Pope Francis appoints Tucson Bishop Weisenburger as new archbishop of Detroit
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2025 / 11:05 am Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Tucson Bishop Edward Weisenburger as the new archbishop of Detroit, accepting the resignation of current Archbishop Allen Vigneron. Vigneron, who has led the Michigan archdiocese since 2009, had submitted his resignation in October 2023 upon …
5 fascinating facts about the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2025 / 04:00 am On Feb. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. In Lourdes, France, in 1858, 13-year-old Bernadette Soubirous was collecting pieces of wood as part of her daily chores when she noticed a startling wind …
Pope Francis to U.S. bishops amid mass deportations: Dignity of migrants comes first
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 11, 2025 / 09:35 am Pope Francis addressed the bishops of the United States on Tuesday about the country’s ongoing mass deportation of unauthorized immigrants, urging Catholics to consider the justness of laws and policies in light of the dignity and rights of people. In …
Mass attendance ticks back up nationally after pandemic falter, data suggests
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 10, 2025 / 17:40 pm After years of uncertainty over whether in-person Mass attendance numbers would ever rebound after plummeting during the COVID-era lockdowns, new data suggests that Mass attendance levels have quietly returned to 2019 levels nearly six years later. Despite the apparent uptick, …
Can a Catholic attend a same-sex wedding?
By David Ramos Puebla, Mexico, Feb 11, 2025 / 07:00 am Being invited to the wedding of a family member or friend is often a cause for joy, but for many Catholics, being invited to a same-sex wedding can precipitate a deep internal conflict. How can one reconcile loyalty to family …
Vatican official: People ‘terrorized’ by U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 10, 2025 / 09:30 am A prominent Vatican cardinal said on Monday that people are being “terrorized” by the U.S. government’s “crackdown” on immigration and freeze of Catholic-run aid programs. Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, told the …
Art Meets the Divine at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Step into a world where art meets the divine, history comes alive and beauty becomes a gateway to the sacred. This April, the Angelico Project will again host an unforgettable evening at the Cincinnati Art Museum (CAM), where timeless masterpieces and stirring music converge to create an experience that transcends …
Calendar Transitions and Double Dates
We celebrated the beginning of a new year on January 1, 2025. Did you know January wasn’t always the first month of the year? The early Roman calendar consisted of only 304 days divided between 10 months, so the year started in March and ended in December, and the months …
Man attacks high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 7, 2025 / 18:20 pm A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that were on the altar to the ground, according to the Italian news agency ANSA. After …
Super Bowl teams’ bishops renew rivalry with public wager
By Matt McDonald CNA Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 21:05 pm On Super Bowl Sunday, players for the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are vying for a championship, a ring, money ($178,000 for winners versus $103,000 for losers), and a lifetime achievement. The Catholic bishops of their respective dioceses have …
