In a quaint café on the cobblestone streets just outside Vatican City, Cody Egner and his wife, Angela, sat at a table mapping out a vision that soon impacted over a thousand Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. During that 2015 lunch, the couple expressed their desire to share Rome’s …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jul 6, 2024 / 04:00 am St. Maria Goretti, whose feast is celebrated on July 6, is one of the youngest canonized saints in the Catholic Church. Her powerful testimony of forgiveness shows how someone’s life can dramatically change after being forgiven. Goretti was born …

1909 Parish created by Archbishop Henry Moeller and named for his predecessor. Land originally part of St. Lawrence parish. 1910 Temporary, one-story church built on donated property. 1912 School built. 1931 Current Romanesque Revival church completed. Designed by Joseph G. Steinkamp and Bro. Architects and Superintendents, it features an Ohio …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Jul 4, 2024 / 04:30 am Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a man of superlatives. Out of all the signers of the Declaration of Independence, Carroll was the wealthiest. He was also the longest-lived of all the signers, surviving to the ripe old age of 95. But perhaps …

By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 2, 2022 / 08:38 am Americans celebrate their country’s independence on July 4th — as well as the people who formed the United States into the country that it is today. Those include American saints. The U.S. bishops count a total of 11 American …

By Theresa Doyle-Nelson National Catholic Register, Jul 3, 2024 / 04:00 am Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” ―John 20:28 Although several stories of doubt exist in the Bible, it is Thomas’ incident that seems to catch the most attention, earning him the nickname “Doubting Thomas.” …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 29, 2024 / 06:00 am Whether you’re on break from school or taking a well-deserved vacation, summertime often brings a different rhythm to life and an opportunity to deepen your relationship with God. Without the regular hustle and bustle, there are many ways you …

By Rachel Lu National Catholic Register, Jun 29, 2024 / 04:00 am St. Peter was a fisherman. Fishing nets and tilapia were his daily reality. Born without distinction in a backwater of the Roman Empire, he presumably would have lived and died in total obscurity had not Our Lord called him …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jun 28, 2024 / 04:00 am On June 28, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Irenaeus of Lyon, who as a boy sat at the feet of Polycarp, eagerly listening to the sermons of the early Christian bishop and disciple of the apostle John. The boy Irenaeus …