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The Amerigo Vespucci Italian naval ship. / Credit: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Italian Naval Ship Designated a 2025 Jubilee Church, Chaplain to Accompany Sailors “in this precious time”

The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian naval ship named after the 15th-century explorer that inspired the name “America,” has been designated...

A chalk home blessing from the feast of the Epiphany. / Credit: A.Davey via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

How to Bless Your Home on the Feast of Epiphany 2025

The letters and numbers used in the traditional Epiphany blessing have great significance. 

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims and visitors gathered for the Angelus on Dec. 29, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of January

“All children and youth have the right to go to school, regardless of their immigration status,” the pope said.

Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie visits Emelyne, a little girl he has sponsored since 2023, in Rwanda. / Credit: Unbound

"So powerful": Catholic Actor, Jonathan Roumie, on Sponsoring African Children Through Charity

In 2023, Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie partnered with Unbound, a Catholic child-sponsorship charity, to support the organization’s 1 millionth child.

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of December

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of December is for pilgrims of hope. 

The Daughters of St. Paul during their annual Christmas concert. / Credit: Courtesy of The Daughters of St. Paul

Daughters of St. Paul Christmas Concerts in the U.S. Aim to Remind Audience of the "closeness to God"

The “Come to Bethlehem: A Christmas Concert with the Daughters of St. Paul” tour will make stops this year in...

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Advent 2024: Four Catholic Resources to Help You Grow in Your Faith

As calendars get filled up and preparations are made, these four resources can help you get ready to enter into the...

From left to right: Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Venerable Henriette Delille, Venerable Mother Mary Lange, Venerable Father Augustus Tolton, Servant of God Julia Greeley, Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman. / Credit: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons ; Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Archdiocese of Denver, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Courtesy of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration

Meet 6 Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood

November is National Black Catholic History Month in the United States, a time to honor the history, heritage, and contributions...

“Roadmap to Reality: Carlo Acutis and Our Digital Age” is a new documentary film exploring the life of Carlo Acutis that will be coming to theaters in the spring of 2025. / Credit: Castletown Media

Carlo Acutis Film Gains Backing from National Eucharistic Congress, McGrath Institute

The National Eucharistic Congress and the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame are partnering with...

Sister Clare Crockett. / Credit: Courtesy of Servants of the Home of the Mother

7 Things to Know about Sister Clare Crockett 

The community of Sister Clare Crockett, a young religious sister who died in 2016 in an earthquake in Ecuador, announced...

Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

 This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of November

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of November is for those who have lost a child.

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square from his window in the Apostolic Palace during his Angelus address on the solemnity of All Saints, Nov. 1, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

At All Saints’ Day Angelus, Pope Francis Highlights Christians’ "identity card"

In his Angelus address on Friday, the solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis spoke about the “identity card” of the...

Pope Francis presides at the penitential celebration ahead of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at St. Peter’s Basilica, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of October

“We Christians are all responsible for the Church’s mission. Every priest. Everyone,” the pope said in a video released Sept....

Pope Francis meets with priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians) on June 27, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Celebrates Anniversary of His Vocation to the Priesthood

On Sept. 21, 1953, 71 years ago, a young Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s priestly vocation was born.

St. John Paul II (1920-2005). / Credit: Itto Ogami via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

Pope Francis Won’t Be the First Pope to Visit Papua New Guinea: A Look at John Paul II’s Trips

Pope John Paul II visited Papua New Guinea for the first time in May 1984 and paid tribute to the...

Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 29,  2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of September

“Let us pray for the cry of the Earth,” Pope Francis urged the faithful in a video released Aug. 30.

Mother Teresa meets with U.S. President Ronald Reagan at the White House on Dec. 16, 1985. / Credit: Series: Reagan White House Photographs, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989 Collection: White House Photographic Collection, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

August 26, Mother Teresa's Birthday: Five Interesting Facts to Know about St. Teresa of Calcutta

Born on Aug. 26, 1910, in North Macedonia, St. Teresa of Calcutta left a lasting impact on the world. Here...

Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 29,  2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

 This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of August

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of August is for political leaders. 

From left to right: St. Thomas More, St. Helena,  St. Louis IX, St. Monica, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

Five Saints Who Were Grandparents 

As the Catholic Church celebrates the World Day of Grandparents, initiated by Pope Francis in 2021, we look to the...

Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 29,  2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of July

“The anointing of the sick is not a sacrament only for those who are at the point of death. No....