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Our readers have likely heard of the death of John Allen on January 22, just days after his 61st birthday. If you follow Catholic news in English through any outlet, you’ve seen the news of his death — because whether or not the individual journalists working in these organizations knew him personally (and many did!), Read More…

A litany of prayer for Catholic journalist John Allen

“Nothing so much presses man’s heart as love,” wrote St. Francis de Sales, whose feast day we celebrate today, in Treatise on the Love of God. “If a man know that he is beloved, be [...]

A new pastoral letter from the bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, Bishop John Barres, reflects upon the “exhilarating wonder of the biblical imagination.”  Titled “God’s Word is Living and Effective,” the letter invites priests, deacons, and lay Catholics to approach Scripture with gratitude and openness: “gratitude for the wonder of such a gift and Read More…

This bishop has an idea for diving into Scripture

St. Francis de Sales is often described as a saint “for the laity,” and for good reason. Before the publication of his Introduction to the Devout Life in 1609, many Christians assumed that holiness was reserved for monks, nuns, and clergy. Ordinary people — parents, workers, the sick, the unmarried — were not encouraged enough to see Read More…

6 Ways St. Francis de Sales speaks to modern laity

God is certainly known for making something great out of a mess — Eden is, after all, the first and best example. After sin, we are promised a Savior. In fact, in both the story of God’s work in the world, and in our own personal lives, we can find many instances where He worked Read More…

If your life’s a shipwreck, that can actually be good news

Let’s be honest: Being poor in this world can really stink. And here we’re not talking about desperate poverty, which is an affront to human dignity and must be opposed, but the more “friendly” poverty that just keeps us from getting some of what we want. We might look around, especially on social media, and Read More…

Advice from St. Francis de Sales for when you hate being poor

Father Bobbo Paschal from St. Stephen Parish in the Kaduna Archdiocese in Nigeria has been released after being abducted on Nov. 17, 2025, when gunmen attacked the parish. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese Jan 24, 2026 / 0... [...]

ProLife Europe volunteers staff an information table during an outreach in Freiburg, Germany. | Credit: ProLife Europe Jan 24, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). As European Union institutions and national governments increasingly advance policies expa... [...]

Modern scientific atheism (A.K.A. scientism) is just a dogmatic assertion that dismisses God, meaning, and purpose, reducing the universe to a mindless chaos of accidental stuff.

In an exclusive interview with EWTN News, Pope Benedict XVI’s former secretary said “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican with Pope Leo XIVJan 23, 2026 / 06:27 am (CNA). Archbishop Georg Gänswein says last [...]