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Advent wreath.

Candles Amid the Rubble

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Dec 7, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

We take a look at how the season of Advent can be celebrated - even in the darkest of times. Read more

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It's Still Thanksgiving

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Nov 23, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

This week we revisit an episode that first aired during Nov. 2019, and offer some pandemic-related updates. Read more

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How I Built This for God

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Nov 9, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Catholic entrepreneurs talk about how they took their award-winning ideas from an inkling in their mind to a full-blown reality. Read more

Father Christopher Klusman, Director of the Deaf Apostolate for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, speaks in American Sign Language in a church.

More Than Words

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Oct 26, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

The deaf Catholic community in the US is eager for the faith. In this podcast episode, we take a look... Read more

Nun at the prayer vigil for consecrated life in St. Peter's Square , Jan. 28, 2016.

Adventures in Discernment

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Oct 12, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

We bring you the story of two brothers ordained to the priesthood on the same day; a young woman talks... Read more

Christians hold signs as they march on the streets of Abuja during prayer and penance for peace and security in Nigeria on March 1, 2020.

Nigeria's Forgotten Martyrs

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Sep 28, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

The persecution of Christians is by no means confined to the Middle East. In Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, to... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

CNA Editor's Desk: "Becciu didn't see this coming"

CNA Newsroom

Sep 25, 2020

By CNA Staff

CNA editors JD Flynn and Ed Condon discuss the resignation of a prominent cardinal, presumably over financial scandal; the Supreme... Read more

A priest surveys the damage caused by ISIS at a Catholic Church in Batnaya, Iraq. Photo courtesy of Stephen Rasche

The Disappearing People

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Sep 21, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

Now more than ever, Christianity is at risk of disappearing from the Middle East. This week on CNA Newsroom, we... Read more

A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020.

After the Blast

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Sep 14, 2020

By Jonah McKeown

In early August, something happened in Lebanon that no one expected— a massive explosion destroyed many of the city's predominantly... Read more

Learning. (

Back to (home)school

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Aug 31, 2020

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

We talk with a few Catholic schools about how they are approaching in-person and distance education. Then, many families are... Read more

Dog with halo. Original artwork by Sarah McKeown (IG @barahsurns).

All Creatures Great and Small

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Aug 24, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

Most of us associate St. Francis of Assisi with animals. But did you know St. Philip Neri also cared for... Read more

East Boston.

Cheers to Summer Break!

CNA Newsroom

Jul 2, 2020

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

Six segments - all about the 4th of July. Read more

Discovery Network’s former headquarters in Silver Spring Maryland.

Discovering God’s Plan

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Jun 29, 2020

By Kate Olivera

Jim McNulty was one of three people held hostage in 2010 at the Discovery Network headquarters in Maryland. He shares... Read more

A scientist examines the result of a plaque assay, which is a test that allows scientists to count how many flu virus particles (virions) are in a mixture.

Atom and Eve

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Jun 22, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

Dr. Francis Collins of the National Institutes of Health talks about the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, and... Read more

Sister Thea Bowman (Courtesy of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration) and Venerable Augustus Tolton (

'We Shall Overcome'

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Jun 15, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

We share the stories of two Black Catholics on the path to sainthood. Read more

Faith leaders pray June 2 at the spot where George Floyd died.

“I can’t breathe”

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Jun 8, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

This episode features the voices of a couple Black Catholics. They tell their own stories. They come from different parts... Read more

Theater stage.

Paradigm Shift

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Jun 1, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

We share stories about major life shifts— stories of people whose lives took a dramatic and unexpected turn from what... Read more

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More than just recycling

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May 26, 2020

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

We share some stories about the things Pope Francis writes about in his encyclical about the environment. Read more

St. John Paul II takes a break during one of his many secret ski trips. Photo courtesy of Lino Zani.

JPII, who were you?

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May 18, 2020

By Jonah McKeown,Kate Olivera

Biographer George Weigel and a former Swiss Guard detail the legacy of St. John Paul II. An Italian mountaineer talks... Read more

A man walks the Camino de Santiago in Spain.

Pilgrims’ (Perilous) Progress

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May 11, 2020

By Kate Olivera,Jonah McKeown

A group travels to the Holy Land as the coronavirus reaches pandemic levels; a proposal gone wrong on the Camino... Read more