Members of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia enjoying a performance of The Hillbilly Thomists at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Aug. 1, 2022. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA CNA Staff, Jan 25, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA). Almost all Catholic religious in the United States who took final vows in 2023 were raised…

null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 25, 2024 / 17:55 pm (CNA). Religiously unaffiliated people, often referred to as “nones,” now make up the largest religious category in the U.S., according to a new report by the Pew Research Center. Pew’s new report, released Jan. 24, shows that nones now account for 28% of…

Pope Francis leads an ecumenical second vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Jan. 25, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 25, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Marking the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity,…

Jimmy Coleman, a Catholic entrepreneur and father from North Carolina, completes an ultrarun. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Jimmy Coleman CNA Staff, Jan 25, 2024 / 16:20 pm (CNA). In the minds of many nonathletes, a 26.2-mile marathon is near the apex of human physical achievement. But in the ever-evolving world of competitive running, “ultramarathons”…

Pope Francis gave a special message to Chinese Catholics at the end of his Mass in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Sept. 3, 2023. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 25, 2024 / 16:40 pm (CNA). Father Thaddeus Wang Yuesheng was consecrated bishop of Zhengzhou, China, on Thursday, bringing an end to a 70-year-long sede vacante.  The…