PHOTOS: Pope Francis receives get-well cards, drawings from schoolchildren in Rome
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 23, 2025 / 14:40 pm Pope Francis on Sunday was flooded with get-well cards and hand-drawn greetings from schoolchildren in Rome as the Holy…
Pope Francis ‘alert and well oriented,’ participates in Mass at hospital
By Tina Dennelly CNA Staff, Feb 23, 2025 / 14:10 pm Pope Francis’ condition “remains critical,” the Holy See Press Office said in a statement issued Sunday evening Rome time.…
Locals call for prayer as 70 bodies found in Democratic Republic of Congo church after attack
By Sabrine Amboka ACI Africa, Feb 23, 2025 / 10:30 am Locals at a village in the embattled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are appealing…
Frank Caprio: ‘The world’s kindest judge’ faces toughest battle of his life with cancer
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 23, 2025 / 09:30 am Judge Frank Caprio has become one of the most recognizable faces in the U.S. judicial system for…
Hospitalized pope urges deacons to selfless service as thousands gather for jubilee Mass
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 23, 2025 / 08:40 am Prayers filled St. Peter’s Basilica Sunday as Archbishop Rino Fisichella delivered Pope Francis’ prepared homily to over 4,000 permanent…
From his Rome hospital room, Pope Francis calls for peace in Ukraine
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 23, 2025 / 06:19 am As Pope Francis continued his treatment at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital Sunday, he expressed gratitude to medical staff while marking…
Large-scale theater production of Jesus’ life and death to draw huge crowds during Lent
By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver, Colo., Feb 23, 2025 / 06:00 am A live-action theatrical performance depicting Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection is selling out mainstream venues across the United…
Trump celebrates end to ‘transgender insanity’ with thousands at CPAC
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Feb 22, 2025 / 17:39 pm U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated an end to what he called “transgender insanity” during his Feb. 22 speech to…
Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Rome hospital, receives blood transfusion
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 22, 2025 / 14:11 pm Pope Francis remains in critical condition and “is not out of danger,” the Holy See Press Office announced Saturday…
Why the Church has celebrated the Chair of St. Peter feast for 1,600 years
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Feb 22, 2025 / 11:00 am Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition…
CPAC speakers hail school choice, end of gender ideology in public schools
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Feb 22, 2025 / 08:00 am Speakers at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to root gender ideology…
Ukrainian patriarch in Washington: Putin wants to ‘erase’ Ukraine
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington D.C., Feb 22, 2025 / 07:00 am The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church during a visit to Washington, D.C., this week advocated for a…