Catholic News

The Latest

A sister with the Nashville Dominicans of St. Cecilia gives a lecture at the University of Dallas.

University of Dallas to host convent for Nashville Dominican sisters 

Jan 27, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Catholic liberal arts college University of Dallas announced on Jan. 18 that it will be hosting a convent for the... Read more

In the history of the Catholic Church, various saints and blesseds have described what hell is like and even the precise place where the “bad” Christians would be.

What is hell like? Check out these visions received by Catholic saints

Jan 27, 2024

By Abel Camasca

In the history of the Catholic Church various saints and blesseds have described what hell is like and even exactly... Read more

The Church of Saints Michael and Magnus, close to the Vatican, uses four of the bench seats from the Second Vatican Council as choir stalls for prayer.

St. Angela Merici: the ‘little friend’ of St. Ursula

Jan 27, 2024

By ACI Prensa

Every Jan. 27, the Church celebrates St. Angela Merici, foundress of the Order of St. Ursula, whose members are known... Read more

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix is Archbishop of Quebec, Canada.

Canadian Cardinal Lacroix named in sexual abuse lawsuit

Jan 26, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The archbishop of Quebec, Canada, Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, faces allegations in a class action lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of... Read more

Students of the Studienjahr during a lesson at Beit Josef, the headquarters of the program, within the compound of the Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition in Jerusalem. The Studienjahr program (launched in 1973) is an annual program of ecumenical studies. It brings together every year about 20 German-speaking theology students from all Christians denominations. January 2024.

Abbey in the Holy Land brings Christian students from different denominations together

Jan 26, 2024

By Marinella Bandini

For 50 years, the Benedictine Dormition Abbey, which stands on Mount Zion, has hosted German-speaking students for an ecumenical theology... Read more

Pro-life activists are facing federal charges for protesting abortion at the Carafem Health Center Clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.

Six pro-lifers face FACE Act charges in Tennessee, could see 11 years in jail

Jan 26, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

The activists were videotaped walking into an abortion clinic and blocking access to the door by sitting in front of... Read more

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby meets with Pope Francis on Jan. 25, 2024, at the Vatican.

Archbishop of Canterbury celebrates Anglican liturgy in a Catholic basilica in Rome

Jan 26, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby celebrated an Anglican service this morning in the Catholic Basilica of St. Bartholomew, located on Tiber... Read more

Susan Lutzke, an alumna of St. Bede School, has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in less than one month for her former Catholic institution.

Cancellation of Illinois scholarship forces some Catholic schools to close their doors

Jan 26, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The program made it possible for 5,000 low-income families to send their children to Catholic schools, according to the Archdiocese... Read more

Pope Francis meets with members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.

Pope Francis: Blessings don’t require ‘moral perfection’

Jan 26, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

Pope Francis on Friday offered guidance to members of the Vatican’s doctrinal office for dealing with matters of faith. Read more

CNA

Nigerian Christians are being martyred — here’s how it’s affecting seminary formation

Jan 26, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

There is an emerging spirituality in Nigerian seminaries and monasteries that many may find difficult to grasp: the spirituality of... Read more

Mary Rose and Ryan Verret.

Pope Francis names U.S. Catholic marriage advocates as advisers to Vatican family dicastery

Jan 26, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Holy Father named Ryan and Mary Rose Verret of the marriage ministry Witness to Love as consultants to the... Read more

Security forces guard St. John’s Catholic Church in Youhanabad, Lahore, Pakistan, in 2019.

Pakistan ends mandatory Islamic studies for non-Muslim students

Jan 26, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Pakistan is ending its mandatory study of Islam for non-Muslim children in first through 12th grade and implementing a new... Read more

Father Simon-Peter Engurait.

Ugandan priest named diocesan administrator of Louisiana diocese following death of bishop

Jan 26, 2024

By CNA Staff

Father Simon-Peter Engurait has been chosen as diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana. Read more

Cardinal Christophe Pierre speaks during an educational event at St. Petersburg Catholic High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Jan. 24, 2024. The event included a panel discussion on “The Risk of Education” by Father Luigi Giussani. The event was sponsored by the Tampa Bay Communion and Liberation community.

Pope’s ambassador to U.S. moderates education forum in Florida

Jan 26, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, was in St. Petersburg, Florida, Wednesday to draw attention to... Read more

Archbishop José María Gil Tamayo presides over the Archdiocese of Granada, Spain.

Spanish archbishop: ‘I am not going to bless even one homosexual union’

Jan 26, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

In a meeting with journalists held on the feast day of St. Francis de Sales, Archbishop José María Gil stated... Read more

null

‘Nones’ now largest religious category in U.S., new report says

Jan 25, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Pew’s new report, released Jan. 24, shows that nones now account for 28% of the total U.S. population, outstripping the... Read more

Members of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia enjoying a performance of The Hillbilly Thomists at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Aug. 1, 2022.

Catholic by the numbers: New religious brothers and sisters have a lot in common

Jan 25, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

A new survey report polled 48 religious brothers and priests and 53 religious sisters in the U.S. who professed perpetual... Read more

Pope Francis gave a special message to Chinese Catholics at the end of his Mass in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Sept. 3, 2023.

Pope appoints new bishop in China, bringing a 70-year vacancy to an end

Jan 25, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

The Holy See Press Office announced on Thursday that Father Thaddeus Wang Yuesheng was appointed by Pope Francis as the... Read more

Jimmy Coleman, a Catholic entrepreneur and father from North Carolina, completes an ultrarun.

The ‘Adoration Ultra:’ Catholic runner to cover 50 miles of Eucharistic adoration

Jan 25, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Entrepreneur and North Carolina father Jimmy Coleman plans to run a 50-mile route this Friday, Jan. 26, stopping at five... Read more

Pope Francis leads an ecumenical second vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Jan. 25, 2024.

Christian unity must be rooted in prayer, pope says at ecumenical vespers

Jan 25, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Marking the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis hosted an ecumenical vespers at Rome’s Basilica... Read more