Pope’s Prayer Intentions for September
For our relationship with all of creation Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect.
Prayer on this Labor Day
Creator God, thank you for providing us with the gift to share our talents. Provide our community, our nation, our world the fortitude to provide work for all which is decent and fair. Make us faithful stewards of your creation to enhance the human dignity of our global family. We …
Lord’s Day reflection: False virtues
As the Church marks the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Abbot Marion Nguyen reflects on “The false virtues: why our culture’s strengths are really sins”. By Abbot Marion Nguyen In an age of influencers and ‘likes,’ we’re told that self-expression and being ‘in the know’ are the keys to a …
Taylor Swift engagement: Start of a promising cultural phenomenon?
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2025 / 18:52 pm News this week of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement sparked positive commentary from a wide cross-section of Catholics on social media, who anticipate a positive cultural shift from the marriage between the beloved pop star and Kansas City …
The Meal & the Eucharist
So many significant events in the life of Jesus involved meals. From His first miracle at the wedding feast of Cana right up to the encounter with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus; if something significant was happening in the life of Jesus, it typically involved food. Often, …
Minneapolis Catholic church shooter expressed regret about ‘gender transition’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2025 / 08:00 am The shooter who killed two children and injured 17 others at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Aug. 27 voiced some regret over his ‘gender transition’ efforts when he was a minor, according to handwritten notes he displayed in a YouTube …
GoFundMe campaigns raise more than $1.2 million for victims of Catholic school shooting
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Aug 29, 2025 / 12:21 pm Numerous online fundraising campaigns have raised well over $1 million to help support victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting that claimed the lives of two children and injured approximately 20 people. Verified GoFundMe fundraisers showed over $1.2 million raised …
Andrea Bocelli, Pharrell Williams to direct Vatican concert for human fraternity
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 11:51 am Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and American songwriter Pharrell Williams will direct a concert featuring musicians John Legend, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, Karol G, BamBam, and Angélique Kidjo in St. Peter’s Square next month. The Sept. 13 concert, which is free …
Pope Leo XIV appoints new auxiliary bishop for Diocese of San Jose, California
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Aug 29, 2025 / 14:06 pm Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Father Andres Ligot as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, California. The bishop-elect is currently parish priest of St. Elizabeth of Portugal and vicar general of the San Jose Diocese. Prior to …
Obituary: Fr. Seán Murnan, OFM
Fr. Seán Murnan, OFM, 82, died on Aug. 25, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A native of Ohio, he spent his ministry as a missionary in New Mexico, Mexico and Peru. The Reception of the Body and Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 2, beginning at …
