World News
Biden, Pope speak by phone ahead of January Vatican meeting
Pope Francis on Dec. 19 spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden by phone, ahead of a White House announcement that the two men will hold a final meeting at the …
World News
World News
Friday of the Third Week of Advent
Reading 1 Is 7:10-14 The LORD spoke to Ahaz:Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God;let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky!But Ahaz …
World News
Louisiana priest sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to rape of teenage boy
Father Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping and raping a teenage boy in the 1970s, heading off a long-delayed trial that launched with an indictment last year. / …
World News
‘Online to get people offline’: Experts show how Carlo Acutis modeled faithful use of tech
“Roadmap to Reality: Carlo Acutis and Our Digital Age” is a new documentary film exploring the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis and the lessons he offers young people regarding the …
World News
Indiana pro-life lawmaker seeks death penalty repeal as state resumes executions
Indiana Rep. Bob Morris, R-Fort Wayne, recently filed legislation to repeal the death penalty in Indiana and had asked Gov. Eric Holcomb in a letter to delay the execution of Joseph Corcoran at least …
World News
Catholic University faces $30M ‘structural deficit’ amid higher education headwinds
The Catholic University of America is facing a “structural deficit of $30 million” that the school “must address through both budget cuts and revenue growth,” said president Peter Kilpatrick in a Dec. …
World News
Filipino Simbang Gabi Masses more and more rooted in the US
In the nine days before Christmas, the predominantly Catholic Philippines begins its traditional novena of daily dawn Masses in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary prior to the birth of her …
World News
SDG’s Top 10 Christmas movies list!
I do hope to get back to more regular movie writing in 2025. For now, I hope you enjoy my latest “quick win,” a tongue-in-cheek Christmas movies list I published …
World News
Priest prevents desecration of the Eucharist during Mass in Honduras
The moment a man tries to steal a consecrated Host in Honduras. / Credit: Facebook Canal 16 Ocatepeque/Screenshot ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 19, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A priest …
World News
Lower confirmation ages, stronger catechesis: Dioceses seek to strengthen faith of youth
A confirmation Mass is held at St. Mary’s Parish on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Franklin, Massachusetts. / Credit: St. Mary’s Parish CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2024 / 05:15 am …