ROME – As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small insight into what is first and foremost on their minds in… Pope meets cardinal sentenced for financial crimes, banned from conclave
Jesus exposed in the Blessed Sacrament. / Credit: Comunidade Javé Nissi via Pexels Manila, Philippines, May 27, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). As the National Eucharistic Revival comes to an end in the United States… In the Philippines, empty chapels spark call for Eucharistic renewal
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading Nigerian priest has warned that if the military fails to stem the continued killing of Christians, an armed response might become imperative. At least 50 people were murdered in Aondona,… Murders in central Nigeria highlights ongoing attacks on Christians
ROME – Pope Leo XIV Sunday paid visits to the papal basilicas of St. John Lateran, where he was formally installed as Bishop of Rome, and St. Mary Major, assuring Romans of his closeness as… Pope Leo XIV officially installed as bishop of Rome
Casamari Abbey in Italy. / Credit: D. Ermacora Rome, Italy, May 26, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Casamari Abbey in Italy is a gem of Cistercian-Gothic art, whose stones have been imbued with the prayers… Casamari Abbey: Cistercian art, ancient remedies, and praying monks
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Mark ReinsteinA burial detail lowers the flag-draped casket of Specialist Alejandro L. Manrique, a U.S. Army soldier killed during the U.S. invasion of Panama, to his final resting place with full military honors on Dec.… Why ‘Pietas’ Is the Forgotten Virtue We Need to Remember on Memorial Day
Mildred, the Peruvian goddaughter of Pope Leo XIV, with then-Father Robert Prevost. / Credit: Courtesy of Mildred Camacho ACI Prensa Staff, May 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). “Godfather, we love you! Long live the… Pope Leo XIV’s Peruvian goddaughter shares testimony
(ZENIT News / Roma, 05.24.2025).- On the morning of Saturday, May 24, Pope Leo XIV held a special audience for the employees of the various dicasteries of the Holy See—both lay and religious—as well as… “Popes pass, the Curia remains»: Pope Leo’s first meeting with Vatican employees
The path of prayer is an adventure of the soul as it seeks God. There are many avenues to the path of prayer and each of them has its own place and merit. The three… There is no set cookie-cutter expression of prayer