‘This baby is a gift’: Trisomy 18 Awareness Day reminds us that every life is sacred
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2025 / 14:10 pm When Beverly Jacobson first learned that her unborn daughter Verity would be born with the rare genetic condition…
King Charles III plans state visit to Vatican, meeting with Pope Francis
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 18, 2025 / 13:35 pm King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom will make a state visit to the Holy See…
CNA explains: What’s ahead for the U.S. visa program for religious sisters, workers
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2025 / 12:35 pm Though Congress extended the visa program used by religious sisters ahead of its deadline last Friday evening, they…
Trump administration pays $47 million to Texas Catholic charity amid funding lawsuit
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 18, 2025 / 12:05 pm The Trump administration has paid out $47 million in grants to a Texas Catholic Charities group amid ongoing lawsuits…
Camden Coadjutor Bishop Joseph Williams succeeds Sullivan as bishop of diocese
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2025 / 11:35 am Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Dennis Sullivan from the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, appointing…
Abducted seminarian murdered in Nigeria; priest released after 10 days in captivity
By Jude Atemanke ACI Africa, Mar 18, 2025 / 06:00 am A seminarian abducted on March 3 from a parish rectory in the Nigerian Diocese of Auchi was murdered by…
St. Cyril of Jerusalem: a beacon of courage in the face of misunderstanding and opposition
By CNA Staff CNA Staff, Mar 18, 2025 / 04:00 am On March 18, the Catholic Church honors St. Cyril of Jerusalem, a fourth-century bishop and doctor of the Church…
Dancers dedicate tango to Pope Francis at Gemelli Hospital
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, Mar 17, 2025 / 21:00 pm A group of tango enthusiasts, the emblematic dance of Pope Francis’ homeland, gathered in the plaza in front of…
Wichita Catholic church vandalized with hate speech; federal authorities investigating
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 17, 2025 / 16:10 pm Police have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of heavily vandalizing and defacing the interior of a Catholic parish in…
Nicaraguan dictatorship tightens monitoring of Catholic priests
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, Mar 17, 2025 / 15:25 pm The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his “co-president” and wife, Rosario Murillo, in Nicaragua continues to persecute the…
Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region ‘unstable’; Church leaders yet to comment
By ACI Africa ACI Africa, Mar 17, 2025 / 14:30 pm Tension is brewing in Ethiopia’s northernmost territory, the Tigray region, a source has told ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner…
Christians pray 100 Our Fathers at St. Patrick’s grave in Ireland for peace and unity
By Patrick J. Passmore Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mar 17, 2025 / 13:40 pm Inspired by St. Patrick’s “Confessions,” in which the patron of Ireland states “I arose as many as…