Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement. R. Amen. Reading 4 From the Sermons of St. Fulgentius, Bishop of Ruspe. 5th on Twelfth-Day. The same God Who in the Old Testament had commanded the first-fruits to be offered to Himself, being born as a man, Himself…
[“Saul Consults the Witch at Endor,” Caspar Luiken, 1712] Exorcists often get asked about “ghosts” and/or “stuck souls” that haunt places. These are human souls who are thought to inhabit places after their deaths, perhaps due to some unfinished business that needs to be resolved before their final rest. What does the Church have to…
From left to right: Ivan, Olga, Julia, and Violetta Petrosyan. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Petrosyan family CNA Staff, Jan 11, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). A new movie telling the true story of an Armenian family who was forced to flee their home country of Azerbaijan amid political turmoil will be in theaters…
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Pope Francis greets pilgrims from his wheelchair during the Saturday Jubilee audience in the Vatican’s Audience Hall, Jan. 11, 2025 / Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Jan 11, 2025 / 07:15 am (CNA). Pope Francis kicked off the first Saturday Jubilee audience of 2025 by urging pilgrims to embrace hope as a divine strength that enables…
A new tour of the Vatican Gardens at the pope’s summer palace in Castel Gandolfo is opening in spring 2025 for jubilee pilgrims who wish to escape the crowds in Rome for a day and immerse themselves in the natural beauty of God’s creation. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jan 11, 2025 / 06:00…
Pope Francis prays during Mass on the solemnity of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Jan 11, 2025 / 06:15 am (CNA). Pope Francis expressed his condolences Saturday to Los Angeles communities affected by devastating wildfires that have destroyed homes and churches,…
Whenever the Roman Canon of the Mass is celebrated, there is also a celebration of the saints, dozens of whom are invoked by the priest at the altar. Among these saints are seven women: Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Cecilia, Agnes, and Anastasia. These holy women were martyred during the third and fourth centuries and are…
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