This Lifelong Friendship Proved Stronger Than Death
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…
Nagasaki church replaces cathedral bell 80 years after it was destroyed in atomic blast
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…
Meet the Catholic saints included in the National Garden of American Heroes
From left to right: St. Junípero Serra, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Katharine Drexel, St. John Neumann, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Jul 26, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). President Donald…
Meet the Catholic Saints Included in the National Garden of American Heroes
Wikimedia Commons From left to right: St. Junípero Serra, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Katharine Drexel, St. John Neumann, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. The garden will be in Washington, D.C.
Amid plunging births, scholar says parenthood needs to be touted as ‘pathway to happiness’
University of Virginia professor and sociologist Brad Wilcox speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” Anchor Mark Irons on Friday, July 25, 2025 / Credit: EWTN News Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 26, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA).…
Why Poland remains a leader in religious vocations in Europe
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…
Pope Leo says mission of evangelism belongs to all the baptized
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…
James Hitchcock, Church Historian and Register Contributor, Dies at 87
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…
Excitement in Tanzania as over 200 young people prepare for Jubilee of Youth in Rome
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…
Missionaries are a ‘message of hope’ according to Pope Leo
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…