Irish bishop appointed to shepherd two dioceses
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Feb 16, 2025 / 09:00 am Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Kevin Doran as new bishop of the Diocese of Achonry in addition to being…
Catholics hopeful on abortion, health policy after Kennedy’s confirmation as HHS secretary
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 16, 2025 / 07:30 am Prominent U.S. Catholics are expressing optimism after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent confirmation as secretary of the Department…
Pope Francis spends peaceful second night at hospital, prays for peace at Angelus
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 16, 2025 / 07:00 am Pope Francis spent a peaceful second night at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he remains under medical care for a…
Ecologists at center dedicated to St. Kateri help children integrate faith and nature
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Feb 16, 2025 / 06:00 am When Kathleen Hoenke and William Jacobs aren’t working as professional ecologists by day in their secular jobs, they’re…
Pope Francis’ message to artists: Be witnesses to ‘revolutionary vision of the Beatitudes’
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 16, 2025 / 04:59 am Powerful proclamations to painters, poets, and performers highlighted Pope Francis’ message to artists on Sunday, calling them to participate…
New York Encounter: Technology is costing us our humanity, experts say
By Zelda Caldwell New York City, N.Y., Feb 15, 2025 / 17:16 pm Technology is robbing us of our humanity, turning humans in some respects into “disembodied” minds, Paolo Carozza,…
New animated film honors legacy of 21 Coptic Martyrs on 10th anniversary of their martyrdom
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Feb 15, 2025 / 08:00 am On Feb. 15, 2015, ISIS militants brutally executed 21 Coptic Christian prisoners on a beach in Libya. Now,…
Sister Raffaella Petrini appointed president of Vatican governorate
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 15, 2025 / 07:15 am Pope Francis has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini, FSE, as president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and…
Ecumenical initiative calls for unity to celebrate Easter together
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Feb 15, 2025 / 07:00 am The First Ecumenical Council, the meeting of Christian bishops that was held in 325 in Nicaea (today İznik, Turkey),…
A new generation of saints? 6 millennials on the road to canonization
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 15, 2025 / 06:00 am Six young people who lived with deep faith and committed their lives to the Church that Jesus…
Pope Francis ‘peaceful’ after first night in Rome hospital
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 15, 2025 / 05:53 am Pope Francis had a “peaceful night” and read several newspapers Saturday morning following his admission to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital…
Eden Invitation founder: Chastity helps us view people as ‘worthy of reverence and dignity’
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 14, 2025 / 19:00 pm A Catholic ministry called Eden Invitation is working to “create space to receive the whole person” for people…