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Hindus Take Over North Carolina; Muslims Take Over Texas; Catholics Take Over Parish Basements

The moral framework upon which America was founded, upon which the Constitution rests, is that of Christianity. Our system of government is incapable of functioning without this framework.

Seven things to know about St. John of Damascus, the last Church Father

Church of Panagia tou Arakos, triumphal arch, wall paintings, Lagoudera, Cyprus — north side, St. John of Damascus. / Credit: Winfield, David, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons National Catholic Register, Dec 4, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). On Dec. 4 we cel... [...]

Leo XIV’s Favorite Films

Can we know someone by the media they consume? Here's a look at Pope Leo's favorite films.

Books for Christmas 2025

Surveys indicate that reading books is dropping precipitously across all age groups. This is a tragedy in itself; it’s also a social disaster, as a post-literate society risks becoming a post-rational society. All the more [...]

Faith here and now

Chesterton called America “a nation with the soul of a church.” He was largely right. Not all Americans buy into the whole of our national creed, but it’s real, and it dominates public life. It [...]

Bishop Simon Kulli, witness to the faith in post-communist Albania, dies at 52

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 3, 2025 / 18:51 pm The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) announced the sudden death of Bishop Simon Kulli of Sapë in northern Albania on Saturday, Nov. [...]

The kitchen friar’s book that inspires Pope Leo’s spirituality

CNA Staff, Dec 3, 2025 / 18:21 pm On the papal plane on the way home from his first international trip, Pope Leo XIV referenced a book that has greatly influenced his spirituality after being [...]

The Tagus Route: A journey toward Fátima, on foot

Between Lisbon’s waterfront and the Sanctuary of Fátima lies a 150-kilometer path that many travelers consider one of Portugal’s most meaningful journeys. The Tagus Route, part of the wider Fátima Walking Routes project, offers six days of movement, culture, and spiritual depth – open not only to Catholic pilgrims but to anyone seeking purpose and Read More…

The Tagus Route: A journey toward Fátima, on foot

2 Lebanese saints Pope Leo wants young people to know about

In a meeting with young people in front of the Patriarchate of Antioch, Pope Leo XIV said, “Consider the many Lebanese saints. What singular beauty we see in the life of St. Rafqa, as she endured years of suffering from illness with strength and gentleness! How many acts of compassion performed by Bl. Yakub El-Haddad Read More…

2 Lebanese saints Pope Leo wants young people to know about

A lost Rubens Crucifixion reappears, with its one unique detail

When a long-hidden painting emerges from the dust of a Paris mansion and commands €2.94 million at auction, the art world takes notice. But the rediscovery of a 1613 crucifixion scene by Peter Paul Rubens — authenticated after more than four centuries in obscurity — offers something more than a market triumph. It offers a Read More…

A lost Rubens Crucifixion reappears, with its one unique detail