LIVE UPDATES: College of Cardinals prepares for start of conclave this week
CNA—The conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the final preparatory phase for choosing its 267th pope. Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/263787/live-updates-cardinals-gather-as-conclave-to-elect-successor-to-pope-francis Highlights of what you’ll discover as of today (Sunday, May 4, 2025) include: How…
Catholic Business Profile: Dr. Christopher Stroud, Catholic OB-GYN finds life-changing alternative to IVF
CNA–Dr. Christopher Stroud was a Catholic OB-GYN who prescribed birth control and gave referrals for in vitro fertilization (IVF) until a priest admonished him in the sacrament of reconciliation. Now Stroud runs a life-affirming fertility clinic that uses Natural Procreative Technology — a treatment model that embraces life-affirming Catholic ethics. “It changed my life,” Stroud…
Sisters of Life celebrate life and legacy of Cardinal John O’Connor 25 years after his death
CNA–In 1975, Cardinal John O’Connor, the late former archbishop of New York, visited the Dachau concentration camp. His life-changing experience there eventually led him to found the Sisters of Life, a community of women dedicated to living out his mission: protecting and enhancing human life. Today, 25 years after his death, more than a 100…
Vatican Museums: Laocoön and ‘the Arm of Memory’
Vatican News (VN)–The Laocoön group is a defining piece of the Vatican Museums that was found nearly intact underground in a vineyard in 1506. Its right arm was discovered just meters from that spot, 400 years later. The discoveryis credited to the Jewish art dealer Ludwig Pollak, who was targeted by the Nazis but refused…
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Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Exhortation to Prayer for the Eternal Rest of Pope Francis and for the Sacred College of Cardinals
Let us join the universal Church in prayer for the eternal rest of Pope Francis who died this morning in his residence in Vatican City State. Let us pray to God the Father that Pope Francis who served as the Vicar of His Incarnate Son on earth may, through Divine Mercy, rest in peace. May…