Editor’s note: This interview was conducted in March, prior to the death of Pope Francis. A new book from Cardinal Marc Ouellet entitled Word, Sacrament, Charism: The Risks and Opportunities of a Synodal Church (Ignatius Press, 2025), is an […]
In the interregnum between the death of Pope Francis and the conclave to elect his successor, a quotation from Pope Benedict XVI—then Cardinal Ratzinger—has been making the rounds on social media. It comes from a 1997 […]
Coup de théâtre, as the French say, or colpo di scena in Italian, is an unexpected turn in a play or a film, often applied to real life when surprising developments unfold suddenly and to […]
Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA
Vatican City, May 4, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).
On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors … […]
Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, which was also Easter Monday. As the Church and the world mourn his passing and remember his impact, we want to take this opportunity to recall some […]
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 […]
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