By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 30, 2024 / 04:00 am Most people know that St. Jerome — whose feast day the Catholic Church celebrates on Sept. 30 — is famous for translating the entire Bible into Latin in the fourth century A.D., creating a widely read edition later known as the Vulgate. …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Sep 26, 2024 / 07:00 am The Word on Fire Institute, founded by Bishop Robert Barron, launched a program earlier this month designed to support young men amid a national mental health crisis. Amid a crisis of loneliness and mental health, especially for young men, the …

By María J. Moriarty Seattle, Wash., Sep 24, 2024 / 11:55 am Sixteen laypeople are in training to become mental health instructors for the Catholic community in Phoenix as the diocese there ramps up efforts to equip community members with the skills to recognize and respond to mental health crises. The …

By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Sep 24, 2024 / 06:00 am The Catholic Church has issued an alert to parents, priests, and catechists to “take all necessary security measures” following recent reports of the disappearance of minors and the confirmed existence of a gang dedicated to child theft. In a …

By Adelaide Mena New York City, N.Y., Sep 11, 2018 / 02:20 am On the clear, sunny morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Fr. Kevin Madigan heard an explosion overhead. He grabbed oils for anointing, ran out the door of St. Peter’s parish in New York City, and wandered towards the center …

by Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 29, 2024 / 14:09 pm The Diocese of Ávila in Spain reported Aug. 28 that the body of St. Teresa of Ávila, a doctor of the Church, remains incorrupt after her death on Oct. 4, 1582, almost five centuries ago. “Today the tomb …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 10, 2024 / 06:00 am Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, OP, archbishop of Vienna, said in a recent interview with a French Catholic magazine that in the face of rising secularization and the growth of Islam in many historically Christian nations, Catholics should “trust in the work …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2024 / 18:15 pm James Earl Jones, a distinguished actor of stage and screen who was a convert to the Catholic faith, died Monday at age 93. Known for lending his booming voice to such characters as Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” saga …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 25, 2024 / 05:30 am It’s not every day that you see a Catholic priest working in the kitchen of a restaurant but Father Leo Patalinghug isn’t your typical priest. Based in Baltimore, Patalinghug is a radio and TV host — one of those programs …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 25, 2024 / 05:16 am A bell made for the recent Paris Olympics will soon find a new home in one of the most historic cathedrals in the world, according to OSV News.  During the Olympics, track and field athletes rang the bronze bell at …