Friendship adds to our happiness. Brooks, a convert to Catholicism and daily Massgoer, asserted that the most important key to happiness is practicing the faith.

FarragutfulAmabilia Filicchi, “Portrait of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,” 1888. Background: The Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. COMMENTARY: As we celebrate the Jubilee of Hope, we remember St.… Mother Seton at 50: An American Saint Who Shows Us Holiness Is for Everyone

Isabel Brown Catholic podcaster welcomes challenging conversations, including on her new show.

Courtesy photoBishop Iyad Twal, auxiliary bishop of the Patriarchal Diocese of Jerusalem of the Latins for Jordan. In Rome for a formation course for new bishops, the auxiliary bishop told the pontifical news agency Fides… Bishop Advocates for a ‘Two-State Solution’ to Achieve Peace in the Middle East

Carrington TatumCharlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a vocal evangelical Christian who was assassinated on Sept. 10, 2025, speaks at an event in Texas in 2018. Throughout his career, Kirk encouraged young… Charlie Kirk Before Death: ‘I Want to Be Remembered for Courage for My Faith’

EWTN News in DepthBenedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. The center will be directed by Benedictine College Professor of Theology and Bioethics Mariele Courtois, who is also a member of the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and… Benedictine College Launches AI Center On Carlo Acutis’ Canonization Day

The premiere of “Triumph of the Heart” in Dallas on Sept. 8, 2025. / Credit: Nicole Marie Richards CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A new film called “Triumph of the Heart”… New film on St. Maximilian Kolbe’s final days highlights hope amid darkness

Catholic Church of the Saviour in Xicheng District, Beijing, China The Holy See’s announcement conspicuously omitted mention of the current underground bishop of the suppressed Diocese of Xuanhua.

Danide Angelini The political breakdowns make a bit more sense: Harris voters, both male and female, ranked marriage and family further down on their personal lists of successful traits. So did women who voted for… Polling Gen Z: The Great Divide on What Defines a Successful Life

Erik Dike, a rising senior nursing student at Belmont Abbey College, carries a patient onboard a hospital ship in Madagascar during a two-week program with Mercy Ships. / Credit: Joshua Kiew Wing Chau CNA Staff,… Catholic nursing students live faith on hospital ship in Madagascar