French bishops condemn passage of euthanasia bill, call for compassionate alternatives
By Solène Tadié Paris, France, May 31, 2025 / 06:00 am The French National Assembly has approved a controversial bill legalizing “assistance in dying,” a move that the country’s Catholic…
Pope Leo XIV set to obtain new Peruvian identity document
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, May 30, 2025 / 19:23 pm Pope Leo XIV has updated his personal information for a new Peruvian national identity document (DNI, by its…
‘Martyrs of the New Millenium’ examines plight of persecuted Christians
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 30, 2025 / 18:53 pm The whole nature of Chrisitian martyrdom has shifted in the 21st century, according to Robert Royal, author of…
Cardinal Dolan urges New York lawmakers: ‘Prevent, don’t assist, suicide’
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 30, 2025 / 18:23 pm Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York is asking state lawmakers to oppose a bill that…
Planned Parenthood to close 8 abortion facilities across the Midwest
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 30, 2025 / 17:53 pm Planned Parenthood has announced the upcoming closure of eight of its abortion facilities across Minnesota and Iowa. Planned Parenthood…
Researchers publish names of priests, religious who served in Canadian residential schools
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, May 30, 2025 / 17:23 pm Canadian researchers and advocates have published a list of more than 100 priests and religious workers who served in…
Pope Leo XIV to Anabaptists: Live the call to Christian unity with love
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, May 30, 2025 / 16:53 pm Pope Leo XIV encouraged the Anabaptist (Mennonite) movement to live with love the call to Christian unity and…
Pope Leo XIV appoints Father Pedro Bismarck Chau auxiliary bishop of Newark Archdiocese
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 30, 2025 / 16:23 pm Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Nicaraguan-born Father Pedro Bismarck Chau as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of…
Leo XIV: Peace is possible by ‘acknowledging, understanding, and surmounting’ disagreements
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú Vatican City, May 30, 2025 / 15:44 pm Pope Leo XIV on Friday stated that authentic peace “takes shape from the ground up” when the differences and…
Imprisoned Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai honored with 2025 Bradley Prize
By Amira Abuzeid CNA Staff, May 30, 2025 / 14:40 pm Jimmy Lai, the imprisoned pro-democracy advocate and Hong Kong entrepreneur, is the honorary recipient of the 2025 Bradley Prize…
Cardinal Eijk: Pontifical Academy for Life should examine ethics of ‘transgender’ therapy
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, May 30, 2025 / 13:38 pm Cardinal Willem Eijk on Friday said the Pontifical Academy for Life should give more attention to the bioethical issues…
Egyptian court ruling on St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai sparks outcry
By Souhail Lawand ACI MENA, May 30, 2025 / 12:02 pm An appeals court in the Egyptian city of Ismailia has ruled that the monks of St. Catherine’s Monastery in…