The Church of the Gesù, where a Mass and prayer vigil for LGBT Christians took place on Sept. 6, 2025, in Rome during the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. / Credit: essevu/Shutterstock Vatican City, Sep 6, 2025 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Bishop Francesco Savino, vice president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, celebrated Mass at the…
The onset of Hansen’s Disease, known in antiquity under the broad rubric of “leprosy,” comes with patches of skin that change color, grow numb, and progress toward ulcerations, paralysis, even the absorption of extremities back into the body. Untreated, it may bring blindness, disfiguration, and social ruin. Though today we know that the cause is…
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This week, I was honored to host His Excellency Bishop Joseph Strickland on my new podcast channel: In preparation for our discussion, I sent His Excellency a total of seven questions covering a myriad of topics, namely: Prior to our live discussion, Bishop Strickland thought it would be helpful to prepare written responses to my…
A view of damaged houses in the Annalee Street area of North Belfast, Northern Ireland. A spokesman for the Diocese of Down and Connor strongly condemned intimidation and attacks on Catholic families there that have led all families but one to flee their homes. The families were living in a housing development bordering a predominantly loyalist…
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.” / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Sep 6, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Soon-to-be saint Pier Giorgio Frassati, born on April 6, 1901,…
The Duke and Duchess of Kent stand on a balcony at Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 15, 2013 in London. / Credit: Carfax2 / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons National Catholic Register, Sep 6, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, who became…
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Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi/Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Sep 6, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be declared saints in the Catholic Church on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Vatican. Follow here for live updates…
From left to right: Actor Marcin Kwaśny as Maximilian Kolbe and Christopher Sherwood as Karl Fritzsch in “Triumph of the Heart.” / Credit: Triumph of the Heart movie/Sherwood Fellows CNA Staff, Sep 6, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Anthony D’Ambrosio grew up Catholic and always viewed his faith as one of the most important aspects…
