Although their feast is not observed in the general Roman calendar or the calendar of the United States, the Roman Martyrology and the national calendar of the Church in the Netherlands today observe the feast […]
Holy Americans – “Nearly 100 American men and women from the United States are currently being considered for sainthood.” Holy, Independent: Meet 12 of the Many Americans on the Path to Sainthood (National Catholic Register) […]
A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in downtown Washington, D.C. / Credit: Rob Crandall/Shutterstock
CNA Staff, Jul 8, 2025 / 13:54 pm (CNA).
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) this week backed off a decades-old rule first esta… […]
Sixty years ago, on June 7, 1965, the Supreme Court in its Griswold v. Connecticut decision ruled against a state ban on contraception. This established the infamous “right to privacy” that was later used to […]
Participants of the Synod on Synodality gather for a group photo on Oct. 26, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Jul 7, 2025 / 13:15 pm (CNA).
The Vatican’s synod office has said that final reports from Synod on Synodality study groups … […]
“When the Fulanis attacked our village of Yelwata, they slaughtered three of my sons. The youngest, who is lying here, had his hand cut off and his back slashed. My daughter was severely burned. My […]
Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives for a two-week stay in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, 40 km southeast of Rome, on July 6, 2025. The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, revives a long-standing papal tradition paused under Francis, a… […]
The Economist recently lauded the fact that sex selection abortions seem to be on the decline. “The noxious practice of aborting girls simply for being girls has become dramatically less common.” Earlier ultrasounds and modern […]
Trees emerge from flood waters along the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. / Credit: Eric Vryn/Getty Images
San Anto… […]
Readings: • Is 66:10-14c • Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 • Gal 6:14-18 • Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 Anyone who has seen a sunrise from a viewpoint overlooking a grand vista knows the wonder of […]
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