2 Mexican officials assassinated: The Church expresses ‘profound consternation’
By David Ramos Puebla, Mexico, May 21, 2025 / 19:22 pm The Mexican Bishops’ Conference expressed its “profound consternation” following the assassination of two senior officials of the Mexico City…
Georgia attorney general: LIFE Act doesn’t require keeping pregnant brain-dead woman alive
By Amira Abuzeid CNA Staff, May 21, 2025 / 17:33 pm In response to national outcry over the case of Adriana Smith, a brain-dead pregnant woman on life support, the…
In new interview, JD Vance explains how his Catholic faith informs his political views
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 21, 2025 / 17:02 pm In a sit-down interview with the New York Times’ Ross Douthat, Vice President JD Vance opened up about…
Pontifical Academy for Life signs elderly care declaration with Muslim council, AARP
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 21, 2025 / 15:22 pm The Pontifical Academy for Life, the elderly advocacy group AARP, and the Muslim Council of Elders this month…
Pope Leo XIV to meet cardinals at consistory to approve canonizations
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 21, 2025 / 10:46 am Pope Leo XIV will hold a meeting of cardinals on June 13 to give the final approval to the…
California Catholic school launches ‘house system’ to build community, foster leadership
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, May 21, 2025 / 10:05 am A Catholic school in Southern California is preparing to launch a “house system” that it says will help students…
Pope Leo XIV appeals for end to hostilities in Gaza in first general audience
Vatican City, May 21, 2025 / 08:05 am Pope Leo XIV in the first general audience of his pontificate on Wednesday appealed for an end to hostilities in Gaza and…
Church in Korea keeps up quest for reconciliation between the peninsula’s two nations
By Victoria Cardiel ACI Prensa Staff, May 21, 2025 / 06:00 am Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea remains one of…
UPDATE: President Trump extols Pope Leo XIV, meets brother Louis Prevost
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 21, 2025 / 05:15 am President Donald Trump met Louis Prevost, the oldest brother of Pope Leo XIV, at the White House on…
EWTN to release biography of Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, May 20, 2025 / 17:58 pm A new biography of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, will be available May 21…
Denver ‘Called by Name’ vocations campaign looks to plant seeds for new seminarians
By Kate Quiñones Denver, Colo., May 20, 2025 / 17:28 pm The Archdiocese of Denver launched a vocations campaign this weekend to connect young men who may be interested in…
‘A close, affectionate, joyful voice’: How a former colleague of Leo XIV describes him
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, May 20, 2025 / 16:58 pm Monsignor Humberto González is a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (PCAL, by its Spanish acronym), where…