Pope Francis in Sunday Angelus: Jesus heals our wounds so we can love others
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Mar 30, 2025 / 09:18 am Pope Francis on Sunday encouraged Christians to continue their Lenten journey as a time of healing and faith in…
Notre Dame to honor Catholic Charities president for ‘faith-filled service’
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 30, 2025 / 09:02 am Catholic Charities USA President Kerry Alys Robinson will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2025 Laetare Medal, the university…
Cardinal’s role in effort to ‘resignify’ Franco era war monument sparks controversy
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Mar 30, 2025 / 08:00 am In a statement published by the Archdiocese of Madrid, Cardinal José Cobo defended his role as an interlocutor…
Lebanon will soon have its own ‘camino,’ once traveled by Christ and the Romans
By Marguerita Kallassy ACI MENA, Mar 30, 2025 / 07:00 am Lebanon will soon have its own “camino,” according to the Association of Pilgrimages in Lebanon (APL). On March 28,…
Vatican-backed program to restore Catholic parishes ‘for generations to come’
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 30, 2025 / 06:00 am A major U.S.-based initiative is providing tens of millions of dollars to Catholic parishes and organizations across the country…
Missionaries of Mercy gather in Rome as Pope Francis praises their ‘ministry of forgiveness’
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Mar 29, 2025 / 10:00 am As hundreds of Missionaries of Mercy gathered in Rome this weekend, Pope Francis commended their distinctive ministry of forgiveness…
Christian communities in Israel face growing hostility, annual report reveals
By Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Mar 29, 2025 / 09:00 am On March 27 in Jerusalem, the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue presented findings from its annual report, “Attacks on…
Nunciature in El Salvador issues correction for liturgical abuse
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 29, 2025 / 08:00 am The apostolic nunciature in El Salvador issued a correction for the irregularities that occurred March 24 during…
Bishop calls for peace in South Sudan as country’s first vice president reportedly arrested
By ACI Africa ACI Africa, Mar 29, 2025 / 07:00 am A Catholic bishop in the Africa’s youngest country has directed the people under his care to participate in daily…
Inspired by John Paul II, Catholic maternal health organization celebrates 30 years
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 29, 2025 / 06:00 am It all began with Pope John Paul II. In the 1980s, the late pope encouraged Dr. Robert Walley, a…
Cardinal calls on Iraqi Christians to vote for fellow Christians in upcoming elections
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 28, 2025 / 17:35 pm Here are some of the major stories about the Church from around the world that you may have…
Leader of ‘black mass’ arrested at Kansas Capitol after punching protester
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 28, 2025 / 17:05 pm The organizer of a “black mass” that took place outside the Kansas state Capitol on Friday amid heavy Catholic…