World Day of Grandparents: Vatican grants plenary indulgence for visiting the elderly
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jul 18, 2024 / 12:15 pm The Vatican has granted a plenary indulgence to anyone who visits a sick, lonely, or disabled elderly person on the fourth annual World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly on July 28. Those who are grandparents or elderly themselves can …
Bishop reminds vacationers: Only in God does the soul find rest
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 19, 2024 / 07:00 am In a new pastoral letter, Bishop Ginés García Beltrán of Getafe, Spain, reflects on the meaning of rest during summer vacation, when many families take the opportunity to take time to get away and relax. García points out that “rest …
Elon Musk moves companies from California, blasts law that hides gender transition from parents
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 …
Bob Newhart, celebrated comedian and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94
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 …
Live Coverage: 2024 National Eucharistic Congress
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 …
2024 National Eucharistic Congress
National Eucharistic Congress ends with prayer for ‘new Pentecost’ for U.S. Church By Courtney Mares Indianapolis, Ind., Jul 21, 2024 / 14:00 pm The National Eucharistic Congress concluded Sunday with a Mass with tens of thousands of people in an NFL football stadium, where the crowd prayed for “a new Pentecost” …
GOP vice presidential pick J.D. Vance on why he became Catholic
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 …
Crusader treasure unveiled: Medieval altar found in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher
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 …
Spiritual tone at RNC heightened in wake of Trump assassination attempt
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, …
National Eucharistic Congress begins in Indianapolis: ‘We did this for you, Lord’
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 …
