Minnesota bishops call for ‘generous but also prudent’ welcome of refugees
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 10, 2025 / 16:00 pm Minnesota’s Catholic bishops released a statement Feb. 7 advocating for “comprehensive immigration reform to fix our broken system”…
Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous rights ‘a matter of justice’
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Feb 10, 2025 / 11:40 am Defending the rights of Indigenous people is a matter of justice and a way to guarantee a sustainable future…
Vatican official: People ‘terrorized’ by U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Feb 10, 2025 / 09:30 am A prominent Vatican cardinal said on Monday that people are being “terrorized” by the U.S. government’s “crackdown” on immigration…
Young Christians, Muslims, Jews at the Vatican: ‘It’s possible to live together in peace’
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, Feb 10, 2025 / 07:00 am In 2023, the conflict between Israel and Hamas dragged universities around the world into a war of ideas with…
Does the death penalty deter crime?
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 10, 2025 / 06:00 am On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting the death penalty as an…
PHOTOS: Military, police gather with Pope Francis for Armed Forces jubilee Mass
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Feb 9, 2025 / 09:00 am Pope Francis presided over the Jubilee Mass for Armed Forces, Police and Security Personnel on Sunday, with Archbishop Diego…
Cardinal Koch rejects extreme traditionalist, progressive positions on Vatican II
By Nicolás de Cárdenas Madrid, Spain, Feb 9, 2025 / 07:00 am In his acceptance speech for the honorary doctorate awarded him by the Catholic University of Valencia, Cardinal Kurt…
Nebraska man describes meeting Christ in new autobiography
By S. L. Hansen / Southern Nebraska Register Lincoln, Neb., Feb 9, 2025 / 06:00 am It was a hard hit on the football field, but 12-year-old Derek Ruth of…
U.S., Venezuelan bishops: Ending temporary protected status for migrants ‘counterproductive’
By Andrés Henríquez Caracas, Venezuela, Feb 8, 2025 / 08:00 am The bishops of the United States and Venezuela are both opposed to the Trump administration’s looming elimination of temporary…
German theologian and journalist explores the legacy of Iraq’s Christians
By Rody Sher ACI MENA, Feb 8, 2025 / 07:00 am German theologian and journalist Matthias Kopp — spokesman for the German Bishops’ Conference and a consultant to the Vatican…
St. Josephine Bakhita’s feast day marks anti-human trafficking campaign launch in Africa
By Agnes Aineah ACI Africa, Feb 8, 2025 / 04:00 am Over 30 African countries have confirmed their participation in a campaign to end human trafficking organized by the Pan-African…
U.S. bishops conference lays off 50 amid migrant funding 'uncertainty'
By Zelda Caldwell Washington D.C., Feb 7, 2025 / 21:55 pm The U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference laid off 50 staff members in its migration and refugee services office Friday, citing…