Neuroscientist Kathlyn Gan says research shows music can help counter the mental decline that accompanies aging. / Credit: Terry O’Neill Toronto, Canada, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Sixteen hundred years ago, St. Augustine… Sacred music is good for the brain as well as the soul, neuroscientist says

MUMBAI, India – Several Christian advocacy organizations in India have called a national convention of Christians later this month to denounce a steep rise in anti-Christian violence and raise their concerns with the government. Earlier… Advocates call National Convention as India’s Christians face surge in persecution, harassment

Rick MicKinney and his granddaughter, Theresa, named after his departed wife Learn how a retired widower manifests his gift of service in innumerable ways, for his good and the good of others, thanks to charisms.

ROME — The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas. Pope Leo XIV… Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past

ROME – Recently Pope Leo caused a ruckus among American Catholics by saying the death penalty and immigration are “pro-life” issues alongside abortion. By extension, he also suggested that the lone yardstick for measuring a… Leo wasn’t contradicting John Paul II on ‘pro-life,’ he was echoing him

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge leads the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of Arlington Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 15, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, said… Respecting human dignity can align with safeguarding nation, Bishop Burbidge says

MEXICO CITY — The almighty eagle perched on a cactus while devouring a serpent on Mexico’s flag hints at the myth behind the foundation of the country’s capital. It’s a divine sign in an ancient legend,… Why a centuries-old Mexica myth became Mexico’s enduring symbol

ROME — A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display in Rome on Thursday as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations. The two-volume… Bible described as the ‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on display in Rome

Jamie Kelter A person detained is taken to a parking lot on the far north side of the city before being transferred to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025.… CatholicVote Report Examines Moral Implications of Immigration Enforcement

DHAKA – Most political parties in Bangladeshi politics want a national election after an upcoming referendum to provide a legal basis for the July Uprising in the country that took place last year. Muhammad Yunus,… Catholics question voting plans next year in Bangladesh