by CNA Staff Denver Newsroom, Jun 23, 2021 / 06:30 am Saint John the Baptist finds himself in elite company. Together with St. Joseph he is one of only two saints besides the Blessed Virgin Mary to have more than one feast day and he and the Blessed Virgin Mary …

John the Baptist spent his adult life preparing the way for Jesus, and proclaiming that “the Kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.”. He was born to Zachary and Elizabeth, an elderly married couple. The Angel Gabriel had visited Zachary and told him that his wife would bear a child, …

by AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Jun 20, 2024 / 14:19 pm Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò on Thursday claimed that the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has initiated proceedings against him over the alleged crime of schism. Citing a document he published on his website and posted on social …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jun 14, 2024 / 11:30 am The Boston Celtics won their first NBA title since 2008 — and their head coach Joe Mazzulla has already decided what he will do. “We’re flying to Jerusalem and we’re walking from Jericho to Jerusalem,” Mazzulla said in an NBC …

By Tyler Arnold Pittsburgh, Pa., Jun 18, 2024 / 15:15 pm Editor”s Note: Pittsburgh is on the Seton Route. The Pilgrimage will continue through western Pennsylvania, and Ohio and to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. To join the pilgrimage, and for details, click here.  As hundreds of Catholic pilgrims processed through the …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jun 19, 2024 / 11:15 am The U.S. bishops approved a new pastoral framework for youth and young adult outreach, titled “Listen, Teach, Send,” following their spring meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, last week. The framework was approved on Monday, passing with 188 in favor, four against, …

By Peter Jesserer Smith National Catholic Register, Jun 19, 2024 / 04:00 am Juneteenth is a federal holiday recognizing the liberation of Black Americans and marking the conclusion of the U.S. Civil War. On June 19, 1865, enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, saw the Union Army, which included regiments of …

By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 18, 2024 / 17:30 pm The head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday praised the Biden administration’s new plan to offer a pathway to citizenship for undocumented spouses and …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 16, 2024 / 06:00 am A men’s group on the campus of Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida, is equipping young men with the tools necessary to become selfless husbands and loving fathers. The St. Joseph’s Men’s Group is made up of roughly …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Jun 16, 2024 / 07:30 am Editor’s Note: Join the pilgrimage in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on the Seton Route, July 1 – July 7. For details click here A new study has found that 69% of Mass-going Catholics believe in the real presence of Jesus in the …