In the USA the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, elsewhere it is an Optional Memorial. Our Lady appeared to an Indian convert named Juan Diego on December 9, 1531. She left a marvelous portrait of herself on the mantle of Juan Diego. This miraculous image has proved to be ageless and … Read more
“…that it should be kept with an Octave throughout the whole Church.”
Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast date: Dec 12 In 1531 a “Lady from Heaven” appeared to Saint Juan Diego, a poor Indian from Tepeyac, a hill northwest of Mexico City. She identified herself as the Mother of the True God and instructed him to have the bishop build a church on the site. As a … Read more
Pope Leo XIV speaks to people who work in Italy’s intelligence sector in the Vatican’s Hall of Blessings on Dec. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 12, 2025 / 09:11 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV warned that intelligence agencies in some countries work against the Catholic Church, “oppressing its freedom” by using … Read more
Pope Leo XIV meets with the committee that chooses recipients of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, at the Vatican on December 11, 2025. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 12, 2025 / 06:52 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV urged concrete acts of charity and solidarity in a world marked by conflict as he met … Read more
The Basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona takes record for tallest church in the world as construction nears its end for the central tower, which is set to be finished in 2026. Read all
Feast date: Nov 05 Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg was a martyr during the Second World War. Born in 1875, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Berlin, Germany. He served in the Cathedral of Berlin and was an outspoken critic of the Nazis and their anti-Semitic campaign. He organized protests outside concentration camps, led public prayers … Read more
The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Damasus I (306-384), who was Supreme Pontiff from 366 to 384. He was a very learned man, well versed in the Scriptures. He commissioned St. Jerome to complete the translation of the Bible into the Latin language. Shortly after his reign the 72 books of the Bible, … Read more
Pope St. Damasus Feast date: Dec 11 Saint Damasus was born in Rome at the beginning of the fourth century. His father, a widower, had received Holy Orders there and served as parish priest in the church of St. Laurence. Damasus was archdeacon of the Roman Church in 355 when the Pope, Saint Liberius, was … Read more
St. Charles Borromeo Feast date: Nov 04 No age of the Catholic Church’s history is without its share of confusion and corruption. Still, even in moments when disorder may seem overwhelming, individuals and movements eventually arise to propose the faith with clarity and demonstrate it in action. St. Charles Borromeo, a central figure in the … Read more