The replacement bell at Urukami Cathedral waits to be installed in Nagasaki, Japan, Thursday, July 17, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of James Nolan CNA Staff, Jul 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Catholics in… Nagasaki church replaces cathedral bell 80 years after it was destroyed in atomic blast
Fritz von Uhde, “The Road to Emmaus,” 1891, Galerie Neue Meister, Dresdent, Germany COMMENTARY: He was the kind of friend who showed up when I needed him most — and stayed with me, even after… This Lifelong Friendship Proved Stronger Than Death
Pope Leo XIV says all Christians are called to enter “the dynamism of mission and to face the challenges of evangelization.” He was speaking on Friday to two groups – one was members of a… Pope Leo says mission of evangelism belongs to all the baptized
Priests participate in Holy Thursday Mass in Wrocław Cathedral in Wrocław, Poland, on March 28, 2024. / Credit: FotoDax/Shutterstock Budapest, Hungary, Jul 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Poland stands out as the undisputed leader… Why Poland remains a leader in religious vocations in Europe
In a world darkened by war and injustice, “even when all seems lost,” Pope Leo XIV said migrants and refugees “stand as messengers of hope.” In his message for the 111th World Day of Migrants… Missionaries are a ‘message of hope’ according to Pope Leo
Over 200 young people from Tanzania are traveling to Rome as pilgrims to the Jubilee of Youth, an event that is part of the ongoing 2025 Jubilee Year. / Credit: AMECEA/Vatican Media ACI Africa, Jul… Excitement in Tanzania as over 200 young people prepare for Jubilee of Youth in Rome
James Hitchcock appears on ‘Bookmark’ on Jan. 14, 2018. The noted historian and longtime college professor is being remembered as a man of prophetic insight who defended Church teaching and helped to make the Catholic… James Hitchcock, Church Historian and Register Contributor, Dies at 87
ANDINAThe poster for the presentation of the Pope Leo XIV tourist route in Peru. 22 tourist points of interest have been identified, organized into four circuits that combine religious, cultural, and natural heritage, such as… Peru Presents Pope Leo XIV Tourist Route to Showcase His Life in the Country
The poster for the presentation of the Pope Leo XIV tourist route in Peru. / Credit: ANDINA/Presidency of Peru Lima Newsroom, Jul 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). On the evening of July 21, the… Peru presents Pope Leo XIV tourist route to showcase his life in the country
(ZENIT News / Abuya, 07.23.2025).- Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International joyfully announces the release of Father Alphonsus Afina, a priest of the Diocese of Maiduguri, Nigeria, who had been abducted on 1… After 51 days in captivity, 11 hostages, including a priest, are freed in Nigeria