Pope Francis’ astronomer shares ‘A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars’
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 17:00 pm Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, has spent the last 30 years staring at the sky. As the director of…
Archbishop Naumann weighs in on need to solve current immigration, refugee challenges
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 16:30 pm Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, is the latest among prelates throughout the country who are weighing in with…
Catholic bishops praise Trump’s executive order barring men from women’s sports
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 7, 2025 / 16:00 pm Two committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) expressed their approval of President Donald Trump’s…
Virginia McCaskey, Chicago Bears owner and pro-life Catholic, dies at 102
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 7, 2025 / 15:30 pm Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears football team and a committed pro-life Catholic, died Thursday at age…
Nearly 2 dozen bishops visit remote community of ‘banished’ Catholics in eastern India
By Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Feb 7, 2025 / 15:00 pm Dozens of Catholic families of the Nandagiri settlement in the remote Kandhamal district of eastern Odisha state in India…
Allegations of abuse: Paris public prosecutor’s office will not investigate Abbé Pierre
By CNA Deutsch CNA Deutsch, Feb 7, 2025 / 14:30 pm The Paris public prosecutor’s office has announced that, despite serious allegations of abuse, it will not investigate Abbé Pierre…
Trump task force on anti-Christian bias will review policies of FBI, DOJ, other agencies
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Feb 7, 2025 / 14:00 pm President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday evening to create a task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias…
Maryland Supreme Court upholds law ending statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 7, 2025 / 13:30 pm The Maryland Supreme Court this week found that the state Child Victims Act (CVA) of 2023 did not violate…
Pope Francis: Keep the hope that it is possible to eradicate human trafficking
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 7, 2025 / 13:00 pm In his message for the 11th International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, Pope Francis on Friday…
Bishop Álvarez: ‘I always believed in my liberation and what sustained me was prayer’
By Paola Arriaza Flynn Vatican City, Feb 7, 2025 / 12:20 pm In an exclusive interview, persecuted Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez, bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estelí, shared…
Rubio secures migration deals as Panama Canal tensions, Church criticisms mark region tour
By María J. Moriarty Seattle, Wash., Feb 7, 2025 / 10:15 am U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio capped a whirlwind tour of Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and…
Cardinals Re and Sandri confirmed as dean and vice dean of College of Cardinals
By Marco Mancini Vatican City, Feb 7, 2025 / 07:00 am The Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Francis has extended the approval he had granted for the election…