Pope Francis prays for victims of Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Apr 10, 2025 / 11:12 am Pope Francis on Thursday offered prayers for the victims of a deadly nightclub collapse in the Dominican Republic that…
Emergency Missions: transforming lives and bringing hope to the most vulnerable in Peru
By Diego López Marina Lima Newsroom, Apr 10, 2025 / 06:00 am In one of the most poverty-stricken areas of Lima, Peru, where hunger and hopelessness have long prevailed, a…
Charismatic Catholics meet in Rome to celebrate Jubilee of Hope
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 9, 2025 / 18:11 pm As part of the Jubilee of Hope, a World Meeting of Prayer Groups of the Charismatic Renewal has…
Colorado bishops urge veto of ‘abhorrent’ abortion funding bill
By Kate Quiñones Denver, Colo., Apr 9, 2025 / 17:41 pm The Colorado Catholic bishops are urging state Gov. Jared Polis to veto a bill that would put at least…
Priest of only Catholic parish in Gaza calls for peace, says Gaza is ‘a prison’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Apr 9, 2025 / 17:11 pm The pastor of the only Catholic parish in Gaza is urging world leaders to seek peace, saying that Gaza…
Dominican Republic nightclub disaster: Church prays for victims, families
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 9, 2025 / 16:41 pm Archbishop Francisco Ozoria Acosta of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, expressed his profound sorrow and solidarity in response…
Pope Francis meets with King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Vatican
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 9, 2025 / 16:11 pm Pope Francis greeted England’s King Charles and Queen Camilla on Wednesday in a brief meeting in which the dignitaries…
Albany Diocese to undertake planning process that could close one-third of its parishes
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Apr 9, 2025 / 15:37 pm The Diocese of Albany, New York, will undertake a planning initiative in response to a diocesan “financial and maintenance…
The other Charles in Rome: ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’ is buried in St. Peter’s Basilica
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Apr 9, 2025 / 15:07 pm King Charles III is in Rome this week, but due to the cancellation of his state visit to the…
Morality of Trump immigration, refugee policies sparks pitched debate
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 9, 2025 / 14:37 pm The debate over immigration, border control, and refugee resettlement remains a hot-button topic among the general population, including…
Experts meet in Budapest to discuss existential crisis affecting the family in the West
By Solène Tadié Budapest, Hungary, Apr 9, 2025 / 13:49 pm As birth rates fall, loneliness rises, and the fabric of social life frays across much of the Western world,…
Los Angeles priest arrested, charged with sexual misconduct involving minor
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 9, 2025 / 12:12 pm A priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has been arrested after allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct with a…