Vatican creates official Instagram account for Pope Leo XIV
By Eduardo Berdejo ACI Prensa Staff, May 14, 2025 / 14:18 pm The Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV has decided to “maintain an active presence on social media through…
Pope Leo XIV’s American citizenship: Can he keep it as pope?
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, May 14, 2025 / 06:00 am Catholics around the world continue to celebrate the election last week of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from…
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer of consecration to Our Lady of Fátima
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, May 13, 2025 / 17:19 pm Pope Leo XIV, when he was bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, offered a special prayer of consecration to the…
Minnesota auxiliary bishop calls for continuation of health care for unauthorized immigrants
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 13, 2025 / 16:49 pm Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Kenney of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis and other Catholics on Monday spoke at the…
Peruvian bishop defends Pope Leo XIV against accusations of cover-up
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, May 13, 2025 / 15:56 pm The current bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, Edinson Farfán, is publicly defending the actions of his predecessor, Bishop Robert…
Former Holy See ambassador, friend of Leo XIV says new pontiff will be ‘fantastic pope’
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 13, 2025 / 14:48 pm Former United States Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney said this week that he believes Pope Leo…
Planned Parenthood says abortions at all-time high, taxpayer funding increasing
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 13, 2025 / 14:18 pm Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report shows a rising number of abortions and increasing federal funding for the abortion giant…
Catholic mom of 10 honored as ‘queen of mothers’ at New Orleans vigil Mass
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 13, 2025 / 12:12 pm A Catholic mother of 10 and grandmother of 30 was honored by New Orleans’ Archbishop Gregory Aymond during a…
Synod leaders pledge obedience to Pope Leo XIV
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 13, 2025 / 11:43 am The leadership of the Vatican’s synod office has pledged its full availability and support of Pope Leo XIV in…
A priest friend of Pope Leo XIV shares memories of him in Peru
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, May 13, 2025 / 06:00 am Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez of Chiclayo, Peru, had been planning a trip with his mother for months to visit…
Lawyers for Mikal Mahdi allege ‘botched’ firing squad execution in South Carolina
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 12, 2025 / 18:06 pm Lawyers who represent the recently executed Mikal Mahdi are alleging that the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC)…
Pope Leo’s ‘greatest generation’ dad served on D-Day tank landing ship
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 12, 2025 / 17:26 pm Louis Marius Prevost, the father of Pope Leo XIV, served on a D-Day landing ship during World War…