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Bishop Mark O’Connell. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Boston Vatican City, Oct 20, 2025 / 09:44 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday named Bishop Mark O’Connell, an auxiliary bishop of Boston, the next bishop of the Diocese of Alban... [...]

CNA Staff, Oct 20, 2025 / 06:00 am As a competitive figure skater growing up, Rachael Popcak Isaac experienced firsthand the pressure that comes with competitive sports. Now as a devout Catholic and a professional [...]

Last October 10, Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle gifted Pope Leo XIV with an image of Manila’s Nuestra Señora de la Consolación y Correa (Our Lady of Consolation and the Cincture), the Marian Patroness of the Augustinian order, as well as of the old walled city of Manila, better known as Intramuros (literally, within the walls). Read More…

Which Virgin Mary did Cardinal Tagle give Pope Leo?

Six months after his election, Leo XIV will proclaim British Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-1890) a Doctor of the Church on November 1, 2025. An Anglican priest who converted to Catholicism, a visionary intellectual, and a precursor of the Second Vatican Council, Newman was created a cardinal by the last Pope Leo — Leo XIII. Read More…

St. John Henry Newman: A light for Catholics then and now

[Spoiler alert: those who have not read the Harry Potter books but plan to read the entire series one day should not read any further.] Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore, and there was revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face. “Severus… please…” Snape raised his wand and pointed it Read More…

Was Dumbledore’s death a case of euthanasia?

If you’ve ever watched Pope Leo XIV greet children at an audience, you’ll have noticed something quietly remarkable. He doesn’t rush. He bends down, looks the child in the eye, and listens — really listens. It’s a small gesture, but it speaks volumes. In a world that prizes speed and noise, Pope Leo reminds us Read More…

How Pope Leo XIV quietly inspires modern grandparenting

St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross are well-known in the Catholic world for founding the Discalced Carmelites, a reformed branch of the Carmelite Order. The members chose to go without shoes, wearing sandals or walking barefoot, as a sign of evangelical poverty and sacrifice. The word discalced means “shoeless”:  from Latindiscalceatus, dis- (expressing Read More…

Why St. Paul of the Cross founded a “discalced” order

When we were children, many of us memorized the Ten Commandments of God’s law. It was clear to an 8-year-old that he should not lie, but hearing about “bearing false witness” and its consequences required a good explanation. We read in the Catechism of the Catholic Church: The eighth commandment forbids misrepresenting the truth in Read More…

3 Grave consequences of the sin of slander

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins hosts a USDA all-staff meeting on May 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Rollins announced the termination of household food insecurity reports in September 2025. / Credit: USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedi... [...]