Catholic clergy, laypeople to gather for prayer at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 19, 2025 / 08:49 am Nearly 100 members of the Catholic clergy are expected to be among those praying for President Donald Trump…
Powerful reflections from saints on Lent: fasting, penance, and conversion
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 19, 2025 / 07:00 am Lent is not only a time of self denial but also of transformation. Six saints and blesseds…
‘Blood flows every day in Haiti’: Archbishop calls on international community to save lives
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 19, 2025 / 06:00 am The archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Max Leroy Mésidor, asked the international community for help to save the lives…
‘Go to Joseph’: What popes from Blessed Pius IX to Pope Francis have said about St. Joseph
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Mar 19, 2025 / 04:00 am The proclamation of the Year of St. Joseph by Pope Francis in December 2020 coincided with the 150th anniversary…
Catholic priest in Gaza reports explosions near parish
By Victoria Cardiel ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 18, 2025 / 17:10 pm Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, reported that following the breakdown of the…
8 Catholic universities get ready to compete in NCAA men’s basketball tournament
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Mar 18, 2025 / 15:10 pm The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament kicks off March 18 and this year’s tournament includes eight Catholic universities competing…
Catholic Relief Services calls for ‘prompt payments’ after termination of USAID programs
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2025 / 14:40 pm Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is urging the Trump administration to reverse the cancellation of USAID’s “lifesaving and life-giving…
‘This baby is a gift’: Trisomy 18 Awareness Day reminds us that every life is sacred
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2025 / 14:10 pm When Beverly Jacobson first learned that her unborn daughter Verity would be born with the rare genetic condition…
King Charles III plans state visit to Vatican, meeting with Pope Francis
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 18, 2025 / 13:35 pm King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom will make a state visit to the Holy See…
CNA explains: What’s ahead for the U.S. visa program for religious sisters, workers
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2025 / 12:35 pm Though Congress extended the visa program used by religious sisters ahead of its deadline last Friday evening, they…
Trump administration pays $47 million to Texas Catholic charity amid funding lawsuit
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 18, 2025 / 12:05 pm The Trump administration has paid out $47 million in grants to a Texas Catholic Charities group amid ongoing lawsuits…
Camden Coadjutor Bishop Joseph Williams succeeds Sullivan as bishop of diocese
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 18, 2025 / 11:35 am Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Dennis Sullivan from the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, appointing…