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Father Michael-Joseph Paris, OCD, in front of St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s tomb.

Friar and podcast host says St. Thérèse gave him confidence to become a priest

Oct 1, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Father Michael-Joseph Paris, OCD, will help guide listeners through “Story of a Soul” in an upcoming podcast on St. Thérèse... Read more

Father Mike Schmitz preaches the homily while celebrating Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City before a Eucharistic procession through the streets Oct. 10, 2023.

Father Mike Schmitz’s hit podcasts to begin airing on EWTN Radio Jan. 15

Jan 12, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

EWTN Radio announced this week that Father Mike Schmitz’s “Bible in a Year” and “Catechism in a Year” podcasts will... Read more

A screenshot from Pope Francis' May 4 video message to young people attending World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Pope Francis speaks to young people ahead of World Youth Day in ‘Popecast’

Jul 25, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

“God loves us just as we are,” the Holy Father said, adding that “the Lord always accompanies us, always. Even... Read more

Father Mike Schmitz, the host of the "Bible in a Year" podcast, addresses the crowd at the March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022.

Father Mike Schmitz illustrates pro-life position with ‘gunshot-wound analogy’

Aug 29, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The host of “The Bible in a Year” podcast made his remarks in an interview published Sunday in the New... Read more

Father Mike Schmitz is the host of the podcast "the Bible in a Year," produced by Ascension.

Bible in a Year: Have you heard about Father Mike Schmitz's next project?

Jan 7, 2022

By Shannon Mullen

Ascension's hugely successful Bible in a Year podcast started 2022 ranked No. 1 among podcasts in all categories. In a... Read more

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The best Catholic podcasts of 2021

Jul 4, 2021

By Ursula Murua

Podcast listenership took a dip in 2020, as the world ground to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic. But... Read more

CNA launches daily Catholic news podcast made for smart speakers

Jun 14, 2021

By CNA Staff

Catholic News Agency has launched a new audio news update, designed specifically for smart speakers.  Read more

CNA’s award-winning podcast celebrates 100 episodes

Jun 11, 2021

By CNA Staff

Catholic News Agency’s award-winning flagship podcast CNA Newsroom is returning to weekly publication, in celebration of its 100th episode. Read more

Editor's Note: What's in our Newsroom?

Nov 15, 2018

By JD Flynn

I love CNA’s newsrooms. In Denver, DC, and in Rome, our newsrooms are staffed with smart Catholics, telling interesting stories... Read more

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Cardinal Kevin Farrell celebrates Mass for the World Meeting of Families 2022 on June 25, 2022.

Pope Francis assigns U.S. cardinal to carry out ‘urgent’ overhaul of Vatican pension fund

“In Jesus there is no contradiction between truth and charity,” notes professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz, who teaches in the philosophy department of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.

Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says

“We think of these stories of saints that have withstood all this persecution as belonging to the Middle Ages,” said Bill McGurn, godfather of Jimmy Lai. “It’s going on right now, and we can see it.”

Jimmy Lai’s godfather assesses trial: ‘He’s a real champion of freedom’

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Wyoming governor pledges to appeal after judge blocks state pro-life laws

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

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