Archive for September 5, 2021

Victims of the Oct. 6, 2018 earthquake in Haiti.?w=200&h=150

By Katie Yoder

Meet the Catholic nun who has helped Haitians through multiple earthquakes

“Sister Inga, who’s in the room next to me, she yells out, ‘Get out of the house quickly! It’s an... Read more

Georges de La Tour's Joseph the Carpenter (c. 1642).?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Why do Christians work? To glorify God and serve others, Long Island bishop says

For the Christian, work is a way to glorify God, to serve others, and to follow the example of St.... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at this Angelus address on Sept. 4, 2021?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: Find time for silence with the Gospel every day

Pope Francis has said that silent prayer with the Gospel is the “secret to spiritual health.” Read more

Pope Francis makes the Sign of the Cross April 18, 2018.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis prays for victims of Hurricane Ida

Hurricane Ida was one of the most powerful storms to ever make landfall on the U.S. mainland. Read more

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Cordileone raises issue of excommunication for abortion advocates

Calling abortion “the most pressing human rights challenge of our time,” Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone on Sunday invoked the excommunication... Read more

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Alessandro Allori, “The Presentation of Mary,” 1598.

What do we know about the presentation of Mary?

Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Archdiocese in Kenya.

Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish

Jimmy Lai’s wife, Teresa (left), and retired Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts to attend Hong Kong activist publisher Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

Jimmy Lai takes the stand in yearslong Hong Kong national security trial

Senior fellow at the National Catholic Bioethics Center Joseph Meaney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

Vietnam, with one of the highest abortion rates, leads UN initiative on premature births

Pope Francis greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reads Ukrainian student’s moving testimony of faith at general audience

Before the wooden coffin is closed, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli, the Vatican’s lead master of ceremonies for papal liturgies, place a white veil over the late pope’s face. The action on Jan. 4, 2023, is part of the funeral rites for popes.

Vatican simplifies funeral rite for popes

The Supreme Court of India.

Church leaders will appeal Indian Supreme Court order for tax on salaries of clergy

Argentine President Javier Milei walks past President-elect Donald Trump as they attend the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.

How will Trump impact abortion, gender, and migration policies in Latin America?

Memorial tree in Mayfouk, Lebanon, in remembrance of Christians killed in the Lebanese civil war.

Red Wednesday in the Land of the Martyrs 

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Catholic NASA scientist delves into investigation of potential life on other planets

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