Ascension’s “Set Free” Lenten program with Father Josh Johnson promises to guide listeners this Lent through daily reflections on overcoming the seven deadly sins in our lives. / Credit: Ascension CNA Staff, Mar 2, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). As Lent begins on March 5, we are reminded of the opportunity to grow in faith…
Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Mar 2, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis expressed heartfelt gratitude on Sunday for the prayers and support he has received during his hospitalization while offering his own prayers for those…
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Hot cross buns. / Credit: zi3000/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Mar 2, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Though many Catholics may associate the liturgical season of Lent more with the practice of fasting and abstaining from food, many families around the world use the 40-day season to prepare specific homemade delicacies to remind them of the life…
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With Quinquagesima Sunday we are at the threshold of the season of Lent. Holy Mother Church has been preparing us for spiritual combat through these preparatory Sundays. When you follow the Vetus Ordo of the Roman Rite, Lent can never take you by surprise. As part of our arming for battle, this Sunday asks us…
Lent approaches and forty days of spiritual warfare in the desert await. An ancient legend of a holy warrior – once known throughout Christendom but now largely lost to the mists of time – may give us a reminder of what is expected from men in preparation for the Paschal feast. Warwick is an historic…
A statue of St. John Paul II is seen in front of the entrance to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Feb. 22, 2025, where Pope Francis continues to receive treatment for respiratory issues. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Newsroom, Mar 1, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ clinical condition remains stable after Friday’s bronchospasm episode…
An unknown security guard stands at the entrance of a church destroyed during the fighting with ISIS in Mosul, Iraq. / Credit: CHRIS POOK/Shutterstock ACI MENA, Mar 1, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Marking 10 years since ISIS swept into Mosul and the towns of the Nineveh Plain, EWTN News, in collaboration with its sister…
