In Orientalium Ecclesiarum, the 1964 Decree on the Eastern Catholic Churches, the fathers of the Second Vatican Council declared: The Catholic Church holds in high esteem the institutions, liturgical rites, ecclesiastical traditions and the established standards of [...] --- In Orientalium Ecclesiarum, the 1964 Decree [...]

Scenes of David as shepherd defending his flock from a lion and a bear at the base of the Tickhill Psalter’s Tree of Jesse. / Credit: Courtesy of The Morgan Library & Museum New York City, New York, Nov 30, [...]

Advent candles. / Credit: Romolo Tavini/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Nov 30, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Advent begins this year on Sunday, Nov. 30. Most Catholics — even those who don’t often go to Mass — know that Advent involves a wreath [...]

Cdl. Kurt Koch will chair ACN’s supervisory board as the international charity expands its support for persecuted Christians, with leaders welcoming the prelate as ‘a great asset.’ --- Cdl. Kurt Koch will chair ACN’s supervisory board as the international charity expands [...]

There is a certain majesty and real beauty to be found in everyday life. If we have the eyes to see it, everything from rising in the morning, to going to work, to doing the [...] --- There is a certain [...]

Pope Leo XIV greets a baby during the general audience in November 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Nov 26, 2025 / 18:04 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV praised “the wonderful adventure” of becoming parents that many families are choosing [...]

Looking at the history of American Thanksgiving, we can identify three stages: Thanksgiving as a religious feast, as a family feast, and as a commercial feast. Thanksgiving began as a religious feast, a harvest gathering [...] --- Looking at the history [...]

Religious freedom advocates sounded the alarm over China's persecution of Christians and other religions during a congressional hearing last Thursday. --- Religious freedom advocates sounded the alarm over China's persecution of Christians and other religions during a congressional hearing last [...]

Vatican City, Nov 26, 2025 / 11:15 am The Vatican, the smallest state in the world, possesses a unique and complex legal, administrative, and spiritual structure designed to guarantee the independence of the pope and [...] --- Vatican City, Nov 26, [...]

All 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s president announced Tuesday. --- SOKOTO, Nigeria — All 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last [...]