By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Oct 28, 2024 / 06:00 am Anyone who uses a smartphone has likely experienced the same unsettling phenomenon — a pointedly placed advertisement that seems to show up right after you’ve discussed a topic or product. Could it be true that your phone is “listening” to …

Gracious and loving God, let your Spirit be with me today. Hear my  prayers, and increase in me the will to follow your Son Jesus. Help me to draw on the resources of my faith as I use the opportunities of our democracy to shape a society more respectful of …

By Joseph Pronechen National Catholic Register, Oct 21, 2024 / 14:20 pm Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 27, the Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) will launch a nine-day novena in anticipation of the U.S. election on Nov. 5. Catholics and all people of goodwill are invited to join in the “Novena to …

By CNA Staff Vatican City, Oct 22, 2024 / 05:00 am You probably know that St. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years of pontificate, and he was the first non-Italian pontiff since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI in 1523. But did you know that …

Staff Report The Catholic Telegraph  Before he was a saint, then-Cardinal Karol Wojtyla of Kracow, Poland, visited Joseph L. Bernadin  Sept. 2, 1976, while the latter was Archbishop of Cincinnati.

By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Oct 19, 2024 / 07:00 am It’s common for families to attend Saturday vigil or Sunday Mass with their small children, which can sometimes lead to interruptions due to children crying or playing. Two Catholic priests have some advice aimed at improving the experience for …

Join men from around the region for the 10th annual Men’s Eucharistic Procession through downtown Cincinnati. Following the 8 AM Mass celebrated by Archbishop Daniel Schnurr at Cincinnati’s cathedral, the procession will follow a two-mile route through the streets to Old St. Mary’s Church in Over-the-Rhine for Benedication at 11 …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 12, 2024 / 06:00 am As with any U.S. election season, the 2024 presidential election is filled with endless “fact checks” and accusations of falsehoods against various politicians. Separating lies from facts is ultimately up to the voter and lying may seem unimportant these days …

By Edie Heipel Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 7, 2024 / 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 Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 6, 2024 / 06:00 am The U.S. bishops announced the second annual novena for mental health as part of a national campaign to promote mental health. Launched in 2023, the National Catholic Mental Health Campaign aimed to address mental illness around the message that “everyone …