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Scripture for Life: Do we want salvation in the mode of Christ the King, or shall we look for another?

A close-up of the tomb of St. Ceclia at the basilica dedicated to her in Trastevere, Rome, Italy. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Nov 22, 2025 / 04:00 am …

Book review: In Martyrs to the Unspeakable, James Douglass tells of four Americans who challenged the established violence of the U.S. government — and were killed for it.

There’s a reason this film won the hearts of so many people. Music, community and vulnerability operate as channels for being freed from our internal and external demons.

For Catholic author Gregory Maguire, the magic of life is not to be found in some technicolor fantasyland somewhere over a rainbow, but in the goodness that we discover and …

St. Cecilia Feast date: Nov 22 St. Cecilia’s family was one of the principle families of Rome. According to the cultural custom of the time, Cecilia’s family betrothed her to …

As King Antiochus was traversing the inland provinces,he heard that in Persia there was a city called Elymais,famous for its wealth in silver and gold,and that its temple was very …

I am not alone — Christ is with me. — St. Paul Le-Bao-Tinh, Vietnamese martyr

The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr (d. 3rd century). St. Cecilia is one of the most famous and most venerated of Roman martyrs. Her body …