Catholic World Report

02/11/2024

Pope Francis marked All Souls’ Day with a Mass at a Roman cemetery on Saturday, making a special visit to the “Garden of Angels.”

Pope Francis prays at the “Garden of Angels” section of the Laurentino Cemetery in Rome on All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2, 2024. / Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Nov 2, 2024 / 08:34 am (CNA). Pope Francis marked All Souls’ Day with a Mass at a Roman cemet...

02/11/2024

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, this week responded to a letter in the Wall Street Journal from a priest objecting to the praying of the St. Michael prayer at the end of Mass, asserting that the priest’s view is “simply wrong.”

St. Michael the Archangel. / Credit: Flickr/thederek412 (CC BY 2.0) CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, this week responded to a letter in the Wall Street Journal from a priest objecting to ...

02/11/2024

A historic Polish Catholic church in Michigan City, Indiana, has been awarded more than half a million dollars as part of a major capital campaign to preserve the structure that parishioners themselves helped build a century ago.

The exterior of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish is seen in Michigan City, Indiana. / Credit: St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). A historic Polish Catholic church in Michigan City, Indiana, has been awarded more t...

02/11/2024

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of November is for those who have lost a child.

Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Nov 2, 2024 / 05:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of November i...

02/11/2024

Here's a Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for November 2, 2024, the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls), by Carl E. Olson.

Praying for those being cleansed on their way to heavenA Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for November 2, 2024, the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls). November 2, 2024 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 0 Print null / Sherry V Smith via www.shutterstock.com Readings: • Wis 3:1-9 ...

02/11/2024

As part of commemorating the faithful departed on All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2 — traditionally known in countries like Mexico as the Day of the Dead — it’s common for people to go to cemeteries to spend time at the graves of their loved ones.

A grave marker in the Meadows of St. Kateri, the natural burial section at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery in the Archdiocese of Chicago / Credit: Archdiocese of Chicago Puebla, Mexico, Nov 2, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). As part of commemorating ...

02/11/2024

November as a month that teaches us about the communion of saints through prayer for the souls of the faithful departed makes that lesson real, writes John M. Grondelski, Ph.D..

Why pray for the dead?November as a month that teaches us about the communion of saints through prayer for the souls of the faithful departed makes that lesson real. November 1, 2024 John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. Essay, Features 0 Print (Image: Michael Bourgault | Unsplash.com) Catholics observe Novembe...

02/11/2024

With just days left before Nov. 5, the president of Heritage Foundation, a leading conservative think tank, is urging people of faith to vote.

Kevin Roberts is president of the Heritage Foundation. / Credit: Texas Public Policy Foundation, Wikimedia Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 1, 2024 / 19:00 pm (CNA). With just days left before Nov. 5, the president of Heritage Foundation, a leadi...

02/11/2024

Pope Francis shared a heartfelt video message addressed to Mexicans in which he reminded the country of its “great fortune” in having the Virgin of Guadalupe and encouraged all Mexicans to “continue being Guadalupanos [devotees of Our Lady of Guadalupe].”

Pope Francis prays before an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. / Credit: Vatican Media Puebla, Mexico, Nov 1, 2024 / 18:35 pm (CNA). Pope Francis shared a heartfelt video message addressed to Mexicans in which he reminded the country of its “grea...

02/11/2024

A priest in Massachusetts who had been placed on leave has admitted to s*xual misconduct ahead of a planned student walkout over a lack of information regarding his removal from a school post.

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in Fall River, Massachusetts. / Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2024 / 17:55 pm (CNA). A priest in Massachusetts who had been placed on leave has admitted to s*x...

01/11/2024

Many Catholics may be unaware that they can obtain not one but eight plenary indulgences for departed souls in the first week of November.

Pilgrims gather throughout a sunny St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ Angelus address on the solemnity of All Saints, Nov. 1, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2024 / 17:35 pm (CNA). Many Catholics may be unaware...

01/11/2024

Bishop Michael Olson Fort Worth, Texas, this week stated that Catholics have “no need” to attend Mass or receive sacraments from priests associated with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) so long as they are able to attend other churches run by priests in full communion with the Church.

Bishop Michael Olson. / Credit: Diocese of Fort Worth CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2024 / 16:35 pm (CNA). Bishop Michael Olson Fort Worth, Texas, this week stated that Catholics have “no need” to attend Mass or receive sacraments from priests associated w...

01/11/2024

Here is a roundup of the latest pro-life and abortion-related news in the U.S.

