April 24: St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen
A former lawyer who left his profession to become a Capuchin Franciscan priest, Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen has his liturgical memorial on April 24. Fidelis’ life bridged the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a time of religious conflict in Western Europe. He died at the hands of a mob while preaching …
Live! Transitional Diaconate Ordination, Saturday, April 24 at 11:00 a.m.
Live from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr celebrates the Transitional Diaconate Ordination of: Chibueze Asiegbulem, Robert Hale, Ethan Hoying, Stephen Jones, Jacob Lindle, Uriel Santos, and Michael Willig
Pope Francis prays for people displaced by St. Vincent volcano eruptions
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 23, 2021 / 08:00 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis expressed his solidarity on Friday with the thousands of people displaced by ongoing volcanic eruptions on the island of St. Vincent in the southern Caribbean. The eruption of La Soufrière volcano displaced close to 20,000 …
Pope Francis celebrates name day with poor as the Vatican’s free vaccinations continue
Vatican City, Apr 23, 2021 / 05:30 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis on Friday celebrated the feast of St. George, his namesake, with 600 of Rome’s poor and needy, as they waited to receive the second dose of the coronavirus vaccination at the Vatican. Pope Francis’ baptismal name is Jorge …
Construction of Marian tower on Sagrada Familia begins
by Blanca Ruiz Barcelona, Spain, Apr 22, 2021 / 19:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). Work began Tuesday on the completion of the spire atop the Virgin Mary’s tower of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, and is scheduled to be completed in December. The spire will consist of a crown at the base, …
Cardinal Wyszynski, Poland’s ‘Primate of the Millennium,’ to be beatified in September
CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2021 / 06:13 am America/Denver (CNA). The beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the former Primate of Poland who heroically resisted communism, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 12. Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz announced April 23 that the beatification ceremony would be held in the Polish capital, Warsaw, …
Obituary: Reverend John E. Wall
Reverend John E. Wall passed away on April 20, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on September 13, 1931 in Cincinnati. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, Norwood, Ohio. He was ordained on May …
Catholic Priest: Can Science be Trusted?
Father Casey looks how Science allows us the ability to study and understand the world around us, providing incredible advances that improve human life. But it’s not the only–or even best–way to truth.
What Catholics should know about brain death
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Apr 22, 2021 / 04:01 am America/Denver (CNA). The Catholic Church is clear in its teaching on when life begins: at conception. On death— described as “the end of man’s earthly pilgrimage”— the Church teaches in the Catechism of the Catholic Church that “life is …
Cardinal Semeraro: Blessed Carlo Acutis was ‘an authentic apostle of the rosary’
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 22, 2021 / 09:00 am America/Denver (CNA). A Vatican cardinal has said that Blessed Carlo Acutis’ love for praying the rosary in his “short but full” life exemplified timeless wisdom. Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, made the …
