Courtesy photoThe play, “Highway to Heaven,” was performed Oct. 12, 2024, the feast day of Blessed Carlo Acutis. Written and directed by Anna Harrison of Sydney Catholic Youth, it featured children ages 7 to 15…
Turning his eyes to Sudan, Pope Leo XIV prayed for the victims of ongoing violence and a tragic flood during his General Audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. Sudan appealed for international aid on Tuesday…
Wedding cake COMMENTARY: When the state forces a Christian baker like Cathy Miller to create a wedding cake for a ceremony she cannot in conscience affirm, it’s coercion.
Members of St. Francis’ Work for the Poor, wearing t-shirts with the phrase ‘a helping hand to man every day’ with the Holy Father in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall. Their charitable works include managing cafeterias…
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV is shown here at the Holy Mass for the opening of the general chapter of the Order of Saint Augustine on Sept. 1, 2025 . Reflecting on the teachings of St.…
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Care of Creation at Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Bishops in some countries plan to celebrate the new Mass formulary to mark the World Day…
Courtesy photoAmong those freed is Irish lay missionary Gena Heraty, director of NPH’s special needs programs. The release comes following Pope Leo XIV’s call for the immediate release of the hostages during the Angelus on…
Carlo Acutis Catholic High School in Blantyre, Malawi, opened in 2022 with just 90 students and has since grown to accommodate 300, with boarding facilities for girls and a dedicated computer lab. / Credit: Photo…
Father James Martin, SJ. / Credit: Flickr by Shawn (CC BY-NC 2.0) Vatican City, Sep 1, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV met in a private audience with Father James Martin, S.J., at…
null / Credit: mikeledray/Shutterstock Denver, Colo., Sep 1, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). As the U.S. celebrates Labor Day, Catholics have a wealth of resources in biblical interpretation, Church teaching, and social thought that address…