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Advent, St. Newman, and the Forgiveness of Sins…
Among the many remarkable literary gifts the great Doctor of Catholic education, St. John Henry Newman, has left us, one resonates as we prepare to recall the nativity of our …
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Former Maronite priest still presenting himself as a cleric, Denver Archdiocese warns
Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest. / Credit: “EWTN News Nightly”/Screenshot St. Louis, Missouri, Dec 4, 2025 / 18:06 pm (CNA). Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest who …
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The repose of a monastic pioneer, Archimandrite Nicholas (Zachariadis)
Archimandrite Nicholas Zachariadis of Holy Resurrection Monastery, speaking to Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ, on “EWTN Live” on April 9, 2014. (Image: EWTN / YouTube) The monastery is the prophetic place …
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Artificial Womb Technology: Daedalus Revisited
A screenshot from a YouTube video about EctoLife, which claims to be “the world’s first artificial womb facility.” (Image: “EctoLife: The World’s First Artificial Womb Facility” / YouTube) On May …
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Pope Leo’s Embrace of Beirut Blast Victims Brings Comfort, but Deep Wounds Remain
Pope Leo XIV greets a young child at the site of the Aug. 4, 2020, blast at the Port of Beirut on Dec. 2, 2025. ‘The Pope’s visit, his words, …
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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis
null / Credit: Yury Dmitrienko/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 4, 2025 / 16:07 pm (CNA). The Vatican announced on Dec. 4 a new decision by Pope Leo XIV regarding fundraising …
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Catholic Bishops Back Trump’s Removal of Gender Ideology in Refugee Forms
FarragutfulUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. The proposed change would require that the forms reflect the child’s biological sex as opposed to perceived identity. The form …
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Dozens of Congress Members Urge Court to Allow Ten Commandments Display in Public Schools
BLundin via Flickr The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol. The cases were consolidated and are slated to be heard this month by the full panel of judges at the …
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Buffalo Bishop Will Allow Faithful to Meet at Parishes to Oppose Closures, Mergers
Kate Veik/CNABishop Michael Fisher outside the meeting hall during the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019. The prelate met with members of the Dicastery for the Clergy — including …
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Vatican Commission Rejects Female Diaconate, Although Without a ‘Definitive Judgment’
Xosema St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Cardinal Petrocchi emphasized that this question cannot be resolved solely with historical data and that, ultimately, it is up to the magisterium to …