L to R: St. Joan of Arc is the subject of a Mark Twain novel, while Jean Valjean, the hopeful lead of ‘Les Misérables,’ and Samwise Gamgee of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ are among… Characters of Hope: Well-Read Catholics Reflect on Inspirational Protagonists
A criminal court in Vitoria, northern Spain, has acquitted 21 pro-life volunteers who were accused of harassment for praying peacefully outside an abortion clinic. The judge in the administrative capital of the Basque Country ruled… Basque criminal court acquits pro-lifers praying outside abortion clinic
Empty beds in a student dormitory at St Mary’s Catholic School in the Kontagora Diocese.on Nov. 21, 2025. / Credit: Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna ACI Africa, Dec 10, 2025 / 19:10 pm (CNA). Christian Solidarity… Rights group hails release of 100 children abducted from Nigerian Catholic school
PAPIRI, Nigeria — Several parents welcomed the return late Tuesday night of their children, who were abducted last month when gunmen stormed their school. “It has not been easy for me… But today, in fact,… Nigerian children reunite with their parents after being released from abduction
DHAKA – Recently, the handcuffing and chaining of citizens who are illegally in the United States and sending them back to their respective countries is inhumane and an extreme insult, says the secretary of the… Deportation from the US in handcuffs is inhumane, says Church in Bangladesh
JHVEPhotoThe FDA headquarters Pro-life advocates are calling for action as top federal health officials deny reports that they are delaying a promised safety review of the abortion pill.
S.BorisovCongress is set to vote on two plans regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits that are scheduled to expire Dec. 31. The US bishops favor extending the taxpayer subsidies that lower health… Senate to Vote on Health Care Plans as Subsidies Near Expiration
Tatiana DiuvbanovaThe Holy House of Loreto has been a hallowed pilgrimage site since the Angeli family brought it to Italy in the 14th century. Pilgrims have flocked to the Holy House of Loreto since the… Did Angels Really Carry the Holy House of Mary to Loreto, Italy?
The Holy House of Our Lady in the Shrine of Loreto. / Credit: Tatiana Dyuvbanova/Shutterstock Loreto, Italy, Dec 10, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). What do Galileo, Mozart, Descartes, Cervantes, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux… Did angels really carry the Holy House of Mary to Loreto, Italy?
Background: The White House in Washington, D.C. Foreground: William-Adolphe Bouguereau, “The Virgin of the Lilies,” 1899. EDITORIAL: A White House message marking the Immaculate Conception repeated a common misunderstanding about when the Incarnation began —… Memo to the White House: God Became Man 9 Months Before He Was Born