Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest

Catholic Citizenship

Essay Contest

Open to all Catholic students currently in

Grades 8 through 12

 

Must submit Essay and signed entry form by no later than October 23rd.

Guidelines

Entry Form

San Antonio archbishop bans retreat center for ‘false teachings’ against Pope Francis - Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:00:00 -0400 - Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS, of San Antonio. / Credit: Veronicamarkland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA). San Antonio Ar ...

Stephen Colbert co-narrates Pope Francis’ new audiobook memoir - Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:00:00 -0400 - Stephen Colbert and Pope Francis. / Credit: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Vatican Media Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA). The Catholic late-night tal ...

U.S. bishops call for ‘focused effort of prayer’ ahead of Supreme Court abortion pill hearings - Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:55:00 -0400 - Katie Mahoney, Rev. Pat Mahoney, Peggy Nienaber of Faith and Liberty, and Mark Lee Dickson of Right to Life East Texas pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 21, 2023, in Washington, D ...

Do you know how to make ‘St. Joseph’s bread’? Here’s the recipe - Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0400 - St. Joseph’s altar at St. Mary’s Assumption Church in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans. / Credit: William A. Morgan/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 18, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA). In ...

‘Miracles’: Rhode Island Catholic school thrives after last-ditch purchase from diocese - Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0400 - Chesterton students celebrate Mass in the school's new chapel. / Credit: Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Hope CNA Staff, Mar 18, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A newly launched Catholic school i ...

‘The religion of the Incarnation’: Catholic artists reflect on the necessity of beauty - Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0400 - Martin Earle, a sacred artist who specializes in works for churches and the liturgy, told CNA that one should not mistake an artistic revival for a simple re-creation of the past. / Credit: Cour ...

Harrison Butker addresses family life, gun violence, Taylor Swift, and more in far-reaching interview - Sat, 16 Mar 2024 09:21:00 -0400 - Harrison Butker on the sideline of the AFC Championship in Baltimore on January 28, 2024. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Mar 16, 2024 / 09:21 am (CNA). Super Bowl-winning kicker Harriso ...

Satisfying the ‘hungry heart’: an interview with Bishop Barron  - Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - In addition to the spiritual maladies of the times, Bishop Robert Barron says he also sees opportunities for both evangelization and renewal in the Church. / Credit: Screenshot/EWTN News in Dept ...

Christendom College women’s basketball wins national title - Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:45:00 -0400 - The Christendom College Women's Basketball team wins the 2024 USCAA DII National Championship. / Credit: Paul Aguilar CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA). The Christendom College wome ...

Virginia diocese offers to assist with burial of unborn baby found in pond - Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:05:00 -0400 - null / null CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2024 / 17:05 pm (CNA). Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, this week announced that his diocese is willing to help with the burial of t ...

Riley Gaines, other female athletes, sue NCAA for allowing transgender competitors - Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:45:00 -0400 - Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines is sworn in during a House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington, D.C. / Cred ...

French bishops condemn Macron’s assisted suicide bill - Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:30:00 -0400 - French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting with Governor of Spain at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 21, 2022. / Credit: Victor Velter|Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 15, 20 ...

Pornhub disables website in Texas rather than comply with state’s age verification law - Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:25:00 -0400 - Pornhub website logo. / Credit: Kate Krav-Rude/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2024 / 11:25 am (CNA). Pornhub, one of the largest pornography websites in the world, has ceased offering its webs ...

Word on Fire to launch master’s program in evangelization with St. Thomas-Houston - Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0400 - Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire, which announced on March 13, 2024, that its institute will partner with the University of St. Thomas, Houston, to launch a master’s program in ev ...

Kamala Harris becomes first vice president to visit abortion clinic - Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:20:00 -0400 - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during her visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 14, 2024. / Credit: STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Ne ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court says Catholic charity group cannot claim religious tax exemption - Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -0400 - View of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin located inside the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison. / Credit: EQRoy/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). The Wisconsin Supre ...

Paulist Fathers to end ministry at UC Berkeley after 117 years - Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:25:00 -0400 - Students at the University of California, Berkeley, with the Campanile tower in the background. / Credit: cdrin/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2024 / 15:25 pm (CNA). After serving at the elite ...

