Archive for August 9, 2025

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

Remembering St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Jewish convert and martyr

On Aug. 9 the Catholic Church remembers St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein. Read more

Children process into the St. Mary al-Tahir Church, also known as the Church of the Immaculate Conception, in Baghdad, for their first Communion.?w=200&h=150

By Georgena Habbaba

Hope in Iraq: Churches full as 1,500 children celebrate first Communion

Just weeks ago, Christians throughout Iraq celebrated as 1,500 boys and girls received their first holy Communion. Read more

Daniel O'Connell, lithograph attributed to R. Evan Sly (EP OCON-DA (17) II) from the National Library of Ireland.?w=200&h=150

By Patrick J. Passmore

Daniel O’Connell: The peaceful liberator who won Catholic emancipation in Ireland

Daniel O’Connell’s efforts culminated in the passage of the Catholic Relief Act of 1829, which allowed Catholics to sit in... Read more

Twenty-four-year-old Father Miguel Tovar of the Diocese of Cartagena, Spain.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Pope Leo XIV tells newly ordained 24-year-old priest to ‘never lose your joy’

Pope Leo XIV told one of the youngest priests in Spain, recently-ordained Father Miguel Tovar, 24, to never lose “the... Read more