Are Things as They Should Be?
Diego Velázquez, “Chist Crucified,” ca. 1632 COMMENTARY: History shows that evil movements rise and fall, but God’s plan remains sovereign — and Christians need not fear the outcome.
‘Bride of Christ’: Meet the Sisters Adorers Dedicating Lives to Praying for Priests
Bénédicte CedergrenBeautiful Reception of habit and profession of temporary vows of the Sisters Adorers in Naples. The Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest are drawing young women who seek a…
Pope Leo XIV appeals for release of hostages in Nigeria, Cameroon
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for the release of Catholic school students and teachers – among them more than 300 girls and boys aged 12-18 – taken hostage this week in Nigeria, and for…
Pope Leo XIV Warns Against ‘False Mercy’ in Marriage Annulment Proceedings
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV holds an audience with the Roman Rota on Nov. 21, 2025, at the Vatican. The pontiff also emphasized the urgency of ensuring realism in annulment cases and appealed to the responsibility…
5 Catholic resources to help you grow closer to Christ this Advent
null / Credit: Kara Monroe via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) CNA Staff, Nov 23, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). As Advent quickly approaches and the hustle and bustle of the holiday season begins to make…
Singing With the Saints
L: St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music; at right, top to bottom: St. Francis of Assisi, St. Thomas Aquinas and St. John Henry Newman COMMENTARY: St. Cecilia may be the patron of music, but…
Catholic clergy are ecstatic about Rosalía’s songs of faith in her new album ‘Lux’
BARCELONA, Spain — And Rosalía said, “Let there be Lux.” Rosalía, the global Spanish pop star loved by millions for fusing flamenco with Latin hip-hop and reggaeton, has amazed her fans with a radical shift. The singer…
Filipino bishop criticizes Marcos sister for calling President a ‘drug addict’
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Imee Marcos, the eldest sister of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., publicly accused her brother and the First Lady of being drug addicts, as she addressed a two-day rally organized by a…
Lessons From the Bronx Feasts: Faith Beneath the Sparkle
Will Lathrop“Cookies on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx” COMMENTARY: From candy pistachios to Kewpie dolls, the street festivals of my youth revealed how easily we chase glitter — and how God calls us deeper.
Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff
ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s, the first known time the…