null / Credit: New Africa/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 9, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). With Christmas quickly approaching, it’s time to find gifts for the little ones on your shopping list. Faith-based toys and gifts are quickly becoming more and more popular among Catholic families who wish to instill a love of the faith in…

A painting of Franciscan missionary Pedro de Gante with Juan Diego, whom the friar baptized along with Diego’s wife in 1525. / Credit: CNA Staff, Dec 9, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). Many are familiar with the story of St. Juan Diego, whose feast is celebrated on Dec. 9 in the worldwide Church. However, the…

null / Credit: HollyGirl18/Pixabay ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 8, 2023 / 19:00 pm (CNA). In order to study the most appropriate ways to restore the actual purpose of the role of godparents and sponsors, the bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli in Italy, Mario Vaccari, has decided to suspend their selection for the sacraments of baptism and…

Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C. / Credit: Courtney Mares Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 8, 2023 / 17:30 pm (CNA). Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., explained his reasoning for limiting the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in his archdiocese, saying that allowing the old form of the Mass is an “exception”…

Rep. Virginia Foxx speaking on EWTN Pro-Life Weekly, May 30, 2019. / Credit: EWTN Pro-Life Weekly Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 8, 2023 / 18:30 pm (CNA). The House Committee on Education and the Workforce announced the launch of a formal investigation into the learning environments at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and…