A Sign Of Hope For The Future Of The Church —A Podcast by: Return to Tradition
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Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran, Iran (left), and Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 4, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Pope appoints Pizzaballa and Mathieu to Vatican’s interreligious dialogue…
Above: Monte Viso, one of the mountains climed by Frassati. A century ago, on July 4, 1925, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati passed away in Turin. Though only 24 years old, he left behind an enduring legacy of faith, selfless charity, and an abiding love for beauty that continues to inspire Catholic youth worldwide. Born in…
Up until the beginning of the 18th century, the word ‘democracy’ was regarded as some kind of insult which could result in a duel with pistols or swords. Things moved on, however, and with the introduction of universal franchise at the beginning of the 20th century, especially votes for women, we have now arrived at…
The National Catholic Bioethics Center’s Edward J. Furton speaks at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2025. / Credit: Tessa Gervasini/CNA Washington D.C., Jul 4, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Ahead of the celebration of Independence Day, Edward Furton, publications director for The National Catholic Bioethics Center, spoke in a lecture…
Eleven days before making it official, John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave his first speech as president-elect, speaking in Boston where he had spent the first 43 years of his life. It was early January of 1961; and, striking a nostalgic note, he reminded his audience beneath the great Bulfinch building of the State House that “It…
It has now been a month since Egyptian courts have ordered the confiscation of St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, the world’s oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery. If enforced, the ruling will lead to the eviction of the Greek Orthodox monks who have lived there since the sixth century. This is not merely an…
null / Credit: NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 4, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On July 4, Americans celebrate their country’s independence — as well as the people who formed the United States into the country that it is today. Those include American saints. Here are 11 American saints who dedicated their lives to…
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican Secretary for Relations of States, and Laura Hochla, chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See, addressed the crowd at Villa Richardson on June 30, 2025, in Rome, where Fourth of July was celebrated this year with a special milestone: the recent election of the first pope…
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