By Pope Francis Vatican City, May 23, 2021 / 05:00 am Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ Pentecost Sunday homily, delivered May 23, 2021, at the Basilica of St. Peter: “When the Paraclete comes, whom I will send to you from the Father…” (Jn 15:26). With these words, …

CNA Staff, May 22, 2021 / 05:55 am Pope Francis on Saturday advanced the causes of seven people, including a missionary to China and a sister killed by Maoist guerrillas. The pope authorized the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints to issue seven new decrees during a May 22 …

by Autumn Jones Denver Newsroom, May 21, 2021 / 14:18 pm Is it possible to be gay and Catholic? After extensive interviews, CNA has found that to a silent majority, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’. For those who experience same-sex attraction and want to live in accord with the …

On May 22, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Rita of Cascia, who the late John Paul II called “a disciple of the Crucified One” and an “expert in suffering.” Known in Spain as “La Santa de los impossibiles” (the saint of the impossible), St. Rita has become …

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 21, 2021 / 04:30 am America/Denver (CNA). The Vatican announced Friday that the Synod of Bishops on synodality has been postponed to 2023, with a two-year consultative preparatory phase involving Catholic dioceses worldwide. The synod on synodality will officially open with a “diocesan phase” …

by CNA Staff Washington D.C., May 20, 2021 / 17:01 pm America/Denver (CNA). The chair of the US bishops’ international justice and peace committee on Thursday called for participation in the prayer octave for the Church in China urged by Charles Maung Cardinal Bo of Yangon. In 2007, Benedict designated …

by Christine Rousselle Rome Newsroom, May 21, 2021 / 07:30 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis on Friday asked Catholics around the world to pray for peace in the Middle East as he addressed ambassadors newly accredited to the Holy See. At the conclusion of his speech to the new ambassadors, …

“Long live Christ the King and the Virgin of Guadalupe!” This was the slogan of the “Cristero” uprising in the 1920’s against the anti-Catholic government of Mexico which had instituted and enforced laws against the Church in an absurd attempt to eradicate the Catholic faith in Mexico, even going so …

by Joe Bukuras Knoxville, Tenn., May 19, 2021 / 17:50 pm America/Denver (CNA). The pro-life community in Chattanooga, Tennessee celebrated its 28th anniversary this week of not having an abortion clinic in the city. “Greater Chattanooga Right to Life is grateful that Chattanooga has been without an abortion clinic for …

By Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., May 19, 2021 / 15:15 pm America/Denver (CNA). Catholics are asking the governor of Texas to halt an execution scheduled for Wednesday evening. Quintin Jones, 41, who was sentenced to death in 2001 for the 1999 murder of his great-aunt, is scheduled to be executed …