The Church of the Holy Family in Gaza was hit the Israeli military on Thursday, an action Israel allegedly called “a shooting error.” The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem issued a statement confirming several people were…
LOR Pope John Paul II with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger during his inauguration as Pastor of the Church on October 22, 1978 in Vatican City. COMMENTARY: Vatican II’s often-misread final document is best understood by returning…
Wikimedia Commons Operation Midnight Hammer was the first combat use of the 30,000-pound (14,000 kg) GBU-57 MOP. COMMENTARY: Three fallacies applied to the just war tradition when assessing the military action by Israel and the…
The port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. / Credit: Tahir mq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 16, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). In Saudi Arabia, a theocratic monarchy where Islam…
The Martyrs of Compiègne were guillotined for their faith on July 17, 1794. The film’s death scene is enhanced by the glorious singing of the opera singers who play the nuns — but the glories…
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV visits the Poor Clares of Albano on July 15. The Pontiff paused in prayer in the monastery chapel, sharing a moment of silence and contemplation with the sisters, whom he later…
Johan BakkerKeizersberg Abbey in Leuven, Belgium. The extraordinary measures follow a canonical visitation that began in 2022 and was completed in January as well as a commission of inquiry into abuse allegations established in November…
Clockwise from left: St. Mary’s Seminary & University seminarian Pacal Atunzu (Archdiocese of Baltimore) was one of the many St. Mary’s seminarians who helped with the annual Quo Vadis Camp. Full community on seminary front…
Friar Francesco Patton, outgoing custos of the Holy Land. / Credit: Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 15, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Friar Francesco Patton, the outgoing Franciscan custos of…
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – In stark contrast to the “partisan and nauseating electoral politics” marked by division, manipulation, and a focus on winning rather than the common good, a leading Cameroonian priest says the Church’s idea…