Record Number of Adults Baptized in Dublin As Faith Grows Among Young Irish
Courtesy photoEaster Vigil in Dublin, Ireland. In Dublin in May, 52 laypeople received certificates as catechists.
Pope Leo’s Aim for Basilica at Eucharistic Miracle Site in Peru Impeded by Legal Dispute
Diego López Marina/EWTN NewsChapel built on the remains of the old church where, in 1649, the apparition of the Child Jesus took place in a consecrated host in Eten, Peru. Currently, it is not under…
Pope Leo XVI warns against ‘selling yourself to the first bidder’
Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to not delay in pursuing their faith during his Wednesday General Audience. He was speaking about the parable on the laborers in the vineyard Jesus gives in the Gospel of…
Facing shortage, New York Archdiocese taps parishioners to spot future priests
This year’s class of ordinandi at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers. Bishop Joseph Massa is seated in the center. / Credit: Theo Deluhery, Diocese of Camden New York City, N.Y., Jun 4, 2025 / 06:00…
‘The Ritual’ Probes the True Story of an Exorcism in America
L to R: Dan Stevens, Al Pacino and Abigail Cowen star in ‘The Ritual.’ FILM REVIEW: Emma Schmidt was possessed for more than two decades before finally being released from the devil’s grasp.
Becoming Catholic: Everything you need to know about OCIA
Fom the Easter Vigil Mass in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, April 2025. / Credit: John McElroy CNA Staff, Jun 4, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The recent election of Pope Leo XIV has sparked new…
Pope Leo XIV taps Pittsburgh Auxiliary Bishop Mark Eckman to lead diocese
Pittsburgh Bishop-elect Mark Eckman / Credit: Courtesy of the Diocese of Pittsburgh Vatican City, Jun 4, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appointed Pittsburgh Auxiliary Bishop Mark Eckman to lead the…
Pope Leo extends olive branch to Jews, sends subtle message on Gaza
ROME – As with any new papacy, there is a risk in these early days of over-interpreting every word or action from Leo XIV, and while that is real, when it comes to current Vatican-Jewish…
Anti-Christian incidents in India state of Odisha trouble Church leaders
MUMBAI, India – In India, two anti-Christian incidents in the state of Odisha have disturbed the peace-loving Christian community, which has already been traumatized by harassment by rightwing extremists. On Sunday, Sister Rachana Nayak was…
How to Find Wonder Amid the Shifting Sands of Our Age
Tolkung‘Milky Way Over the Desert’ Modernity has dulled our sense of the sacred. Here’s how it happened — and how beauty, faith and worship can reignite it.