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…
More than 80,000 manuscripts from the Vatican Library to be restored and digitized
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, May 30, 2025 / 07:00 am More than 80,000 ancient manuscripts from the Vatican Library will be restored and digitized thanks to an agreement with…
Peer-reviewed study finds safety claims of abortion pill are ‘baseless’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 30, 2025 / 06:00 am Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Peer-reviewed study debunks ‘baseless claim’ that abortion pills are…
More than 60,000 pilgrims expected for Jubilee of Families, Children, and the Elderly
By Victoria Cardiel Vatican City, May 29, 2025 / 17:29 pm More than 60,000 pilgrims from 120 countries will be in Rome this weekend to participate in the Jubilee of…
Trump administration probes hospitals on transgender treatments for minors, HHS compliance
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 29, 2025 / 16:59 pm President Donald Trump’s administration launched an inquiry into hospitals that have provided transgender drugs and performed transgender surgeries…
Cardinal Sarah to represent Pope Leo XIV at celebrations of apparitions of St. Anne
By Eduardo Berdejo Lima Newsroom, May 29, 2025 / 15:12 pm Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Robert Sarah as his special envoy for the celebrations taking place in France…
Lawsuit says Catholic Charities accountant stole millions using invoices, credit cards
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, May 29, 2025 / 14:42 pm A lawsuit filed in Wisconsin alleges that an employee of a Catholic Charities affiliate there stole millions of dollars…
Father Mike Schmitz, Harrison Butker discuss Catholic home schooling at Nashville gala
By Francesca Pollio Fenton Nashville, Tenn., May 29, 2025 / 14:12 pm Catholic home schooling families from across the country joined popular Catholic speakers in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 23…
Washington bishops sue over law forcing priests to violate seal of confession
By Amira Abuzeid CNA Staff, May 29, 2025 / 13:42 pm The Catholic bishops of Washington state filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that requires priests to report…
Consulting firm says it paid hackers ransom to delete data of clergy abuse survivors
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, May 29, 2025 / 13:12 pm A California consulting firm that handles data of some clergy abuse cases says it paid hackers a ransom to…