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New Catholic sports coaching program focuses on mind, body, and soul

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 20, 2025 / 06:00 am As a competitive figure skater growing up, Rachael Popcak Isaac experienced firsthand the pressure that comes with competitive sports. Now as a devout Catholic and a professional counselor she has launched a new program for athletes inspired by St. John …
Pro-life influencer’s assault case dropped; Thomas More Society fights for justice

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 10, 2025 / 17:39 pm Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Pro-life influencer’s assault case dropped; Thomas More Society fights for justice After New York City dropped the case against a woman who assaulted a pro-life influencer, the legal nonprofit Thomas …
Parents of Annunciation shooting victim say daughter’s progress is a ‘miracle’

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 16, 2025 / 16:14 pm Less than three weeks after the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minnesota that killed two children and injured 21 during Mass, the parents of a 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head say her progress has been “miraculous.” When …
5 powerful quotes from St. Augustine’s most famous work, the ‘Confessions’

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 28, 2025 / 04:00 am The Catholic Church honors St. Augustine of Hippo, an early Church Father, doctor of the Church, and foundational theologian, on Aug. 28. Augustine was brought up as a Christian in his early childhood but drifted from the Church, fathering a …
Catholic community unites in prayer after shooting at Minneapolis school Mass

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2025 / 15:10 pm After a shooter killed two children and injured 17 other people on Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, the community is reeling as leaders call for prayer. The shooter opened fire from the parking lot through the …
Villanova University Mass interrupted by ‘active shooter’ hoax

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Aug 21, 2025 / 19:07 pm Villanova University confirmed Thursday that reports of an active shooter on campus that interrupted an opening Mass for new students and their families was a “cruel hoax.” Local police began investigating reports of an active shooter on campus late Thursday afternoon. The …
Hundreds nominated for priesthood in Denver ‘Called by Name’ campaign

By Kate Quiñones Denver, Colo., Aug 18, 2025 / 06:00 am The Archdiocese of Denver asked parishioners to share the names of young men they thought would make good priests. The result? More than 900 names. But names aren’t the only outcome of the Called By Name campaign, which launched in May. …
Vatican communication office urges 2-state solution as France backs Palestinian statehood

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 28, 2025 / 18:34 pm The Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication reiterated its long-standing call for recognition of Palestine statehood amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict after France announced last week it would recognize the region’s statehood. The editorial manager for the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, Andrea …
Amid deportations, Catholic clergy rally for immigrants

By Kate Quiñones CNA Newsroom, Jul 19, 2025 / 10:45 am From Detroit to California to Florida, Catholic clergy are rallying to show support and solidarity for immigrants facing deportations. While the Tennessee bishops and Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino recently granted dispensations to the Sunday Mass obligation for those who fear …
8 things to know about the only Catholic parish in Gaza

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jul 18, 2025 / 04:10 am A reported strike on the only Catholic Church in Gaza killed three people and injured nine others July 17, according to a statement from the Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM. Among the injured was the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. Pictures showed damage …