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Greg Hartman
New Mexico diocese uses classic cars to drive vocations and evangelization

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, May 17, 2025 / 06:00 am In 2015, Father Matthew Keller, a priest in the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico, restored a 1972 Chevelle SS and raffled it off with all proceeds going to the education of the diocese’s seminarians. The American-made muscle car brought …
‘I wanted so much to come here’: Pope Leo visits Marian shrine outside of Rome

By Daniel Payne CNA Deutsch, May 10, 2025 / 13:42 pm Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited and prayed at a Marian shrine outside of Rome, greeting the community there and urging them to “be faithful to the Mother.” The Holy Father visited the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel …
Pope Leo XIV shares vision for papacy in age of artificial intelligence

By AC Wimmer Rome Newsroom, May 10, 2025 / 08:15 am Pope Leo XIV met with the College of Cardinals Saturday morning for his first official address since his election, outlining key priorities for his pontificate in the age of artificial intelligence, while emphasizing continuity with his predecessors and commitment to …
En Tus Manos

Un amigo mío comenzó a discernir el sacerdocio poco después de su Primera Comunión. Desde los ocho años soñaba con el día en que pudiera ser sacerdote y celebrar la Misa. Ese no era yo. No consideré la vocación al sacerdocio hasta el final de mi tercer año en la …
Pope Francis 265th Successor to St. Peter

On March 13, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, archbishop of Buenos Aires was elected in the conclave to become the first pope from the Americas. As the 265th successor to Saint Peter, he was the first pope to take the name of Francis, a name chosen in honor of …
Pew data profiles demographics, beliefs, and practices of U.S. Catholics

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 3, 2025 / 18:32 pm Nearly 20% of adults in the United States — approximately 50 million people — call themselves Catholic, but the American Catholic population is diverse in its beliefs, its adherence to Church teaching, and its religious practices as well as …
Bishops call for ‘vital’ donations to Catholic Relief Services after federal aid freeze

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 11, 2025 / 15:15 pm The U.S. bishops are highlighting what they describe as the “very urgent significance” of this year’s annual Catholic Relief Services (CRS) collection due to the loss earlier this year of federal aid for refugees and migrants. “Each year the …
Out and About in the Archdiocese for February 2025

1) Admission to Candidacy Congratulations to our seminarians who were initiated in the Admission to Candidacy in December by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, with Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of the Columbus Diocese among the concelebrants. From the Archdiocese of Cincinnati: Nick Barsala and William Rannells. From the Diocese of Columbus: …
Italian Premier visits Pope Francis in hospital

By Vatican News On Wednesday afternoon, February 19, Pope Francis received a visit from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. According to an official statement, the Prime Minister conveyed to the Pontiff best wishes for a speedy recovery on behalf of the Government and the entire Nation. “I am very pleased …