Archive for May 25, 2024

The body of St. Pio of Pietrelcina.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

How Padre Pio overcame suffering with hope

On the birthday of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, we remember what one of the last journalists to interview him said... Read more

Local residents collect potatoes from Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle on May 17, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

‘Come and get it’: Texas Catholic charity gives away nearly 50,000 pounds of potatoes

Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle’s Interfaith Hunger Project “received a HUGE donation of potatoes” and gave them all away. Read more

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of Synod on Synodality, speaks to the media on June 20, 2023, at the temporary headquarters of the Holy See Press Office in Vatican City.?w=200&h=150

By Alexander Folz / CNA Deutsch

Cardinal Hollerich: ‘Today we have politicians. Politicians have no convictions’

In a recent interview, the archbishop of Luxembourg discussed the European elections and the dwindling influence of Christianity on politics. Read more

Pilgrims on their way to Ugandan Martyrs' Day on May 21, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By ACI Africa

Kenyan pilgrims begin more than 200-mile walk to mark Ugandan Martyrs Day

Millions are expected to arrive at the Namugongo Shrine, the site where St. Charles Lwanga and his companions were burned... Read more

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By Matthew Santucci

Carbon dating reveals true age of purported tunics of St. Peter and St. John

A conference titled “The Tunics of St. Peter and St. John, Two Extraordinary Relics of the Sancta Sanctorum,” presented a... Read more

Pope Francis watches a friendly soccer game between Italian professional soccer players with children clad in uniforms as part of the first World Children’s Day on May 25, 2024, at Olympic Stadium in Rome.?w=200&h=150

By Matthew Santucci

Pope Francis meets with 50,000 for World Children’s Day in Rome’s Olympic Stadium

“In you, children, everything speaks of life and the future. The Church, as a mother, welcomes you and accompanies you... Read more