Why It’s Hard for Me to Hang Up the Uniform
Tianyu HanUniforms of the United States Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force. I’ll miss the camaraderie, the mission, and even the routines — but I’m grateful I’ll still be wearing the ‘uniform’ of a priest.…
Vatican II Gave the Laity a Mission — and a Mandate
Pyty‘Vatican Evening’ COMMENTARY: ‘Apostolicam Actuositatem’ manifests a profoundly renewed vision of the role of the laity in the Church’s saving mission.
He fought porn addiction for 23 years — now he helps other men find freedom
The Freedom Group was founded in 2023 and works to help men gain freedom from pornography addiction. / Credit: Courtesy of Joe Masek CNA Staff, Jun 15, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). At 8 years…
Trinity Sunday: The Blessed Trinity Reveals Who God Is — and Who We Are
Renata SedmakovaThe ceiling freso of The Holy Trinity in church Chiesa di Santa Croce by Giovanni Maria Conti della Camera (1614 – 1670). COMMENTARY: The mystery of the Trinity reveals that God is not solitude…
Inspired to Serve: How My Father Continues to Animate My Vocation
Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt of Hartford (c) celebrates his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. COMMENTARY: One of the most impactful ways my father inspires me is through his love and constancy in service.
For Dad and His Son, Father Borgman, All Roads Led to the Catholic Church
Father Scott Borgman with his parents, Danelle and Richard. A universal need exists for positive examples, especially for fathers.
British and Irish people should ‘defend rather than undermine’ life, says Pope Leo
LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Marking Britain and Ireland’s “Day for Life,” Pope Leo XIV called everyone in society to “defend rather than undermine a civilization founded on authentic love and genuine compassion.” The Day of…
Scott and Jeremiah Hahn: Like Father, Like … Father
Above, L to R: Scott Hahn, Bishop Jeffrey Monforton (now auxiliary bishop of Detroit), Father Jeremiah Hahn and Kimberly Hahn at Father Jeremiah’s ordination. Called by his heavenly Father and inspired and encouraged by his…
Haarlem Renaissance: Dutch Youth Process Martyrs’ Relics Through Streets of Secular Europe
Courtesy photoProcession of relics enters the cathedral. For the first time since the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s, Haarlem bore witness to a liturgical procession of relics, an event that marked both a historical turning…
Young people present to Pope Leo XIV their spiritual renewal project for Europe
Fernando Moscardó (center) and his friend Patricia (far left) meet with Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Mikel Garciandía of Palencia (right) after the Holy Father’s general audience on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. / Credit: Vatican…