Vance leads prayer for Pope Francis at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Feb 28, 2025 / 18:15 pm U.S. Vice President JD Vance led attendees at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in a prayer for Pope…
Border bishops call for immigration reform, reiterate support for migrants
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 28, 2025 / 17:45 pm A group of U.S. and Mexican bishops from dioceses along the southern border said this week that migrants can…
German archdiocese criticizes carnival float associating Jesus with sex abuse crisis
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 28, 2025 / 17:15 pm Here are some of the major stories of the Church around the world that you might have missed…
A ‘father of Europe’ is one step closer to beatification
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Madrid, Spain, Feb 28, 2025 / 15:30 pm The closing ceremony of the diocesan phase of the beatification process of Servant of God Alcide De Gasperi (1881–1954),…
Pope Francis ventilated after ‘sudden worsening’ of respiratory condition
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 28, 2025 / 14:58 pm Pope Francis began noninvasive ventilation on Friday after experiencing a respiratory crisis that led to a “sudden worsening” of…
Pope Francis tells liturgists to avoid ‘pageantry or prominence’
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Feb 28, 2025 / 13:20 pm Pope Francis on Friday urged liturgists to accompany bishops and the faithful communities of their dioceses with humility and…
Vatican advises against publishing names of accused without ‘legitimate’ reason
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 28, 2025 / 12:50 pm The Vatican’s department for the interpretation of Church law has advised against publishing accusations damaging to someone’s reputation, such…
CNA explains: Pope Francis still calls Gaza parish every night
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Feb 28, 2025 / 12:20 pm Pope Francis has continued his daily call to the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip despite his continued…
Trinitarian Order quietly helping persecuted Christians for 800 years
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Madrid, Spain, Feb 28, 2025 / 06:00 am The Trinitarian Order was established in the Middle Ages to free Christian captives held by Muslims during the Crusades.…
Spanish bishops: Conditions for Pope Francis to resign are not met
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Feb 27, 2025 / 17:50 pm The secretary-general and spokesman for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym), Bishop Francisco César García…
New Jersey governor launches program to bring abortionists to state
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Feb 27, 2025 / 17:20 pm Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. New Jersey governor to bring abortionists to state The…
Mexican state decriminalizes abortion; Catholics who support it excommunicated, bishop says
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Feb 27, 2025 / 16:10 pm Following the Feb. 25 decriminalization of abortion for up to 12 weeks of pregnancy in the Mexican state…