Hundreds gathered at Saints. Peter and Paul Church in Seneca, Kansas, on the evening of April 3 to mourn the tragic death of Father Arul Carasala, 57. 

The pontiff’s surprise entrance came during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health workers

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair and wearing a nasal …

The Philadelphia-area Catholic school has faced financial challenges for more than a decade and emerged from an accreditation crisis in 2023. 

The Philadelphia-area Catholic school has faced financial challenges for more than a decade and emerged from an accreditation crisis in 2023. 

ROME (CNS) — Just outside the walls of the Vatican, the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” blared through speakers as health care workers tapped out chest compressions to the beat. “Ah, …

Jay Sefton co-wrote and performed “Unreconciled,” the story of how he played Jesus in an eighth-grade Catholic school passion play in a Philadelphia suburb under the direction of the priest …

As an immigrant temporary professed Trinitarian friar in Maryland, Marvin Santos reflects on how the tangled legacy of faith, race and migration continue to challenge the ideals that Americans hold …

Scripture for Life: As we move toward Holy Week, these readings invite us to approach the mysteries with eyes ready to perceive God’s love working through everything — even the …

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick arrives outside Massachusetts’ Dedham District Courthouse for his arraignment, Sept. 3, 2021. / Credit: Andrew Bukuras/CNA CNA Newsroom, Apr 4, 2025 / 19:20 pm (CNA). The …