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When a phone call becomes a prayer

A conversation between Pope Leo XIV and astronaut Buzz Aldrin, on the 56th anniversary of 56 the Moon landing, becomes a moment of prayer. The Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication reflects on how it underscores the sacredness of each and every life and the urgent call for peace in …
Back to School Should be a Time of Joy, Not Fear

August begins the annual ritual of children dragging their parents to the shopping mall for new clothes, backpacks and sneakers, in preparation for their return to classrooms, playgrounds and athletics fields. The nervous anticipation of going “back to school” is as common to the American experience of growing up as …
Brent Suter: Earth MVP

Cincinnati Reds’ pitcher, Brent Suter, drew great fanfare when he returned to his hometown after playing for the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies. Currently in his ninth year with Major League Baseball, the Moeller High School and Harvard University grad finds real joy in playing ball with a “great group …
The Redemption of the Body

Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” As I have previously discussed, Pope St. John Paul II structured his meditations on the human person in Theology of the Body as a triptych—a threefold vision of “original man,” “historical …
Pre Season Football: Faith in Jesus

Win or lose, players give glory to Jesus during college football playoffs By Joe Bukuras CNA Newsroom, Jan 7, 2025 / 07:00 am In the midst of fierce competition during the college football playoffs, a number of team leaders have made it clear that the glory of a national championship comes …
Finding Joy in Parish Life

“I consider myself young at heart, insofar as I am rooted in Christ,” said Father Isaiah Callan, Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Fatima Family of Parishes (OLF) in the Piqua, Troy, Covington, and West Milton communities north of Dayton. To many, his simple joy and depth of faith come …
Children on Faith

With the Young at Heart theme this month, The Catholic Telegraph team thought it fitting and fun to interview a panel of very young Catholics. So, I met with a group of seven second- grade students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Anderson after their all-school Mass to ask …
Catholic cliffhanger: Future saint was an avid mountain climber

By Courtney Mares Turin, Italy, Jul 16, 2025 / 08:45 am When alpine climber Edoardo Ricci clips into a harness or prepares for a steep ascent in the Alps, he says a silent prayer to Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. “I think that I was saved by him,” Ricci said, recalling the …
How to spend your holidays according to the Popes

As Pope Leo XIV’s takes some time off at the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo from July 6 to 20, Vatican News looks at what past Popes have said about holidays. By Amedeo Lomonaco A break from work to restore physical strength, a chance to travel and contemplate the beauty …
Damascus summer camps celebrate 25 years of bringing youth to Christ

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 13, 2025 / 06:00 am When St. Paul encountered Christ on the road to Damascus, his life was changed. A Catholic summer camp ministry based in Ohio — but expanding around the country — hopes to give young adults the opportunity to have a similar, …