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Catholic News Agency
17 hours ago2 min read
Pope Francis declares Korean War Army chaplain Emil Kapaun ‘venerable’
Father Emil Kapaun celebrates Mass using the hood of a Jeep as his altar on Oct. 7, 1950. (Photo: Public domain) By Kristina Millare/CNA...


Allison Auth
6 days ago5 min read
How Can I Bring the Liturgical Calendar to Life in My Family’s Daily Routine?
(Photo: Lightstock) The beginning of February is big for celebrations here in the Auth household. We celebrate our 5th child’s birthday...


Clare Kneusel-Nowak
Feb 34 min read
Julia Greeley & the Hope That Does Not Disappoint
(Denver Catholic file photo) This is the year of hope. The Catechism calls hope “the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of...


Jared Staudt
Jan 94 min read
Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Desert: Bishop Varden on the Desert Fathers
(Photo: Lightstock) Jesus told us we must “seek first the kingdom,” but where should we find it? In the ancient world, St. Antony the...


Clare Kneusel-Nowak
Jan 85 min read
Someday Saints to Befriend: Nicholas Black Elk, the Catechist of the Lakota Sioux
(Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) The catholicity of the Church is most radiantly clear in the communion of saints. One of the...


Guest Contributor
Jan 64 min read
The Three Wise Men: In Search of the Truth
(Photo: Lightstock) By Laura Becerra Youth Ministry Assistant of the Archdiocese of Denver Who were the Three Wise Men? Their story...


National Catholic Register
Jan 56 min read
2 Great Icons for the Great Jubilee: St. John Paul II and Blessed Stefan Wyszyński
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski next to Pope John Paul II in October 1980. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 3.0 PL) By Father Raymond J. de...


Guest Contributor
Jan 35 min read
Rediscovering the Epiphany: Christ’s self-manifestation to humanity
(Photo: Lightstock) By Father Enrique Alvarado The Gospel of Matthew speaks of one of the most beautiful episodes of Jesus' childhood, a...


André Escaleira, Jr.
Dec 30, 20242 min read
Is the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, a Holy Day of Obligation this year?
(Photo: Lightstock) New year, new chance to head to Mass! And what better way to kick off the New Year and the Jubilee Year of Hope than...

National Catholic Register
Dec 29, 20245 min read
A Nursery of Saints: St. Macrina and the Legacy of a Holy Family
11th-century mosaics of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nyssa flank the statue of St. Macrina that stands in St. Peter’s Square in...


Jared Staudt
Dec 26, 20244 min read
Martyrdom and Celebration: The Beautiful Tension of the Christmas Octave
Saint Stephen from the Demidoff Altarpiece, Carlo Crivelli (1476). (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) We keep things in discreet...


Allison Auth
Dec 19, 20244 min read
Christmas with Mary Magdalene
Noli me tangere, Fra Angelico (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) By Allison Auth This Advent, I’ve found myself reflecting on Mary...


Catholic News Agency
Dec 18, 20243 min read
Santa’s tomb? Coffin of St. Nicholas may have been found — but there’s a catch
St. Nicholas, by Jaroslav Čermák (1831-1878). (Photo: Galerie Art Praha via Wikimedia/Public Domain) By Jonah McKeown/CNA After years of...


André Escaleira, Jr.
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Is the Immaculate Conception a Holy Day of Obligation this year?
The Immaculate Conception, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1767-1769. (Photo: Public Domain) This weekend, Catholics around the world have...

National Catholic Register
Nov 24, 20245 min read
Meet the Most Recent American Black Catholic on the Road to Sainthood
Servant of God Martin Maria de Porres Ward. Portrait of the attendees at the 1892 Colored Catholic Congress. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons /...


Guest Contributor
Nov 24, 20244 min read
Black Catholic History Month: A Story of Struggle, Resilience, Faith and Trust in God’s Love
By Richard Holmes As Black Catholics — and, indeed, all of us! — attempt to internalize and fully embrace the significance and impact of...


Guest Contributor
Nov 22, 20244 min read
Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro: Unbreakable faith amid persecution
Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro by Raúl Berzosa By Laura Becerra Youth Ministry Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Denver Have you ever...

Catholic News Agency
Nov 20, 20244 min read
Pope Francis announces 2025 canonizations for Carlo Acutis, Pier Giorgio Frassati
By Courtney Mares/CNA Pope Francis announced Wednesday that Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics...

Paul Winkler
Nov 15, 20243 min read
St. Homobonus, patron of business leaders, pray for us!
An icon of St. Homobonus commissioned by Paul Winkler in 2020. (Photo provided) November 13th was the feast day of St. Homobonus, the...

National Catholic Register
Nov 13, 20244 min read
Mother Frances Cabrini: The unsinkable saint who missed the Titanic
A photo of St. Frances Cabrini from 1880, the year she founded her order, is seen against a 1913 painting by Harry J. Jansen, “The...
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