Michigan Catholic high school teacher makes it onto ‘Jeopardy!’
By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Dec 11, 2022 / 07:30 am A Michigan high school teacher recently got his shot to join the well-known trivia game show “Jeopardy!” While he didn’t make it all the way to the end, this Latin teacher at Sacred Heart Academy in Grand Rapids did …
Caroling Catholic nuns surprise holiday shoppers in downtown Boston
by Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Dec 11, 2022 / 06:30 am Holiday shoppers and other passersby in downtown Boston were pleasantly surprised Thursday to come upon a group of religious sisters singing Christmas carols in front of the Macy’s department store. “It was warm everywhere else except where we were …
Why is Our Lady of Guadalupe patroness of the unborn?
by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 11, 2022 / 05:30 am On Dec. 12 we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Did you know that she is the patroness of the unborn? When Our Lady appeared to St. Juan Diego nearly 500 years ago, she came first …
Celebrate the joy of the season with ‘The Great Big Christmas Show’
by Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Dec 10, 2022 / 07:30 am This year you’re invited to celebrate Advent and Christmas with your favorite Catholic influencers. So pour yourself a glass of eggnog and prepare to get into the spirit of the season by watching “The Great, Big Christmas Show,” livestreamed on …
School News: Vintage statue of Mary restored at The Summit Country Day School
Just in time for Christmas, a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary at The Summit Country Day School has been restored to its original beauty thanks to campus chaplain, Reverend Phil Seher. Believed to be dated perhaps from the late 1800s or early 1900s, the statue had become worn over …
Advent: The Light in the Darkness
Have you ever felt “spiritually dry”—that sense of struggling to pray, not feeling connected to the Creator, or even doubting? Maybe you’re not praying as much or wondering what you did to deserve something bad happening in your life. I certainly have, and I know I’m not the only one. …
Archdiocese of Cincinnati to Hold Collection to Aid Catholic Aging Religious
Cincinnati, O.H., November 3, 2022—The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) announces that on Dec. 10-11, 2022, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will hold the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection in parishes throughout the archdiocese. Last year, the parishioners of the archdiocese donated $604,000.00 to the collection. In 2022, the Comboni …
Hundreds of fans of soccer legend Pelé pray in front of hospital for his recovery
by CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Dec 6, 2022 / 15:00 pm More than a hundred Santos Soccer Club fans gathered Sunday in front of the hospital in Brazil where Pelé, one of the greatest soccer players of all time, is undergoing treatment, to pray for his recovery. The ACESSA.com website …
U.S. Catholic population shows growth, trends southward
by Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Dec 6, 2022 / 12:00 pm The Catholic population in the United States has grown by about 2 million people in 10 years. With nearly 62 million people, it continues to constitute the largest religious body in 36 U.S. states, according to the latest …
The mighty Mississippi was once named ‘River of the Immaculate Conception.’ Here’s why
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Dec 4, 2022 / 08:00 am “Immaculate” is not a word most people would use to describe the Mississippi River’s famously muddy waters. But Father Jacques Marquette was not most people. The Jesuit explorer, who came from France as a missionary to Canada in …
