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A Carpenter’s Dream Wedding: Notre-Dame Hosts a Wedding on an Exceptional Basis

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87 American canonization causes gather around nation’s 1st saint

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, celebrated the 50th anniversary of St. Elizabeth’s canonization last month by inviting some special guests: over a dozen Guilds for American men and women in the canonization process.  Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is the first American-born saint to be canonized, but she will definitely Read More…

87 American canonization causes gather around nation’s 1st saint

Meet St. John Henry Newman’s biggest fan in Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 30, 2025 / 07:00 am St. John Henry Newman has inspired many “Newman converts” to follow his path of conversion from Protestantism to Catholicism, including a 24-year-old Taiwanese man who is an ardent [...]

Texas Catholic school bans social media, sees students thrive with parent support

CNA Staff, Oct 30, 2025 / 06:00 am As the harmful effects of smartphone use on children become more well known, one school in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is partnering with parents to enforce a [...]

Scottish amendment would criminalize trying to talk someone out of euthanasia

While lawmakers in Scotland are debating whether to legalize assisted suicide in the country, a proposed amendment to the bill would criminalize trying to convince someone to not end their lives. Patrick Harvie MSP, Scottish parliamentarian and a member of the Health Committee, proposed an amendment to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill that Read More…

Scottish amendment would criminalize trying to talk someone out of euthanasia

Chapel of an Augustinian patron of souls in purgatory (Photos)

In Tolentino (Italy) is the Basilica Shrine dedicated to Saint Nicholas, an Augustinian mystic who belonged to the same order as Pope Leo XIV. Although Nicholas was actually from Fermo, he spent much of his life in Tolentino. It was here that his popularity and reputation for holiness began, as he performed numerous miracles, fought Read More…

Chapel of an Augustinian patron of souls in purgatory (Photos)

From Vatican II to today: Education and Pope Leo XIV

How did we move from Gravissimum educationis (1965) to Pope Leo XIV’s Disegnare nuove mappe di speranza (2025)? The short answer: The world changed — fast — and with it the classroom. The long answer is a story of fidelity that keeps learning. When Pope Paul VI approved Gravissimum educationis at the close of Vatican Read More…

From Vatican II to today: Education and Pope Leo XIV

The best exception for a wedding in Notre Dame

Several royal couples have had the honor of getting married in Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Now, Martin Lorentz and his fiancée Jade can add their names to that list. The two were united in matrimony before God on Saturday, October 25, in the Parisian cathedral, according to France Info.  The cathedral hasn’t been a parish Read More…

The best exception for a wedding in Notre Dame