By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Jun 10, 2024 / 18:15 pm A new study examining some of the most contentious issues being considered by the electorate ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump has found that voters remain highly divided on hot-button issues such as …

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jun 8, 2024 / 08:11 am It’s no joke: Pope Francis will take the mic in front of over 100 comics, stand-up comedians, and humorists, including Americans Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon, at the Vatican next Friday. Jim Gaffigan, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock, Tig Notaro, and …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jun 7, 2024 / 17:45 pm Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer of Atlanta was elected chairman of the board of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) for a three-year term earlier this week, the organization announced on Thursday. The largest, private professional education association in the world, the NCEA works …

By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Jun 8, 2024 / 06:00 am The tiny town of Emmitsburg, Maryland, (population 3,629) grew by approximately 50% on Thursday, June 6, when a crowd of as many as 1,500 Catholics joined two Eucharistic processions through its normally sleepy streets. Emmitsburg is home to the National Shrine of St. …

By Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 7, 2024 / 04:00 am The solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus falls on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave, which in 2024 is on June 7. What exactly is the meaning behind this feast day? Below are answers to some common …

The heart has always been seen as the “center” or essence a person (“the heart of the matter,” “you are my heart,” “take it to heart,” etc.) and the wellspring of our emotional lives and love (“you break my heart,” “my heart sings,” etc.) Devotion to the Sacred Heart of …

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jun 6, 2024 / 10:00 am Pope Francis this week prayed for men who want, start, or needlessly prolong wars, with the prayer coming ahead of the 80th anniversary of the 1944 Allied landings in Normandy. “People want peace!” the pope wrote in a June 5 …

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 5, 2024 / 15:27 pm Pope Francis is slowing down his liturgical schedule a bit this summer as he prepares to head out on the longest international trip of his pontificate in September. The 87-year-old pope does not have any public Masses on his schedule …

By Isabel Barry Chicago, Ill., Jun 10, 2023 / 07:00 am The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a devotion that began in the 12th century and became more popular after Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in the 1670s, revealing to her the image …

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jun 4, 2024 / 13:52 pm Pope Francis has reportedly encouraged a 22-year-old gay man to continue to pursue a vocation to the priesthood after he was not accepted into a Catholic seminary. According to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, the pope responded to an email …