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Catholic News Agency

Founded in continued response to Pope John Paul II’s call for a “New Evangelization,” the Catholic News Agency (CNA) has been, since 2004, one of the fastest growing Catholic news providers to the English speaking world.

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 18, 2024 / 17:37 pm Elon Musk, the CEO of X and SpaceX and one of the richest men in the world, announced that he will move both multibillion-dollar companies out of California because he opposes a new law that hides information from parents …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jul 19, 2024 / 09:15 am Bob Newhart, a cultural giant who is credited with pioneering modern stand-up comedy and spoke openly of his lifelong Catholic faith, died this week. He was 94. The native Illinoisan passed away at his Los Angeles home on Thursday, his …

Streaming live at 10 am EDT – EWTN’s live coverage of the Saturday Revival Session of the National Eucharistic Congress CONCLUDES with Holy Mass from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, celebrated by Cardinal Luis Tagle. Watch the full speech of Jonathan Roumie on day four of the National Eucharistic Congress …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2024 / 17:35 pm At 39 years old, Ohio Sen. James David “J.D.” Vance, Donald Trump’s newly announced running mate in the 2024 election, has a chance to become the United States’ second Catholic vice president. Vance is the second-youngest member of the …

By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Jul 17, 2024 / 14:05 pm Researchers have unearthed a Crusader-era altar in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher in a serendipitous discovery that sounds straight out of an Indiana Jones plot. The find, announced by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, offers a marble-clad window into medieval Christian artistry …

By Ken Oliver-Méndez Milwaukee, Wis., Jul 18, 2024 / 09:15 am Acknowledgement of the supernatural is off the charts at this year’s Republican National Convention in the wake of former U.S. president Donald Trump’s harrowingly narrow escape from an assassination attempt. Invoking the presence and blessing of the Author of Life, …

By Jonah McKeown, Courtney Mares Indianapolis, Ind., Jul 18, 2024 / 09:35 am After years of planning and anticipation, the National Eucharistic Congress officially kicked off Wednesday evening with the triumphant culmination of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimages, the solemn entry of the Eucharistic Jesus in a papally-blessed golden monstrance, and speeches from Catholic luminaries that set …

By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 15, 2024 / 15:43 pm Donald Trump on Monday announced that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person …

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jul 13, 2024 / 07:00 am Relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis, St. Juan Diego, and five other saints will be available for veneration each day of the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis next week. Catholics attending the congress will have the rare opportunity to pray with …

By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jul 14, 2024 / 08:49 am The Holy See has condemned acts of violence in the wake of the shooting that injured former U.S. president Donald Trump and others and left one dead at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13. A brief statement provided to CNA …