‘He’s coming!’: Joyous Eucharistic pilgrimage visits New York, crosses Brooklyn Bridge
By Sabrina Ferrisi New York City, N.Y., May 27, 2024 / 17:11 pm The eastern route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage marked one of its most anticipated early highlights Sunday in New York City, with stops at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the former home of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton before a …
Carbon dating reveals true age of purported tunics of St. Peter and St. John
By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, May 25, 2024 / 13:30 pm The Vatican Museums on Thursday announced the new permanent exhibition of two relics purportedly belonging to St. Peter and St. John the Evangelist, shedding light on their origin and age. The conference titled “The Tunics of St. Peter and St. …
Vatican apologizes after pope’s derogatory remark on gay men in Catholic seminaries
By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, May 28, 2024 / 12:35 pm The Vatican on Tuesday issued an apology after Pope Francis’ use of an offensive word in Italian regarding seminarians who identify as gay. Matteo Bruni, the Holy See spokesman, said in Tuesday’s press statement that the Holy Father was “aware …
Memorial Day Prayer
God of power and mercy, you destroy war and put down earthly pride. Banish violence from our midst and wipe away our tears, that we may all deserve to be called your sons and daughters. Keep in your mercy those men and women who have died in the cause of …
Bishop Conley asks Pope Francis to provide ‘encouragement, clarity, support’ to U.S. bishops
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, May 24, 2024 / 13:02 pm Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday encouraged Pope Francis to “familiarize himself” with the American episcopate before a prospective return to the United States, which Conley said “could be an opportunity for the Holy Father to see …
Florida priest charged for biting arm of woman he says was desecrating Eucharist
By Matt McDonald CNA Staff, May 23, 2024 / 18:21 pm A priest in Florida bit the forearm of a woman he says was desecrating the Eucharist in a Communion line at church this past Sunday and has now been charged with one count of battery. Father Fidel Rodriguez, 66, admitted …
The Ancestral Name Game
Names are a significant part of an individual’s identity, embodying personality, religious and cultural roots, and family background. Naming is one of the great privileges given to Adam in the Garden of Eden. “Genesis” means “beginning.” The first book of the Bible is a book of origins, and there are …
Analysis shows number of nonreligious Americans stabilizing after prior surge
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 23, 2024 / 06:00 am From the early 1990s through the 2010s, the number of Americans who identified as atheist, agnostic, and nonaffiliated saw a major surge — but that number appears to be stabilizing, according to an analysis published on May 20. Ryan Burge, …
Eucharistic pilgrimage brings Christ to the world
by Sister Constance Veit, lsp During Pentecost weekend I participated in an historic event in New Haven, Connecticut. I was not there to take part in another protest at Yale University, or even to attend any of the graduation ceremonies taking place there. Instead, I joined hundreds of other Catholics …
Carlo Acutis to be first millennial saint: Pope Francis recognizes miracle for canonization
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, May 23, 2024 / 06:22 am Pope Francis has recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, paving the way for him to become the first millennial saint. The Italian computer-coding teenager who died of cancer in 2006 is known for his great …
