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Daniel Mark Anderl, who died at age 20 while protecting his parents from an armed attacker, could become a saint for his heroic sacrifice.

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Earlier this week, Pope Leo did something no pope has ever done. He recorded a video message for World Mission Sunday, making a direct appeal to Catholics across the world to “help me help missionaries across the world.” The video is a little over a minute long, making it easy to share on social media, in parish and diocesan email blasts, on websites and other means...

Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ,” his long-delayed follow up to 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ,” has cast Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen (“The Last Kingdom”) in the role of Jesus, replacing original star Jim Caviezel.

At least 2,000 faithful participated in an annual London Rosary Crusade of Reparation on Saturday — a notably large gathering that organizers hope reflects a fledgling revival of faith in England. Participants of all ages and backgrounds prayed the Rosary and sang hymns along the two-mile procession from Westminster Cathedral to the London Brompton Oratory...

Oct. 13, 1917, marked the last Marian apparition in Fátima and the day on which thousands of people bore witness to the miracle of the dancing sun — a miracle that shattered the prevalent belief at the time that God was no longer relevant. Marco Daniel Duarte, a theologian and director of the Fátima Shrine museums, shared with CNA the impact that the miracle of the sun made during those days in Portugal.

A foreign-born Muslim inmate currently incarcerated in the U.S.’s most severely restrictive prison complex is asking the government to require the prison to accommodate his religious practices under a key federal statute, highlighting the far-reaching and comprehensive nature of religious freedom rules in the United States.

In Herodotus’ Histories from the 430s BC, we read of a wise Greek philosopher and political thinker, Solon. While traveling, Solon met the King of Lydia, Croesus, who was known for his immense wealth. Croesus asked the philosopher what he thought about his great riches and whether such wealth meant that he, Croesus, was the happiest man alive. To that, Solon replied that you can...