CCCB calls for prayers for peace in the Middle East
The Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has issued a Statement Calling the Catholic Faithful to Prayer for Peace in the…
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More than 650 to be baptized, received into Catholic Church in Vancouver
VANCOUVER (CCN) — Speaking moments before hundreds of catechumens and candidates signed their names in the Book of the Elect in anticipation of baptism…
Jesus is close by, just open your eyes, Pope Leo tells young people
ROME (CNS) — Every Catholic parish needs to show that Jesus, who promises a just, true and full life, is always near, Pope Leo…
Even in death, Bhatti’s voice isn’t silenced
“His voice was silenced but his mission lives on.” So says a video promoting Blood and Water,…
Christians again under siege as Mideast erupts
Jesuit program schools kids in Indian slums
Indigenous Catholics find common ground in New Zealand
Church can teach what’s at stake when nations choose war, not peace, cardinal says
Why do the bones of St. Francis draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims?
Aid groups stand with the Cuban people
U.S. visitors’ office saw big uptick in serving pilgrims during 2025
Church’s unity comes from faith in Christ and from love, Pope Leo says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church is made up of diverse people who are united by their faith in Christ and are called to welcome all of humanity, Pope Leo XIV…
Hoping to lose: a Lenten reckoning
Most of us learn faith through practices. We learn how to pray, fast, give, confess, discipline ourselves. These practices matter. They steady lives that…