Pope Leo XIV officially installed as bishop of Rome
ROME – Pope Leo XIV Sunday paid visits to the papal basilicas of St. John Lateran, where he was formally installed as Bishop of Rome, and St. Mary Major, assuring Romans of his closeness as…
Casamari Abbey: Cistercian art, ancient remedies, and praying monks
Casamari Abbey in Italy. / Credit: D. Ermacora Rome, Italy, May 26, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Casamari Abbey in Italy is a gem of Cistercian-Gothic art, whose stones have been imbued with the prayers…
Bells for Fallen Heroes: Wartime Memories of Death, Duty and Prayer for Memorial Day
American flag flies over the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. COMMENTARY: The sounds of bells, the sight of flags, the silence of prayer — all bear witness to lives laid down.
Why ‘Pietas’ Is the Forgotten Virtue We Need to Remember on Memorial Day
Mark ReinsteinA burial detail lowers the flag-draped casket of Specialist Alejandro L. Manrique, a U.S. Army soldier killed during the U.S. invasion of Panama, to his final resting place with full military honors on Dec.…
Pope Leo XIV’s Peruvian goddaughter shares testimony
Mildred, the Peruvian goddaughter of Pope Leo XIV, with then-Father Robert Prevost. / Credit: Courtesy of Mildred Camacho ACI Prensa Staff, May 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). “Godfather, we love you! Long live the…
“Popes pass, the Curia remains»: Pope Leo’s first meeting with Vatican employees
(ZENIT News / Roma, 05.24.2025).- On the morning of Saturday, May 24, Pope Leo XIV held a special audience for the employees of the various dicasteries of the Holy See—both lay and religious—as well as…
There is no set cookie-cutter expression of prayer
The path of prayer is an adventure of the soul as it seeks God. There are many avenues to the path of prayer and each of them has its own place and merit. The three…
U.S.-born pope picked the name of the pontiff who condemned ‘Americanism’
A pope from the United States. That was the biggest surprise on May 8 when the new pontiff, Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost, was announced as Pope Leo XIV. It was quite the surprise, but…
Outgoing Vancouver archbishop offers a parting call to hope
Former Archdiocese of Vancouver communications director Makani Marquis and Archbishop J. Michael Miller talk during their final interview together before Miller retires. / Credit: Archdiocese of Vancouver Vancouver, Canada, May 25, 2025 / 06:00 am…
French bishops lead prayer vigil at Notre-Dame amid euthanasia debate
The nave of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral on Nov. 29, 2024. / Credit: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Paris, France, May 25, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The 16th annual Vigil for Life was…