 One of the great mysteries we experience constantly and live with every second—quite literally—is the mystery of time. We […]
Bishop Joseph Strickland. / Credit: Courtesy of the Diocese of Tyler
National Catholic Register, Dec 8, 2023 / 10:17 am (CNA).
Retired Bishop Joseph Strickland has been advised to leave his former Diocese of Tyler, Texas, but has not been told … […]
Everywhere one looks these days, one sees Elon Musk blazing a trail—an audacity not without its sparks and, yes, the occasional firestorm. Most recently, Musk had some choice words for advertisers leaving X in protest […]
“The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.” The French Catholic author Léon Bloy wrote these words in his 1897 novel La Femme […]
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