Courtesy photoPriestly ordinations within the Diocese of Bismarck June 2024. In an era of declining vocations to the priesthood in America, the Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota is helping lead the way to renewal.
View of Eremo delle Carceri, Assisi, Italy, July 2025. / Credit: Emma Silvestri Assisi, Italy, Jul 27, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Everyone knows the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, the burial place of…
While there are many objections and arguments against prayer in our world, such challenges can be resolved by a meek heart that is willing to surrender to God’s will. But once we give a humble…
On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV said he was following the humanitarian crisis taking place in Gaza with “great concern,” saying the civilian population is being “crushed by hunger and continues to be exposed to violence…
Pope Leo XIV urges “full respect for humanitarian law” amid a food crisis in Gaza in his address following the Angelus prayer on July 27, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media screenshot Vatican City,…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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).…