Catholic Scouting organization renews partnership with Boy Scouts
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, May 2, 2025 / 17:44 pm The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) announced today a new memorandum of understanding with Scouting America, formerly known…
Cardinal commemorates martyrdom, persecution of Eastern Catholics faithful to pope
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 2, 2025 / 17:14 pm On the seventh day of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti recalled the extreme sacrifice Catholics…
CUA panel examines legacy of Pope Francis, future of the Church
By Tessa Gervasini Washington D.C., May 2, 2025 / 16:38 pm A panel of scholars at The Catholic University of America (CUA) addressed what they believe the cardinals may be…
Catholic who refused to deny his faith shot by Islamic terrorists in India
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 2, 2025 / 15:14 pm Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week: Catholic who refused…
Pope Francis’ cardinal picks bring new voices to the conclave
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, May 2, 2025 / 13:49 pm The conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7. (Here’s a detailed explanation of how the…
Francis, the pope who put the Church in green mode
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, May 2, 2025 / 12:46 pm “Everything is connected,” Pope Francis wrote — five times — in his encyclical Laudato Si’. Since its publication…
2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 2, 2025 / 11:59 am The upcoming conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis will be the largest in the history of the…
New Jersey bishop vows to ‘do the right thing’ for abuse victims amid grand jury dispute
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, May 2, 2025 / 11:27 am Camden, New Jersey, Bishop Joseph Williams this week said he will do right by abuse victims in his diocese…
Baltimore Archdiocese to launch missionary ‘lab’ program to draw young people
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 2, 2025 / 06:00 am The Archdiocese of Baltimore is launching a new initiative this summer to address the crisis of disaffiliation among…
Nicene Creed champion: The life and legacy of St. Athanasius
By CNA Staff CNA Staff, May 2, 2025 / 04:00 am The Catholic Church on May 2 honors St. Athanasius of Alexandria, a fourth-century bishop known as “the father of…
U.S. ambassador-designate to Vatican clears Senate Foreign Relations Committee
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 1, 2025 / 18:23 pm In a party-line vote on Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations advanced Brian Burch’s nomination for…
FULL TEXT: Cardinal Fernández’s homily on the sixth day of Novendiales
By Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández Vatican City, May 1, 2025 / 17:53 pm Editor’s Note: On May 1, 2025, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery of the Doctrine…