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St. Monica: The persistent mother of St. Augustine who never gave up

By CNA Staff CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2025 / 04:00 am On Aug. 27, one day before the feast of her son St. Augustine, the Catholic Church honors St. Monica, whose holy example and fervent intercession led to one of the most dramatic conversions in Church history. Monica was born into …
UPDATE: 2 children killed in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic church, police say

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2025 / 10:41 am Law enforcement on Wednesday said two children had been killed at a shooting incident during a Mass held at a Minneapolis Catholic church, with the gunman reportedly taking his own life after the deadly attack. During a press conference around …
Pope Leo XIV: Lack of priests is a ‘great misfortune’ for the Catholic Church

By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 25, 2025 / 16:57 pm Pope Leo XIV said during an audience with French altar servers in Rome on Aug. 25, the feast day of St. Louis IX, king of France, that the shortage of priests is “a great misfortune” for the Catholic Church, encouraging …
Pope Leo XIV transfers Detroit auxiliary bishop to San Antonio Archdiocese

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 26, 2025 / 09:45 am Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday appointed Detroit Auxiliary Bishop José Arturo Cepeda as auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of San Antonio. The transfer marks the Mexican-born bishop’s return to San Antonio, the south-central Texas city where he served as a …
CNA explains: Who is Jimmy Lai?

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 25, 2025 / 06:00 am Catholic self-made entrepreneur and media tycoon Jimmy Lai built an empire on free speech and truthful journalism — but today he sits behind bars as one of China’s most high-profile political prisoners. Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, known as Jimmy Lai, was …
Former papal chef opens New York City restaurant

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 25, 2025 / 17:27 pm Known as “the papal chef,” Salvo Lo Castro spent 10 years at the Vatican cooking meals for Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. Now, he’s opened his first restaurant in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood called Casasalvo. …
Iraqi Christians face political challenges as election approaches

By Georgena Habbaba ACI MENA, Aug 23, 2025 / 07:00 am As Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission announces the final lists of political coalitions, parties, and individual candidates ahead of November’s parliamentary elections, a critical question hangs over the country’s Christian community: Will their voice truly be heard in decision-making or …
New coffee shop in Archdiocese of Denver aims to be ‘outpost of evangelization’

By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Aug 23, 2025 / 06:00 am Step into More Coffee and you’re immediately greeted by the smell of fresh ground coffee, vintage images of the London skyline on the walls, quotes from Catholic saints on the chalkboard, and a crucifix hanging by the pickup counter. …
Villanova University Mass interrupted by ‘active shooter’ hoax

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2025 / 19:07 pm Villanova University confirmed Thursday that reports of an active shooter on campus that interrupted an opening Mass for new students and their families was a “cruel hoax.” Local police began investigating reports of an active shooter on campus late Thursday afternoon. The …
‘The Knight:’ The untold story of one of the 20th century’s greatest saints

By Michelle Laque Johnson Birmingham, Ala., Aug 22, 2025 / 07:00 am Most people think of St. Maximilian Kolbe as the heroic martyr who traded places with another prisoner in Auschwitz, resulting in a painful death by starvation, but there is much more of the story to tell. What would give …