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 […]
While Catholic youth ministers and young adult group leaders all over the world think he’s a rock star, most Catholics have never heard of him. Since Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) is scheduled to be declared […]
As Americans celebrate their independence from England, it is worth remembering an Englishman, later to be lionized by G. K. Chesterton, who moved to the United States in 1792, when the American nation was in […]
As we prepare to celebrate the freedom that our country is known for—the freedom that so many brave men and women fought for—it behooves us to take a moment and reflect on the true meaning […]
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