Cast of ‘The Chosen’ tease what’s in store for their characters in Season 5 — By: Catholic News Agency

From left to right: Abe Bueno-Jallad (Big James), Noah James (Andrew), Elizabeth Tabish (Mary Magdalene), Shahar Isaac (Simon Peter), Luke Dimyan (Judas), and Paras Patel (Matthew) of “The Chosen.” / Credit: EWTN Screenshot/Francesca Fenton/CNA CNA Staff, Mar 16, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Season 5 of the hit series “The Chosen” is set to be…

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U.S. bishops back Oklahoma Catholic charter school at Supreme Court — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. Supreme Court. / Credit: PT Hamilton/Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is backing an Oklahoma Catholic school’s bid before the U.S. Supreme Court to become the first religious charter school in the country.  St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School has been battling…

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St. Josemaría Escrivá’s ‘The Way’ tops Amazon charts thanks to Hallow’s Lent challenge — By: Catholic News Agency

Hallow’s Lent Pray40 Challenge: “The Way.” / Credit: Hallow CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). This Lent, sales of “The Way” by St. Josemaría Escrivá have skyrocketed thanks to Hallow’s Lent Pray40 Challenge, with listeners diving deeper into the writings of the Spanish-born saint in his most well-known book. “The Way” reached…

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Florida bishops urge DeSantis to commute death sentence of convicted killer Edward James — By: Catholic News Agency

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about a toll highway relief program during a press conference held at the Greater Miami Expressway Agency on April 1, 2024, in Miami. / Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images CNA Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). The Catholic bishops of Florida are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to commute the…

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Patriarch Bartholomew says 1054 church division ‘not insurmountable’ as 1,700th Nicaea anniversary approaches — By: Catholic News Agency

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople during an audience at the Patriarchal headquarters in Istanbul with the German Association of the Holy Land, Mar. 12, 2025. / Martin Rothweiler / EWTN Germany CNA Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople on Wednesday offered a hopeful historical assessment of…

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Saint Josemaría Escrivá’s ‘The Way’ tops Amazon charts thanks to Hallow’s Lent challenge — By: Catholic News Agency

Hallow’s Lent Pray40 Challenge: “The Way.” / Credit: Hallow Denver Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). This Lent, sales of “The Way” by Saint Josemaría Escrivá have skyrocketed thanks to Hallow’s Lent Pray40 Challenge, with listeners diving deeper into the writings of the Spanish-born saint in his most well-known book. “The Way” reached…

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Salvadoran-born Bishop Evelio Menjivar: Migrants ‘make the United States a great nation’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Evelio Menjivar speaks with “EWTN News in Depth” on Friday, March 14, 2025. / Credit: “EWTN News in Depth” Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 15, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Evelio Menjivar came to the United States as an undocumented immigrant in 1990. Today he serves as an auxiliary bishop of Washington, D.C., and is the first Salvadoran…

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Five years later: How some parishes are thriving after weathering COVID lockdowns — By: Catholic News Agency

An Easter Vigil procession at St. Dominic Parish in San Francisco. / Credit: St. Dominic Parish/Lorelei Low CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Five years ago this week, public health orders issued amid the uncertainty of the novel coronavirus turned Mass schedules across the country and the world upside down.  In those…

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