Articles by Zelda Caldwell
Florida bishops plead with DeSantis to spare life of death row inmate
Jun 2, 2023 / 11:25 amThe Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops appealed to the governor to grant a stay and commute convicted murderer Duane Owen’s sentence.
Eduard Habsburg, Hungary’s man at the Vatican, talks Pope Francis, cheesesteak, and family secrets
May 11, 2023 / 14:00 pmOn a recent visit to Washington, D.C., the archduke of Austria sat down with CNA to discuss his new book written especially for Americans.
Five French priests martyred in anti-Catholic uprising of 1871 beatified in Paris
Apr 25, 2023 / 10:40 am“As pastors inspired by apostolic zeal, the priests were united in their witness to the faith to the point of martyrdom,” Pope Francis said.
Pope John Paul II declared Divine Mercy Sunday a feast 23 years ago
Apr 16, 2023 / 06:00 amOn April 30, 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized Maria Faustina Kowalska and declared the second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday.
Pope Francis called in exorcists as archbishop, says ‘devil tries to attack everyone’
Apr 12, 2023 / 13:55 pmIn a recently published interview, Pope Francis said he called in exorcists when he was archbishop and warned that the devil is always trying to attack everyone.
Texas federal judge issues ruling in highly anticipated abortion pill case
Apr 7, 2023 / 20:45 pmContradictory federal court rulings on April 7 left the status of mifepristone — the first of two drugs used in chemical abortions — uncertain.
Pope Francis visits pediatric oncology ward at hospital, baptizes newborn baby
Mar 31, 2023 / 09:32 amWhile staying at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he is undergoing treatment for bronchitis, Pope Francis paid a visit Friday to the pediatric oncology ward.
Priest reports possible eucharistic miracle at Connecticut church
Mar 26, 2023 / 11:20 am“They were running out of hosts and all of a sudden more hosts were there.”
Vatican’s ambassador during Iraq war: Under Saddam Hussein ‘the Church was respected’
Mar 21, 2023 / 10:41 amThe papal nuncio in Iraq at the time of the U.S. invasion 20 years ago said Christians in Iraq were worse off after Saddam Hussein was removed from power.
At New York Encounter: A monk turned bishop shares the roadmap of his spiritual journey
Feb 22, 2023 / 12:47 pmA highlight of this year’s event was a conversation between a Catholic monk and a top papal diplomat that explored the desires of the human heart and its fulfillment in Christ.
Richmond bishop condemns FBI memo that sought to link Latin Mass to violent extremism
Feb 13, 2023 / 19:44 pmBishop Barry Knestout of the Diocese of Richmond Feb. 13 called for members of Congress from Virginia to publicly condemn a leaked FBI memorandum.
Surprise hit ‘Lourdes’ documentary, coming to U.S. theaters, captures miracles of a different sort
Feb 5, 2023 / 05:00 amThe film, which will be in 700 U.S. theaters Feb. 8 and 9, presents a unique and affecting view of the Catholic pilgrimage site.
How the ‘satanic’ New York City courthouse statue is all about abortion
Jan 28, 2023 / 06:00 amThe artist created the statue as a homage to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a lament over the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Pope Francis unpacks Jesus’ good news: ‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled’
Jan 25, 2023 / 11:01 amPope Francis told Christians Wednesday that if they want to understand Jesus they should pay close attention to the “good news” he brings in his sermon in the Nazareth synagogue.
Tony Dungy to pro-life march: God used a football game to show power of prayer
Jan 20, 2023 / 15:25 pmDungy, who spoke at the March for Life with his wife, Lauren, told the crowd that the nation needs to pray for the unborn in the same way they prayed for Damar Hamlin.
U.S. bishops urge Biden administration to ‘reverse its present course’ on immigration
Jan 8, 2023 / 09:48 amThe bishops declared their opposition to the administration’s new rules and said those who flee violence have a right to seek safety in the U.S.
Catholic converts: ‘Benedict XVI led me into the Catholic Church’
Jan 2, 2023 / 11:00 amIn the days after news spread that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was nearing the end of his life, a number of Catholic converts shared that they came to faith through the writing and teachings of the late pope.
In stepping down, Benedict XVI carved out new role as ‘contemplative’ pope
Jan 2, 2023 / 06:00 amOn Feb. 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI dropped a bombshell.
Here are the last words spoken by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Jan 1, 2023 / 12:12 pmThe retired pope spoke the words shortly after his longtime personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein briefly stepped out of the room, according to a Vatican News account.
Seeing with the eye of faith: encountering Jesus through great works of art
Dec 29, 2022 / 10:05 amPierre-Marie Dumont talks to CNA about his new book, “Jesus in Art and Literature.”