Pope Francis appears at St. Peter’s Basilica absent his usual papal attire on Thursday, April 10, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News/screenshot Vatican City, Apr 11, 2025 / 09:38 am (CNA). A day after Pope Francis surprised pilgrims by appearing inside St. Peter’s Basilica in a wheelchair, draped in a blanket and wearing a white undershirt…
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“I have heard some great sermons throughout my life on truth and on goodness, [but] not enough on beauty yet,” says the celebrated Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan, shown here conducting The Catholic University of America Chorale on April 9, 2025. / Credit: Jem Sullivan/The Catholic University of America Washington D.C., Apr 11, 2025 /…
Parliament House, Canberra, Australia. / Credit: Dan Breckwoldt/Shutterstock Hobart, Australia, Apr 11, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). When Australians head to the polls on May 3 for the nation’s federal election, they will face a distinctive choice in the nation’s political history: two major party leaders who both identify as Catholic, though with notably different…
Santiago de Catalunya Complex in Venice. / Credit: Courtesy of the Dicastery for Education and Culture Vatican City, Apr 11, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). For the third consecutive year, the Holy See will have its own pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy, one of the most emblematic and representative contemporary art events…
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Passover this year begins at sundown on April 12, the eve of Palm Sunday. In preparation, I’ve been purging the leaven from my life (Lent), perusing Passover recipes, and carrying out the spring cleaning commanded in the Book of Exodus. My Jewish side comes out this time of year. In truth, I am Jewish all…
The Internet says I am a horrible person. I’ve been in the public fight over moral issues for going on thirty years. I have published more than a million words on these issues, tweeted some hard words, and Facebook argued. Maybe I have pushed too hard here and there. I am not exactly winsome. And…
St. Stanislaus of Krakow. / Credit: Public domain CNA Staff, Apr 11, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On April 11, the Catholic Church honors the memory of the 11th-century bishop and martyr St. Stanislaus of Krakow, who died for the faith at the hands of King Boleslaus II. Canonized in 1253, St. Stanislaus is a…
