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A robust pastoral plan across the country that recognizes Christ in the migrant is needed urgently for the even darker days ahead. 

Jean Blake worked at National Catholic Reporter from 1974 until her retirement in 2005. Her reliability, meticulous attention to detail, organizational skill and calm demeanor made her indispensable.

Talitha Kum Africa has adopted a three-year plan to confront trafficking’s fast-evolving forms across the continent. It’s a mission already embodied in Sr. Redemptor Ikonga’s work with vulnerable children in …

“We need to do more than talk,” Fr. Gary Graf said. “We need to engage people in conversation. We need to step into the middle. We need to mediate in …

The Word was not degraded by receiving a body, so that he should seek to “receive” God’s gift. Rather he deified what he put on; and, more than that, he …

When we think of Pope Francis, what comes to mind? Hopefully you are thinking about mercy, compassion, and forgiveness. These are all characteristics of his papacy and in fact, Pope …

The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. John Damascene (676-749), who was a learned theologian who carefully gathered together and transmitted to us the teaching of the Greek Fathers, …

Pope Leo XIV speaks with reporters on his flight from Beirut to Rome on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Elias Turk/EWTN CNA Staff, Dec 3, 2025 / 18:21 pm (CNA). …

The Trump administration intends to cut off federal food assistance for 21 states, which has caused concern for some local Catholic Charities affiliates. / Credit: rblfmr/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec …

null / Credit: Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 3, 2025 / 17:21 pm (CNA). The Lilly Endowment announced it will distribute 45 large-scale grants to theological schools across the …