By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 26, 2023 / 07:00 am Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Holy Land, Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer and fasting on Friday, Oct. 27. At the end of his general audience on Oct. 18, Pope Francis said the 27th will be …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 18, 2023 / 19:07 pm Franciscan University of Steubenville has announced the creation of an expedited transfer process for Jewish students in danger of antisemitic discrimination and violence on campuses across the United States. The announcement comes amid violence in the Middle East between …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 12, 2023 / 04:10 am Carlo Acutis, a Catholic Italian teenager who died in 2006, was beatified Oct. 10, 2020, in Assisi, Italy. A gamer and computer programmer who loved soccer and the Eucharist, he has become well known throughout the world. So who …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 3, 2023 / 11:30 am A new movie weaves together the lives of two women experiencing self-doubt, but, in the end, both women meet the challenge of their vocations despite their personal struggles. “Mother Teresa and Me”tells the story of Kavita, a young woman …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2023 / 04:00 am During the month of October, the Catholic Church celebrates guardian angels. Guardian angels are instruments of providence who help protect their charges from suffering serious harm and assist them on the path of salvation. It is a teaching of …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 29, 2023 / 08:00 am In 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic and a storm wreaked damage on his town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Joe Enabnit opened St. Michael Barbell Club in what he calls “a leap of faith.” The gym’s mission is “to make strength training …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Sep 8, 2023 / 13:45 pm The Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team hosted a “Ladies Night” at the ballpark on Aug. 31. Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams took it as an opportunity to invite religious women from the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, to the event. …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Aug 23, 2023 / 14:53 pm Irish-American Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York celebrated Mass at a “Mass rock” in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, during a pilgrimage with roughly 40 people from the Archdiocese of New York on Aug. 21. Dolan shared in a video …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Jul 6, 2023 / 12:30 pm Thomas Monaghan, the founder of Domino’s Pizza, sat down with EWTN News InDepth on June 23 to share how he went from living in an orphanage to becoming one of the wealthiest men in the world. He now devotes …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Jul 4, 2023 / 07:00 am Darryl Barwick was 19 years old when he killed 24-year-old Rebecca Wendt on March 31, 1986, at her Panama City, Florida, apartment. After watching her sunbathe by the pool, he followed her back to her room where he stabbed …