Priest sues Indiana diocese after ‘no evidence’ found in sex abuse investigation - Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:45:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Ulf Wittrock/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2024 / 12:45 pm (CNA). A priest in Indiana is suing his diocese for fraud and defamation after he was suspended over what the clergym ...

Diocese of Buffalo announces sale of headquarters to pay sex abuse victims - Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:15:00 -0400 - Built in 1930, the Courier-Express Building is home to the Catholic Center of Buffalo. / Credit: Warren LeMay|Flickr|CC BY-SA 2.0 CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2024 / 11:15 am (CNA). The Diocese of Buffal ...

Survey: Slight decrease in gay marriage support, uptick in religious freedom support in U.S. - Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:30:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Daniel Jedzura/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 13, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). A survey of more than 22,000 Americans found that support for homosexual marriage declined s ...

DOJ signals that U.S. prisons must adopt transgender policies for prisoners - Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 13, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA). The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) this week signaled that prisons throughout the United States must provide prisoners wi ...

House passes bill to ban or force sale of TikTok - Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:30:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Solen Feyissa|Wikimedia|CC BY-SA 2.0 Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 13, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The House has passed a bill that could ban the massively popular Chinese-owned soci ...

Marco Rubio draws attention to pro-life strategy, spike in church vandalism - Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0400 - Speaking with EWTN Capitol Hill correspondent Erik Rosales, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, railed against the Biden administration’s passivity as more than 400 attacks against Catholic churches ...

Catholic organizations host seminars on disability and inclusion in the Catholic Church  - Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400 - Pope Francis meets on April 29, 2023, with children and adults who are visually impaired and have other disabilities at a Catholic institute in Budapest, Hungary, dedicated to Blessed László B ...

More human embryos destroyed through IVF than abortion every year - Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 13, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that recognized the personhood of embryonic life sparked a nation ...

State attorneys general threaten lawsuit over Maine abortion, transgender bill - Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:30:00 -0400 - The Maine State House in Augusta. / Credit: Wangkun Jia/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 12, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA). Over a dozen state attorneys general are threatening a possible lawsuit over a bil ...

Meet the young Catholic pilgrims who will walk thousands of miles with the Eucharist this summer - Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:30:00 -0400 - From left to right, Matthew Heidenreich, Amayrani Higueldo Sanchez, and Charlie McCullough. / National Eucharistic Pilgrimage CNA Staff, Mar 12, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). A group of two dozen youn ...

Mary Rice Hasson named visiting fellow for Franciscan University’s Veritas Center - Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:15:00 -0400 - Mary Rice Hasson has been a three-time keynote speaker for the Vatican at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. She currently serves as the Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow at the E ...

Pope Francis laicizes North Dakota priest after sexual assault guilty plea - Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:30:00 -0400 - null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 12, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has ordered the laicization of a North Dakota priest who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman in that ...

Judge blocks Texas efforts to close Catholic nonprofit accused of ‘human smuggling’ - Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:12:00 -0400 - El Paso, Texas. / Credit: cht725/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 12, 2024 / 11:12 am (CNA). A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state attorney general’s efforts to close an ...

‘The Chosen’ actress Elizabeth Tabish talks Season Four and her own personal faith journey - Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0400 - Elizabeth Tabish as Mary Magdalene in Season Four of "The Chosen." / The Chosen / Mike Kubeisy CNA Staff, Mar 12, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers abo ...

What to expect at the 2024 Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis - Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0400 - An estimated 24,000 people participated in Eucharistic adoration at the SEEK24 conference in St. Louis on Jan. 3, 2024. / Credit: FOCUS CNA Staff, Mar 11, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). The 2024 N ...

Historic ‘Requiem for the Forgotten’ Mass to premiere in Miami  - Sun, 10 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0400 - Richard Carrillo, director of “Requiem for the Forgotten,” conducts a choir. Carrillo is finishing his doctorate in choral conducting at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. ...

8 of the most popular novenas - Sat, 09 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0500 - Holy Spirit stained glass in St. Peter's Basilica. / Credit: Alexey Gotovskyi/CNA CNA Staff, Mar 9, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A novena is a traditional form of Catholic prayer lasting nine da ...

