Christians in Gaza: ‘The ceasefire has made the situation even worse’
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2025 / 16:50 pm Here are some of the major stories about the Church around the world that you may have missed…
Kansas bishops call for prayers, plan legal response to planned ‘black mass’
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 7, 2025 / 16:20 pm Amid reports that a Kansas “Satanist” group is planning to hold a so-called “black mass” at the Kansas Capitol…
New Jersey Supreme Court to consider whether grand jury can hear clergy abuse allegations
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 7, 2025 / 15:45 pm A New Jersey diocese this week faced a significant setback in its ongoing court battle related to a clergy…
South Carolina inmate to die by firing squad, Tennessee resumes executions with new drug
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2025 / 14:20 pm A South Carolina death row inmate is scheduled to die by firing squad on Friday and executions are…
Vatican expresses solidarity with Muslims during Ramadan fast
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 7, 2025 / 12:15 pm The Vatican has expressed its solidarity with Muslims participating in the Ramadan fast, noting that Catholics also fast and…
Cook Islands hosts ecumenical World Day of Prayer
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Mar 7, 2025 / 11:35 am The Cook Islands, a nation in the Pacific Ocean, hosted this year’s ecumenical World Day of Prayer on March…
Pope Francis appoints NASA scientist, Chinese biologist to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Mar 7, 2025 / 09:50 am Pope Francis has appointed a NASA geophysicist, a Harvard genetics professor, and a Chinese embryonic development researcher among five…
Bishop Barron comes to Washington, speaks with EWTN ahead of Trump’s address to Congress
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2025 / 06:00 am Bishop Robert Barron during his visit to the nation’s capital this week to attend President Donald Trump’s joint…
10 little-known facts about the early visionary St. Perpetua and her companion St. Felicity
By Jimmy Akin National Catholic Register, Mar 7, 2025 / 04:00 am Many have heard of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, early saints mentioned in Eucharistic Prayer I (the Roman Canon).…
U.S. bishops respond to Senate’s failure to pass women’s sports bill
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 6, 2025 / 16:50 pm The U.S. Catholic bishops reiterated their support on Thursday for a bill to protect women’s sports after the…
Supreme Court case for first Catholic charter school begins oral arguments
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 6, 2025 / 16:20 pm A Catholic charter school is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to approve the nation’s first publicly funded religious…
Vatican shares Pope Francis’ recorded message during rosary in St. Peter’s Square
By Madalaine Elhabbal CNA Staff, Mar 6, 2025 / 15:50 pm In a prerecorded message, Pope Francis thanked those gathered for the rosary prayer service in St. Peter’s Square on…