Berlin pharmacist ordered to give up practice after refusing to sell ‘morning-after’ pill
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 16, 2025 / 11:21 am Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week: Berlin pharmacist ordered…
Hospital keeps brain-dead woman alive to save unborn baby, citing Georgia law
By Amira Abuzeid CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 / 10:39 am A Georgia hospital is requiring that a pregnant woman who was declared brain dead more than 90 days ago…
Cardinal Parolin doesn’t rule out Pope Leo XIV going to Nicaea
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, May 16, 2025 / 08:00 am Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, has not ruled out the possibility of Pope Leo XIV traveling to…
CNA explains: How the reconciliation bill might defund Planned Parenthood
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 / 07:00 am Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled its portion of the reconciliation bill, which included language…
Discover the chapel at the Spanish Steps where St. Thérèse prayed for her vocation
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 16, 2025 / 06:00 am Millions of tourists flock to Rome’s Spanish Steps each year, but few realize that at the top of the…
Senate Democrats block U.S. Vatican ambassador confirmation: What’s next?
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 15, 2025 / 18:43 pm Senate Democrats this week blocked the confirmation of Brian Burch, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to…
JD Vance, Marco Rubio to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at the Vatican
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 15, 2025 / 18:23 pm U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, both of whom are Catholic, will attend…
Pope Leo XIV laments that today’s youth have to deal with ‘relativism’ and ‘superficiality’
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, May 15, 2025 / 18:03 pm Pope Leo XIV on Thursday lamented that today’s youth must deal with “relativism,” “emotional instability,” and “superficiality,” although he…
U.S. lifts sanctions on Syria, renewing hope for Christians and boosting national economy
By Souheil Lawand ACI MENA, May 15, 2025 / 17:33 pm In a surprising announcement made this week from Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the United States…
Cardinal Dolan visits 100-year-old nun who taught him to ‘love and serve the Lord’
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, May 15, 2025 / 17:03 pm Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, shared a video on May 14 in which he appears…
Health and Human Services chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. orders review of abortion pill
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 15, 2025 / 16:33 pm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing the regulation and labeling of the abortion pill mifepristone following…
Pope Leo XIV can accelerate ‘Leonine revolution’ in the Church, theologian says
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, May 15, 2025 / 16:03 pm The pontificate of Pope Leo XIV can bring new impetus to the Church’s evangelical mission in the world today,…