Iowa House passes bill to affirm personhood at moment of fertilization - Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:20:00 -0500 - A view of the Iowa State Capitol building in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. / Credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 8, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA). The Iowa House of Represe ...

Catholic Charities Chicago to cut 300 jobs amid transition away from government contracts - Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:35:00 -0500 - null / Credit: Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 17:35 pm (CNA). Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago announced large-scale job cuts this week amid a plan to move away from ...

Orthodox, Catholic representatives issue ‘challenging recommendation’ on interfaith marriage - Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:05:00 -0500 - null / Credit: Fabio Sola Penna via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 17:05 pm (CNA). As interfaith marriages can carry unique theological and pastoral challenges, Orthodox and Cathol ...

Court rules Christian nonprofit does not have to cover gender transition - Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:35:00 -0500 - null / Credit: Brian A Jackson / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 16:35 pm (CNA). In a “resounding victory” for religious freedom, a court in North Dakota ruled this week that the fede ...

Irish voters mull constitutional amendments downgrading traditional family structure - Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:35:00 -0500 - Maria Steen, an Irish barrister, makes the case for rejecting proposed amendments to Ireland's constitution. / Credit: Screenshot/EWTN News Nightly CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 15:35 pm (CNA). ...

Biden promises legal abortion nationwide in State of the Union address - Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:05:00 -0500 - President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Chip Somod ...

Connecticut latest state to consider ‘human composting’ amid Catholic opposition - Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:10:00 -0500 - null / Credit: Martchan/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 8, 2024 / 12:10 pm (CNA). Connecticut is the latest among several states to consider legalizing the controversial practice of “human compos ...

Alabama governor signs bill for IVF clinic immunity in deaths of human embryos - Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -0500 - null / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed legislation that grants immunity to clinics when they ...

Fake priest robs New York church of $900 in multistate impersonator scam - Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:20:00 -0500 - The priest impersonator enters American Martyrs Church in Queens, New York, on March 3, 2024. / Credit: Diocese of Brooklyn CNA Staff, Mar 7, 2024 / 15:20 pm (CNA). A scam artist who impersonat ...

Ukrainian Catholic patriarch’s message in U.S.: ‘Please don’t give up Ukraine’ - Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:00:00 -0500 - Sviatoslav Shevchuk is Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Galicia and Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church / Credit: Screenshot/EWTN News Nightly Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2024 / 13:0 ...

New criminal justice program in Steubenville ‘rooted in the Catholic tradition’ - Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:10:00 -0500 - Dr. Charles P. Nemeth, director of the Center for Criminal Justice, Law, & Ethics engaging with students at Franciscan University of Steubenville / Franciscan University of Steubenville CNA ...

Biden expected to emphasize his support for abortion in State of the Union address - Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:45:00 -0500 - U.S. President Joe Biden is shown here delivering his 2023 State of the Union address before a joint session of the United States Congress. / Credit: Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images Washingt ...

‘Cabrini’ actress Cristiana Dell’Anna shares importance of role: ‘It wasn’t just an acting job’ - Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0500 - Cristiana Dell’Anna portrays Mother Cabrini in “Cabrini,” a gripping account of the genesis and early years of the saint’s mission in NewYork City. / Credit: Angel Studios CNA Staff, Ma ...

10 little-known facts about the early visionary St. Perpetua and her companion St. Felicity - Thu, 07 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0500 - Sts. Perpetua and Felicity. / Credit: National Catholic Register files National Catholic Register, Mar 7, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). Many have heard of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity; they are early sa ...

Republican attorneys general threaten YouTube over ‘misleading’ label on pro-life videos - Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:00:00 -0500 - Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 6, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA). Sixteen Republican attorneys general are threatening legal action against YouTube and its parent company, Google, f ...

Pro-life groups urge Alabama governor to veto IVF bill - Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:12:00 -0500 - A bill granting protections for IVF procedures is heading to the desk of Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey. / Credit: Public Domain Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 6, 2024 / 17:12 pm (CNA). Thirteen of the ...