Pope Francis, international leaders discuss children’s rights at Vatican
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 3, 2025 / 09:13 am Pope Francis and leaders from around the world are meeting at the Vatican this week to discuss the rights…
As fighting rages on in Eastern DR Congo, Catholic charity steps up humanitarian response
By Silas Isenjia ACI Africa, Feb 2, 2025 / 09:00 am Amid the escalation of violence, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) has scaled up humanitarian response in Goma,…
Love and light: Pope Francis reflects on Christ’s presentation
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 2, 2025 / 07:30 am In a profound reflection delivered during Sunday’s Angelus prayer, Pope Francis emphasized how Jesus Christ reveals the ultimate criterion…
Cause for beatification of quadriplegic who brought many sick people to Christ advances
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 2, 2025 / 07:00 am The Salesians received the news that the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints has validated the diocesan…
Pope Francis calls consecrated religious to be ‘bearers of light’ amid modern challenges
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 / 17:00 pm Pope Francis urged consecrated men and women to become “bearers of light” in today’s world through their faithful witness…
Pope Francis tells Ukrainian youth to be patriots, pursue peace through dialogue
By AC Wimmer Rome Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 / 16:09 pm Pope Francis urged Ukrainian youth on Saturday to persist in dialogue and patriotism while acknowledging the profound challenges of…
Philadelphia archbishop: ‘My heart sank’ after learning of Friday plane crash
By Tina Dennelly CNA Staff, Feb 1, 2025 / 10:55 am Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Peréz called for all to “unite in prayer” after a private medical jet carrying a pediatric…
Vatican Library exhibition traces historic journeys during jubilee year
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 / 09:00 am As pilgrims make their way to Rome during the 2025 Jubilee Year, the Vatican Apostolic Library announced a new…
Pope Francis shares with seminarians that his mom did not want him to enter seminary
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Feb 1, 2025 / 07:00 am Pope Francis discussed in a Jan. 30 audience with seminarians and formators from the ecclesiastical province of Valencia in…
In powerful jubilee message, pope points to Mary Magdalene’s transformative trust
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 / 06:06 am Pope Francis highlighted Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion during a…
South Korea priest feeds hungry youth with kimchi stew
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 1, 2025 / 05:30 am A priest in South Korea is serving up bowls of rich Korean stew in Seoul via a restaurant ministry…
Ireland’s spiritual mother faces secular reinterpretation
By Patrick J. Passmore Dublin, Ireland, Feb 1, 2025 / 05:00 am In Ireland, Feb. 1 marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of “Lá Fhéile Bríde” — St.…