St. Francis Xavier Feast date: Dec 03 On Dec. 3, the Roman Catholic Church honors St. Francis Xavier, one of the first Jesuits who went on to evangelize vast portions of Asia. Francis Xavier was born during 1506 in the Kingdom of Navarre, a region now divided between Spain and France. His mother was an … Read more
Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, Dec 2, 2025 / 17:34 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV’s first official papal trip from Nov. 27–Dec. 2 to Turkey and Lebanon has just ended. The wide-ranging international visit included historic ecumenical … Read more
St. Foillan Feast date: Oct 31 St. Foillan was born in 7th-century Ireland and was the brother of St. Fursey and St. Ultan. He joined them in England, where they were working as missionaries, and had established a monastery near Yarmouth. During a war between the Mercians and Anglo-Saxons, c.650, the monastery was destroyed and many of … Read more
At the end of the general audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo expresses his closeness to those affected by Hurricane Melissa, a storm of ‘catastrophic power’, and encourages civil authorities to ‘do everything possible’ to support those affected. Read all
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Bibiana (died c. 361) who was martyred at Rome under Julian the Apostate around the year 361.
Feast date: Dec 02 Elisa Angela Meneguzzi was born on September 12, 1901, to poor and humble farming family in Padua, Italy. She manifested an ardently spiritual soul and spent hours in prayer, attended Mass every day and taught catechism. In 1926, willing to totally donate her life to God, she joined the Sisters Congregation of Saint … Read more
Pope Leo XIV speaks with reporters on his flight from Beirut to Rome on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Elias Turk/EWTN Rome, Italy, Dec 2, 2025 / 11:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has begun conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the need to halt violence and seek … Read more
Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 19, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 2, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The pope has approved the new General and Personnel Regulations of the Roman Curia, which come into effect Jan. 1, 2026, and which … Read more
St. Alonso Rodriguez Feast date: Oct 30 On October 30, the Catholic Church honors a man whose humble occupation gave the world only glimpses of his extraordinary holiness. During his lifetime, Brother Alonso Rodriguez never became a priest, published a book, or advanced professionally. But writings discovered after his death revealed a true mystic, who … Read more
🙏 All Saints’ Day Prayer Almighty and ever-living God,We thank You for the glorious company of all the Saints—those known and unknown—who have gone before us in faith and now dwell in Your eternal light.Grant that we may follow their example of love, humility, and perseverance,walking steadfastly in the path of holiness.Through their intercession, strengthen … Read more