‘Be the love of Christ for others’: St. Louis begins long road to tornado recovery
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., May 23, 2025 / 07:00 am The people of northern St. Louis continue to pick up the pieces — assisted by Catholic Charities —…
‘Paths of Pope Leo XIV’ tourism route launches in Peru
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, May 23, 2025 / 06:00 am The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, and the minister of foreign trade and tourism, Desilú León, have announced…
Catholic Relief Services loses federal funds for 11 of 13 international food aid programs
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 22, 2025 / 18:13 pm As part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape American foreign aid, his administration is ending federal funds…
Catholics show solidarity after terrorist attack kills 2 Israeli officials in Washington, DC
By Tessa Gervasini Washington D.C., May 22, 2025 / 17:43 pm On Wednesday evening, May 21, two Israeli embassy staff members were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum…
Bishops applaud Educational Choice for Children Act, urge removal of ‘poison pill’ language
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 / 17:13 pm The budget reconciliation bill that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives this week included groundbreaking school choice legislation…
Delaware legalizes physician-assisted suicide
By Amira Abuzeid CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 / 16:43 pm Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer this week signed a bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill adults with a prognosis…
Catholic Charities aids Midwestern communities devastated by tornadoes
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 / 16:13 pm Local Catholic Charities organizations are rallying to support communities devastated by the more than 70 tornadoes that tore through…
Catholic health leaders object to House-passed Medicaid reforms in ‘big, beautiful bill’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 22, 2025 / 15:43 pm Leaders of several Catholic health care systems in the United States are expressing strong opposition to Medicaid reforms…
Pope Leo XIV thanks Pontifical Mission Societies for devotion to communion, universality
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, May 22, 2025 / 14:48 pm Pope Leo XIV delivered an address to the Pontifical Mission Societies on Thursday thanking its members for living the…
Pope Leo XIV appoints nun as secretary of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, May 22, 2025 / 14:18 pm Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Tiziana Merletti as secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and…
Catholics praise defunding of Planned Parenthood in major congressional budget bill
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 / 13:48 pm Catholic leaders and pro-life advocates on Thursday praised the passage of the House of Representatives’ major budget bill, hailing…
Our Lady of Good Counsel: All about this devotion and Pope Leo XIV’s connection to it
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 / 13:12 pm Pope Leo XIV, the first pope to come from the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), made a visit very…