By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 16, 2025 / 15:30 pm A new study has found that “reciting the rosary privately” is the most popular Marian devotion among those discerning a religious vocation. The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University published its June 2025 report: “Impact …

With the Young at Heart theme this month, The Catholic Telegraph team thought it fitting and fun to interview a panel of very young Catholics. So, I met with a group of seven second- grade students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Anderson after their all-school Mass to ask …

By and large, men and women love sports. Okay, maybe not everyone and perhaps not all sports, but throughout history, sports have been a beloved part of human life. Why? If you closely examine the fundamental elements of sport, you’ll see it closely aligns with some of the human heart’s …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 13, 2025 / 06:00 am When St. Paul encountered Christ on the road to Damascus, his life was changed. A Catholic summer camp ministry based in Ohio — but expanding around the country — hopes to give young adults the opportunity to have a similar, …

Remaining young at heart is not about turning back the clock—it’s about turning toward God with open hands and a grateful spirit. It’s the joyful awe of God’s creation, the lightness that comes from deep trust and the ability to laugh even when the memory fades or the knees ache. …

Have you heard of Polycarp, Justin, Tertullian, and Irenaeus? Although not exactly household names, they should be: they are among the early Church Fathers, who lived directly after the apostolic age. After the apostles, they are the first witnesses to the Christian faith. As St. Irenaeus said, they had “seen …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jul 1, 2025 / 06:00 am When Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in “The Chosen,” heard the news of the election of an American-born pope, he said he wept “because I just never thought I would ever live to see the day.” Two …

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By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 27, 2025 / 04:00 am Pope Francis’ 2024 encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus is packed with testimonies from the saints of prayer and devotion to the heart of Christ throughout the centuries. Dilexit Nos, meaning “He Loved Us,” describes how devotion to the …

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 24, 2025 / 13:47 pm More than 2,500 seminarians from 57 countries converged on Rome this week to pray at the tomb of St. Peter, receive a blessing from Pope Leo XIV, and celebrate their vocations in the Jubilee of Seminarians. “Thank you for courageously …