Andrew Peter (left), a seminarian, and Father Philip Ekweli (right) were abducted March 3, 2025, from a parish rectory in Nigeria’s Docese of Auchi. Andrew Peter was murdred, though Ekweli was released and is receiving medical attention. / Credit: Catholic Diocese of Auchi ACI Africa, Mar 18, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). A seminarian abducted…
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The Archdiocese of Baltimore recently announced that children there can now be confirmed at age nine. The change ostensibly is intended to deepen their faith and better engage their parents in their religious formation. Baltimore’s decision follows a growing trend among American dioceses to lower the average age of Confirmation, which in some places has…
The Diocese of Steubenville, under the apostolic administration of Bishop Lohse of Kalamazoo, has published a report detailing the state of the diocese. This report comes over two years after the initial news broke of a potential merger between the Dioceses of Columbus and Steubenville. Bishop Lohse succeeded Bishop Bradley as Steubenville’s Apostolic Administrator upon…
St. Cyril of Jerusalem. / Credit: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Mar 18, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On March 18, the Catholic Church honors St. Cyril of Jerusalem, a fourth-century bishop and doctor of the Church whose writings are still regarded as masterful expressions of the Christian faith. St. Cyril…
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Daiana Guspero and Massimiliano Varrese dance tango in the plaza outside Gemelli Hospital on March 16, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Daiana Guspero Vatican City, Mar 17, 2025 / 21:00 pm (CNA). A group of tango enthusiasts, the emblematic dance of Pope Francis’ homeland, gathered in the plaza in front of Gemelli Hospital on Sunday…
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