Nigerian Catholics welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern over the weekend, even as Trump’s rhetoric became more bellicose on Saturday. Trump told military leaders on Saturday to…
At the Carmelite chapel in Alhambra, banners stretched across the church façade proclaim her message. Children in school uniforms scattered rose petals along the path as priests and sisters processed forward. The arrival was joyful…
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An illuminated manuscript depicts a requiem Mass. COMMENTARY: Finding Light in the Traditional Requiem Mass
Kathleen Murphy/CNAScene from Nov. 1, 2025 Mass outside the Broadview facility in Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities inhumanely treat detainees. An estimated 2,000 Catholics attended the outdoor Mass including Sister JoAnn Persch, 91,…
Sir John Everett Millais, “St. John Henry Newman (1881)” COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV recognizes Newman’s lifelong mission to unite faith and intellect — and names him Co-Patron for Catholic Education.
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Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV reads his homily at Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 1, 2025. ‘Newman’s impressive spiritual and cultural stature will surely serve as an inspiration to new generations…
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is putting the West African nation of Nigeria on the “Countries of Particular Concern” list, a major step that comes in the wake of dire warnings from…
LIFE Runners.Finish line of the A-Cross America Relay, hosted by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. The starting points were San Francisco, California; New York City, New York; Austin, Texas; and Fargo, North Dakota, but participants…