By Jonah McKeown, Joe Bukuras CNA Newsroom, Aug 9, 2023 / 15:45 pm Tens of thousands of American pilgrims traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, for World Youth Day Aug. 1–6, a trip some attendees called “a dream,” “a blessing,” and “incredible.” World Youth Day, a global event for young people that takes place …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 8, 2023 / 20:13 pm Ohio voters rejected a proposed initiative that would have made it more difficult to adopt constitutional amendments via citizen-led ballot initiatives, which will make it easier for a proposed abortion referendum to succeed in November. With 81% of the …

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 7, 2023 / 16:00 pm “I opened my eyes and I could see perfectly,” said Jimena, a 16-year-old Spanish World Youth Day pilgrim who said she miraculously recovered her sight after receiving the Eucharist at Fátima, Portugal, during a Mass there. This possible miracle …

On Sunday, August 27th, at 2 pm, the Maria Stein Shrine will host a St. Monica Prayer Service for those who have strayed from the faith, just as she prayed for the conversion of her son, St. Augustine. The prayer service will include scripture reading, reflection on the life of, …

By Hannah Brockhaus Lisbon, Portugal, Aug 6, 2023 / 03:35 am The next World Youth Day will be held in Seoul, South Korea, in 2027, Pope Francis announced at the conclusion of the final Mass of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. “The next World Youth Day will be in …

By Jonathan Liedl Rome Newsroom, Aug 7, 2023 / 09:15 am Spiritual worldliness is one of the most dangerous temptations facing priests and the Church because it “reduces spirituality to appearance” while disconnecting it from the Gospel, Pope Francis warned in a recently released letter to the priests of Rome. “[Spiritual …

By Courtney Mares, Hannah Brockhaus, Daniel Ibañez Rome Newsroom, Aug 6, 2023 / 16:15 pm On his return flight from World Youth Day on Sunday, Pope Francis explained why he opted to skip reading a prayer in Fatima that consecrated the Church and “countries at war” to the Blessed Virgin Mary. When asked …

By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Aug 3, 2023 / 13:30 pm Church attendance has dropped off since the pandemic for Generation X more sharply than for other age groups, according to a new survey. The survey of 2,000 adults conducted by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University found that the …

By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Aug 4, 2023 / 02:00 am A century after the patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, died on Aug. 4, 1859, Pope John XXIII reflected on the life of the saint and what it means to be a holy priest. In contemplating his life, one …

By Jonathan Liedl Rome Newsroom, Aug 1, 2023 / 09:48 am The incorrupt body of St. Benedict the Moor, a 16th-century son of slaves who joined the Franciscans and would become the patron saint of African missions, has been all but destroyed after a wildfire engulfed the Sicilian church where he …