Saint Elias Media

The Holy Tunic of Christ on display in Argenteuil, France, in 2016. / Credit: Simon de l’Ouest, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Paris, France, Apr 24, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). A rare exhibit of the Holy Tunic of Christ — believed to be the garment worn by Jesus during his passion — is…

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, prelate of Opus Dei, in Rome. / Credit: Courtesy of Opus Dei/Flickr Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 24, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). The Catholic personal prelature Opus Dei has significantly reduced the scope of its two-week general congress that began this week due to the death of Pope Francis two days before…

Pope Pius XII. / Credit: Vatican Media Ann Arbor, Michigan, Apr 24, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA). “There has been a shift of late regarding Pius XII,” historian William Doino told CNA. The wartime pontiff has often been vilified, Doino said, adding: “He will soon get due recognition” for efforts to rescue Jews and others…

Pope Francis meets with inmates in a surprise visit to the Regina Coeli prison on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 24, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). Prisoners always held a special place in Pope Francis’ heart, and he demonstrated his love for them throughout his…