PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV meeting the last three pontiffs
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, May 9, 2025 / 15:53 pm Pope Leo XIV had the opportunity to meet three of his predecessors at the helm of the…
Boston Archdiocese urges priests with visas to refrain from international travel
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 15:23 pm Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Boston who are in the United States on visas have been urged…
Pope Leo XIV’s missionary work in Peru
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 14:49 pm In some of his first words to the world on May 8, newly-elected Pope Leo XIV recalled the…
U.S. cardinals praise Pope Leo XIV’s missionary heart, international experience
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 9, 2025 / 14:19 pm The United States cardinals who were part of the conclave that on Thursday elected Pope Leo XIV, the first…
Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass: ‘Jesus is the Christ’
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 9, 2025 / 13:52 pm In his first Mass as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful to “bear…
Department of Justice says data breach exposed information on diocesan sex abuse survivors
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 13:32 pm The U.S. Department of Justice says a recent data breach of a California consulting firm exposed data of Catholic…
Police arrest Pennsylvania man for detonating explosive inside Catholic chapel
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 12:56 pm Police in a small Pennsylvania town have arrested a man they claim detonated an explosive on the altar of…
Asia Pacific Catholics react to news of Church’s first U.S.-born pontiff Pope Leo XIV
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 12:26 pm From Europe to the Asia Pacific, millions of Catholics are celebrating the election of U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV as…
Pontifical Mission Societies USA rejoices in election of Pope Leo XIV
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 11:47 am The American arm of the worldwide Pontifical Mission Societies (TPMS) is celebrating yesterday’s election of Pope Leo XIV.…
Controversial German Synodal Committee to meet this weekend
By Martin Bürger Magdeburg, Germany, May 9, 2025 / 10:42 am The German Synodal Committee will meet this weekend to prepare for a council to consolidate the German Synodal Way.…
Pro-lifers protest law attacking conscience protections in New South Wales, Australia
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 10:12 am Pro-life activists in Australia this week protested against a bill that would force health care workers with conscientious…
Actor Kelsey Grammer says aborting son ‘the greatest pain I have ever known’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 09:42 am Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news: Frasier actor says aborting son ‘The greatest pain I…