By Jonathan Liedl National Catholic Register, Jun 4, 2025 / 09:39 am The bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, has delayed his plan to restrict the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) in his diocese, pushing the date back by nearly three months after a week and a half of significant backlash in North …

More than anything else, these days have reminded me that I am a member of God’s own family. As a young priest, I fell in love with parish life. Whether baptizing babies, witnessing weddings, sharing meals in homes, or having the solemn privilege of laying loved ones to rest, I …

In his 1988 song “Death is Not the End,” Bob Dylan wrote, “When you’re standing on the crossroads / That you cannot comprehend / Just remember that death is not the end / And all your dreams have vanished / And you don’t know what’s up the bend / Just …

By Daniel Payne CNA Deutsch, May 10, 2025 / 13:42 pm Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited and prayed at a Marian shrine outside of Rome, greeting the community there and urging them to “be faithful to the Mother.” The Holy Father visited the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel …

Adrian Pallarols, a dear friend of Pope Francis, frequently known as the Pope’s silversmith, remembers the late friend with whom he would sit and chat over coffee milk and cookies prepared by nuns ‘as a priest who was at my side no matter what happened.’ By Deborah Castellano Lubov “A …

The people of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are invited to join Archbishop Robert G. Casey in remembering and praying for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis. Four Memorial Masses for Pope Francis will be celebrated by Archbishop Casey throughout the archdiocese during thirty days of mourning. • Monday, …

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 27, 2025 / 08:00 am The unexpected death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, April 21, postponed the much-anticipated canonization of Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager who captivated a generation of young Catholics with his love of the Eucharist and passion for technology. Now, as …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Apr 26, 2025 / 09:30 am Pope Francis was buried Saturday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major after his coffin crossed the center of Rome, marking the pontiff’s final goodbye to the Eternal City. After the celebration of the funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square, …

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 26, 2025 / 05:03 am More than 400,000 people filled St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday as the world said goodbye to the first Latin American pope who led the Catholic Church for the past 12 years. Under the bright Roman …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 19:16 pm The late Pope Francis was “a man of the heart” who preached tenderness and mercy to the global Church, New York archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan said on Friday. Dolan spoke to EWTN News President and COO Montse Alvarado at the …