3 Christian converts in Iran sentenced to over 40 years in prison
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 14, 2025 / 17:40 pm Here are some of the major stories about the Church around the world that you may have missed…
Death camp in Mexico: Church denounces ‘cruelty and human wretchedness’
By Diego López Colín Puebla, Mexico, Mar 14, 2025 / 17:10 pm The Catholic Church in Mexico expressed its “profound indignation and grief” following the discovery of an organized crime…
Cuba releases hundreds more prisoners under Vatican-mediated deal
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 14, 2025 / 16:40 pm Earlier this week, Cuba completed the release of 553 prisoners despite the collapse of a deal with the…
Zelenskyy delivers list of POWs in Russia to the Vatican to mediate their release
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Mar 14, 2025 / 16:10 pm Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has provided the Vatican with a list of names of Ukrainians detained by the Russian…
Order of Malta reaffirms commitment to Lebanon’s stability and reconstruction
By ACI MENA ACI MENA, Mar 14, 2025 / 15:40 pm Faithful to its ongoing commitment to supporting Lebanon, a high-level delegation from the Sovereign Order of Malta is currently…
‘No future for Syria without Christians’: Archbishop calls for justice for massacre victims
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 14, 2025 / 15:10 pm The Greek-Catholic archbishop of Homs, Jean-Abdo Arbach, condemned the massacres of civilians that occurred in Syria last weekend…
Democrats push bill to protect mailing of abortion pills
By Matt McDonald National Catholic Register, Mar 14, 2025 / 14:40 pm Democrats worried about what the Trump administration might do to curtail chemical abortions have filed a bill in…
Archbishop Sample rebukes ‘celebration of death’ as Oregon governor honors abortionists
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 14, 2025 / 14:10 pm Portland Archbishop Alexander Sample condemned what he described as a “celebration of death” after Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek…
Christians decry plan in India for death penalty for conversions
By Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Mar 14, 2025 / 12:30 pm Activists in India are decrying remarks from the leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in which…
Rome marathon runners to hold 42-second silence for Pope Francis
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 14, 2025 / 11:50 am Over 30,000 runners will hold 42 seconds of silence for Pope Francis before the start of the Rome Marathon…
Peruvian bishop denounces ‘direct attack’ on Church’s freedom of speech
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Mar 14, 2025 / 07:00 am The bishop of Cajamarca, Peru, has denounced a “direct attack” on the Catholic Church’s freedom of speech by…
How hundreds of religious sisters contributed to ‘groundbreaking’ 30-year Alzheimer’s study
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2025 / 06:00 am The contribution of nearly 700 Catholic religious sisters to a “groundbreaking” decades-long study on Alzheimer’s and dementia continues to…