FULL TEXT: Cardinal Mamberti’s homily for the ninth Novendiales Mass
By CNA Staff Vatican City, May 4, 2025 / 20:28 pm Editor’s Note: On May 4, 2025, Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, the former prefect of the prefect of the supreme tribunal…
Pope Francis was ‘faithful to his mission,’ cardinal says at ninth Novendiales Mass
Vatican City, May 4, 2025 / 19:58 pm On the ninth and final day of Novendiales, the nine days of mourning for Pope Francis, French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti reflected on…
How Pope Francis shaped the College of Cardinals
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 4, 2025 / 09:00 am On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Roman pontiff,…
Catholic OB-GYN finds life-changing alternative to IVF
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 4, 2025 / 07:00 am Dr. Christopher Stroud was a Catholic OB-GYN who prescribed birth control and gave referrals for in vitro fertilization (IVF)…
Texas Catholic schools prepare to grow as Abbott signs school choice bill into law
By María J. Moriarty Seattle, Wash., May 3, 2025 / 16:00 pm Texas on Saturday officially enacted one of the largest school choice programs in its history, with Gov. Greg…
FULL TEXT: Cardinal Artime’s homily on the eightth day of Novendiales
By CNA Staff Vatican City, May 3, 2025 / 14:30 pm Editor’s Note: On May 3, 2025, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, the former prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of…
FULL TEXT: Cardinal Artime's homily on the 8th day of Novendiales
By CNA Staff Vatican City, May 3, 2025 / 14:30 pm Editor’s Note: On May 3, 2025, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, the former prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of…
Pope Francis urged 'heart and spirit' for 'the poorest' among us, Cardinal Artime says
By Daniel Payne CNA Newsroom, May 3, 2025 / 14:00 pm Pope Francis desired that consecrated Catholic men and women possess “a heart and a spirit pure and free enough”…
At Novendiales Mass, Pope Francis hailed for 'unwavering confidence' in women religious
By Daniel Payne CNA Newsroom, May 3, 2025 / 12:50 pm At the eighth Novendiales Mass on Saturday, Pope Francis was hailed as a “humble and compassionate pastor,” one who…
Catholic priest recounts massacres in Nigeria during Lent and Holy Week
By Abah Anthony John ACI Africa, May 3, 2025 / 09:00 am In the aftermath of this year’s Holy Week massacres in Nigeria’s Plateau and Benue states that reportedly left…
How Francis will be remembered: ‘He left us a great love that we are obliged to replicate’
By Diego López Marina Lima Newsroom, May 3, 2025 / 08:00 am Following Pope Francis’ passing, one of his closest Argentine friends remembered him with gratitude, emphasizing that his legacy…
Sisters of Life celebrate life and legacy of Cardinal John O’Connor 25 years after his death
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 3, 2025 / 07:00 am In 1975, Cardinal John O’Connor, the late former archbishop of New York, visited the Dachau concentration camp. His…