4 digital content creators discuss their role in the Church’s mission of evangelization
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Apr 6, 2025 / 07:00 am As digital platforms continue to explode, there has been a rise in Catholic content creators producing and sharing…
New movie to depict story of fourth-century saint through modern-day gangland drama
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Apr 6, 2025 / 06:00 am A fourth-century monk who became a revered saint in both the east and west will be the subject…
German diocese allows use of ‘gender star’ symbol in messaging for certain ministries
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 5, 2025 / 11:15 am Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week: German diocese allows…
Tallest cross in the world will remain despite Spanish ‘resignification’ project
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Apr 5, 2025 / 10:00 am The spokesman for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym), Bishop Francisco César García Magán, stated…
Papal nuncio blesses new St. Vincent de Paul Society advocacy office on Capitol Hill
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington D.C., Apr 5, 2025 / 09:00 am The Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA (SVdP) celebrated the opening of its brand-new advocacy office on Capitol…
St. Peter’s Basilica to exhibit Veronica’s Veil on April 6
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Apr 5, 2025 / 08:00 am On Sunday, April 6, the fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered “Veronica’s Veil,” a…
Pope appoints Bishop John Sherrington as new Liverpool archbishop in England
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Apr 5, 2025 / 07:36 am Pope Francis has appointed Bishop John Sherrington as the new Archbishop of Liverpool. Sherrington replaces Archbishop Malcolm Patrick McMahon,…
Catholic deacon shares ordeal of spending decade of captivity in Syria prison
By Souheil Lawand ACI MENA, Apr 5, 2025 / 07:00 am On the morning of Sunday, March 2, without any prior notice, Johnny Fouad Dawoud, a deacon in the Syriac…
What’s so ‘wrong’ with the Vatican flag?
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Apr 5, 2025 / 06:00 am What does the flag of Vatican City look like? What should it look like? Beyond the recognizable general design…
Disability rights advocates urge putting the brakes on assisted suicide
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Apr 4, 2025 / 19:52 pm Advocates for those with disabilities focused on what they call troubling trends in government-backed assisted suicide programs in the…
A timeline of abuse allegations against deceased former cardinal Theodore McCarrick
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Apr 4, 2025 / 19:20 pm The following is a timeline of important dates from the McCarrick Report and elsewhere regarding abuse allegations against recently…
Arrest made in murder of Kansas archdiocesan priest
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Apr 4, 2025 / 18:12 pm Police have arrested a man in connection with Thursday’s shooting death of a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of…