By ACI Stampa Rome Newsroom, Oct 8, 2025 / 08:00 am For the first time, the body of St. Francis of Assisi will be visible to all, from Feb. 22 to March 22, 2026. This religious and historical event was announced on the memorial of the saint of Assisi (Oct. 4) …

By Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 7, 2025 / 04:00 am October is designated by the Catholic Church as the Month of the Rosary, and Oct. 7 is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Here are seven common myths and facts about this devotion to Our Lady: 1. …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 6, 2025 / 14:06 pm A New Jersey man was arrested on Sunday outside of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on charges of unlawful entry, threats to kidnap or injure a person, and possession of a molotov cocktail, according …

By Amira Abuzeid Houston, Texas, Oct 4, 2025 / 06:00 am After years of boys (and their parents) repeatedly ignoring the rules, a private boys school in Houston is taking a novel approach to its smartphone and digital device policy: Bring it to school, and “we will destroy it.” Western Academy, …

By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 3, 2025 / 13:35 pm Seminaries and their formators are beginning to rethink what formation should look like in the U.S. following reports that enrollment at graduate-level seminaries is continuing to decline. The fall 2025 CARA report released by the Center for Applied Research in the …

By Martin Barillas Ann Arbor, Michigan, Oct 2, 2025 / 17:02 pm The faithful are gathering in Michigan, where the relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux are on display at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, near Detroit. A Mass of installation was celebrated on Oct. 1 by …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 1, 2025 / 05:00 am The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as the Little Flower, on Oct. 1. Born to Zelie and Louis Martin in 1873 — both canonized saints — Thérèse was the youngest of five siblings. …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 12:56 pm A West Virginia circuit court judge has tossed out a lawsuit aiming to block a state government agency from providing a $5 million grant to an Ohio Catholic trade school. Judge Richard Lindsay said in the Sept. 25 ruling that the seven-figure …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Sep 30, 2025 / 12:26 pm Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Day morning, Dec. 25 — a custom dating to the pontificate of St. John Paul II. The Vatican announced Tuesday Pope Leo’s Mass schedule for Nov. 1 through …

By Amira Abuzeid CNA Staff, Sep 29, 2025 / 21:45 pm Multiple U.S. Catholic bishops offered prayers and expressed their solidarity after a gunman attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) chapel in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sept. 28, killing four people, injuring eight, and setting the building on …