The St. Louis Arch. / Credit: Jonah McKeown/CNA CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2024 / 16:05 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of the latest pro-life and abortion-related news in the U.S.:Bishops speak on abortion ballot measures Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski ...

01/11/2024

The provincial government of Quebec will now allow assisted su***de for individuals who cannot consent at the time of the procedure in what one pro-life advocate calls a “dehumanizing” policy that “devalues” individuals of diminished mental capacity.

null / Credit: HQuality/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2024 / 15:25 pm (CNA). The provincial government of Quebec will now allow assisted su***de for individuals who cannot consent at the time of the procedure in what one pro-life advocate call...

01/11/2024

A Catholic diocese in China recently announced that it had made a tour of “gratitude” to heroes of the Communist Party of China.

null / Credit: crystal51/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 1, 2024 / 12:00 pm (CNA). A Catholic diocese in China recently announced that it had made a tour of “gratitude” to heroes of the Communist Party of China.The Yibin Catholic Di...

01/11/2024

The Vatican has clarified that Catholics in the United States must still attend Mass on holy days of obligation even when they are transferred to Mondays or Saturdays, correcting a long-standing practice in the U.S. Church.

A crowd prays the rosary in Madrid, Spain, on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, patron saint of Spain, Dec. 8, 2023. / Credit: ACI Prensa CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2024 / 09:45 am (CNA). The Vatican has clarified that Catholics in the United ...

01/11/2024

Nov. 1 marks the 160th anniversary of Maryland Emancipation Day, remembering the day the Maryland Constitution of 1864 went into effect and officially abolished slavery in the state.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also called the Baltimore Basilica. / Credit: Sergey Novikov/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). Nov. 1 marks the 160th anniversary of Maryland ...

01/11/2024

The Catholic Church has tens of thousands of saints, blesseds, and venerables — some of whom have had their life stories told in movies and books.

null / Credit: SeventyFour/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). On Nov. 1, the Catholic Church celebrates the solemnity of All Saints, a day in which all who have attained eternal life in heaven are honored and celebrated. ...

01/11/2024

A passage from The Apocalypse is read on the Solemnity of All Saints because it describes the reason we were created: to be holy ones, writes Carl E. Olson.

The saints are sealed, called, and saved by GodA passage from The Apocalypse is read on the Solemnity of All Saints because it describes the reason we were created: to be holy ones. November 1, 2024 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 0 Print Detail from "Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven" by Fra Angel...

01/11/2024

Pope Francis’ new 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.

01/11/2024

Newly installed Boston Archbishop Richard Henning challenged people of the archdiocese Thursday to commit to a relationship with God even when it hurts, saying that’s what God does for them.

New Boston Archbishop Richard Henning and outgoing archbishop Cardinal Cardinal Seán O’Malley during a packed two-hour-plus installation Mass at Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Oct. 31, 2024. / Credit: Andrzej Skonieczny Boston, Mass., ...

01/11/2024

Far from offering consistent insight, the Enneagram introduces confusion and inconsistency, which are often hallmarks of deception. writes Tim Vail.

The Enneagram: A tool for wisdom or a spiritual trap?Far from offering consistent insight, the Enneagram introduces confusion and inconsistency, which are often hallmarks of deception. October 31, 2024 Tim Vail The Dispatch 0 Print (Image of man: Joe Shields / Unsplash; image of enneagram: Wikipedia...

01/11/2024

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman threw his support behind a Park Hills Catholic church that is embroiled in a legal battle over the proposed construction of a shrine within its property.

Our Lady of Lourdes grotto, Lourdes, France. / Credit: Elise Harris/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 31, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA). Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman threw his support behind a Park Hills Catholic church that is ...

01/11/2024

A national “buffer zone” law went into effect across England and Wales on Thursday, Oct. 31, barring protests outside abortion facilities.

“This isn’t 1984, but 2023 —I should never have been arrested or investigated simply for the thoughts I held in my own mind,” Vaughan-Spruce, who was arrested for praying outside of an abortion clinic, said. / Credit: ADF UK Washington, D.C. Ne...

31/10/2024

Pope Francis received in audience on Wednesday members of “Project Hope,” a program of accompaniment for the spiritual and emotional healing of women and men who suffer the consequences of having chosen abortion.

Pope Francis with members of “Project Hope,” a program of accompaniment for the spiritual and emotional healing of women and men who suffer the consequences of having chosen abortion, on Oct. 30, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct ...