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D.C. basilica offers virtual tour of the joyful mysteries for Christmas
Five chapels inside the vast Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception depict the five Joyful Mysteries, juxtaposed... Read more
Here are your favorite Christmas carols (kind of)
For the second year in a row, we at CNA conducted an informal poll on social media to determine which... Read more
The Christmas Truce of 1914: Here’s what really happened
On a chilly Christmas morning, soldiers from both sides of the trenches clambered over the barbed wire, arms raised, and... Read more
The 8 days of Christmas? A look at the Christmas octave
The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas as an octave, an eight-day celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Read more
Catholic groups gear up to shelter record number of migrants amid Texas freeze
With temperatures expected in the teens and wind chills around zero in parts of the state, Catholic groups in Texas... Read more
This charity aims to provide ‘room at the inn’ for vulnerable Afghans forced to flee Taliban control
The humanitarian organization Vulnerable People Project is working to secure shelter, food, heat, and security for a group of 200... Read more
With Zelenskyy in the U.S., faith leaders sign petition calling for a ‘Christmas truce’
One thousand faith leaders have signed a petition that asks the Biden administration to push for a “negotiated settlement” to... Read more
Alaska archbishop condemns attacks on Catholic church
Archbishop Andrew Bellisario called attention to two recent acts of vandalism that took place at St. Andrew Catholic Church in... Read more
Nigerian mother charged with blasphemy for defending murdered Christian student
Rhoda Jatau was arrested after forwarding a video of a Muslim denouncing the mob killing of Nigerian Christian college student... Read more
Archaeologists prepare to open ‘tomb of Jesus’ midwife’ to public
Archaeologists have unearthed artifacts from an ancient Jewish burial cave that Christians associate with Salome, who was possibly a midwife... Read more
Threatening messages spray-painted on home of pro-life pregnancy center board member
A Detroit-area pro-life pregnancy center and the home of one of its board members were spray-painted with threatening messages early... Read more
Priests for Life's Frank Pavone: ‘The next pope can reinstate me’ to the priesthood
“This idea that any of this is permanent in terms of dismissal from the priesthood is simply incorrect," Frank Pavone... Read more
Pope appoints two new auxiliary bishops to Archdiocese of Washington
Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Juan Esposito-Garcia and Father Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of Washington. Read more
A pro-life novena to the Holy Innocents who died for Baby Jesus
The novena asks for the intercession of the Holy Innocents — the baby boys who are, today, recognized as the... Read more
Canon lawyer on Father Pavone's dismissal from priesthood: Only the Pope can issue a decision without appeal
Father Gerald Murray, a canon lawyer, offered insights from canon law regarding unanswered questions about the dismissal of Frank Pavone... Read more
Frank Pavone cancels Mass but vows legal action after Vatican dismisses him from priesthood
In a Dec. 13 letter to U.S. bishops, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, wrote that... Read more
This college’s Newman Institute is attracting non-Catholics with its ‘Catholicism 101’ class
Almost half of the students who signed up for the Catholicism 101 class at the University of Nebraska’s Newman Institute... Read more
Vatican dismisses Father Frank Pavone from priesthood
The Dicastery for Clergy issued the decision on Nov. 9 for “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience of... Read more
U.S. calls for investigation into Nigerian forced abortions, according to report
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, is seeking information from Nigerian authorities regarding evidence of a massive forced abortion... Read more
Miracle rescue: Lost at sea for 10 days, man prayed the Our Father each morning
What kept him going? “My granddaughter. And the cross of Jesus. Every morning I’d wake up and kiss it and... Read more
