Celebrations for the feast of the Virgin Mary, Assiut, Egypt, August 2025. The Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Assiut holds special significance: It is considered to be the final stop of the Holy Family’s…
The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo Singer Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo will join in prayer with their artistic gift for the Sept. 5 event.
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 24.08.2025).- On the occasion of Ukraine’s national holiday, Pope Leo XIV wrote and sent a letter to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ukraine’s national holiday is celebrated on August 24 and commemorates…
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda in Cameroon’s North West region says priests serving in the war-ravaged English-speaking regions of Cameroon “are ready to die for the Gospel.” Nkea was speaking to…
MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino Catholic group, led by a prominent activist priest, wore sackcloth and ashes in a penitential service that sought the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. The penitential service on Friday…
Archaeologists working on a small island in the Persian Gulf have discovered an artifact attesting a Christian monastic presence on the island some 1400 years ago. The site is located on Sir Bani Yas, an…
Photo illustration by Natalie BehringIn this photo illustration, bottles of misoprostol are seen at Wyoming’s last abortion center, Wellspring Center, March 10 in Casper. Misoprostol is used in chemical abortions. In June 2024, the Supreme…
St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio. / Credit: LO Kin-hei/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). As federal budget cuts halt programs for people in need, Catholic Social Services (CSS) in…
Daily Mass draws the faithful at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck, North Dakota. Out of the top 10 gainers, only one diocese — the Archdiocese of New York — is located outside…
Kate Stapleton strolls the shore of Lake Michigan with her biological daughter, Brigid, in the documentary about their adoption story, ‘The Inner Sea.’ Kate Stapleton was 21 when she became pregnant. She never considered abortion,…