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  • May 31, 2019

Feast of the Visitation

Mary left Nazareth at the end of March and went over the mountains to Hebron, south of Jerusalem,...
  • May 12, 2019

Feast of St. Leopold Mandić

(CNA) — Leopold Mandić was born Bogdan in 1866 in Dalmatia, Croatia, the youngest of 12 children....
  • May 7, 2019

Feast of St. Rosa Venerini

(CNA) — Recently-canonized Italian educator Rosa Venerini founded Catholic schools for girls and young women during the late...
  • May 3, 2019

Self-evident truths now require ‘air quotes’ senator warns

WASHINGTON (CNA) — The founding principles of American politics are at risk, Utah’s Senator Mike Lee told CNA...
  • May 2, 2019

Feast of St. Athanasius

(CNA) — This fourth century bishop is known as “the Father of Orthodoxy” for his absolute dedication to...
  • April 28, 2019

Sri Lankan police chief resigns over bombings

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNA) — The Sri Lanka chief of police resigned this week after bombings left dead...
  • April 28, 2019

The original Image of Divine Mercy: It’s not where you might think

VILNIUS, Lithuania (CNA) — Among Catholic devotions, the Divine Mercy message is well-known: the iconic image of Christ,...
  • April 21, 2019

Sri Lanka Easter attacks draw international condemnation, prayer for victims

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNA) — Religious and civil leaders have responded with condolences, prayer and calls for justice...
  • April 15, 2019

BREAKING: Fire engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

PARIS (CNA) — The Cathedrale Notre-Dame is on fire, according to the Paris fire department. Multiple eyewitnesses shared...
  • April 8, 2019

Feast of St. Julia Billiart

Born in Picardy, France, in 1751, Julia Billiart, co-foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame...