Archive for February 19, 2025

David (Michael Iskander) in Season 1 of “House of David.”?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

‘House of David’ series on Prime Video: A new look at Israel’s famous king

A new series telling the story of King David, one of the best-known kings of Israel, will be released on... Read more

María Dolores Rosique, known as “Lola” by her family members and friends, is pictured here when she was hospitalized. A second-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis accompanied her at her bedside.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Marina

‘Carlo Acutis, I am in your hands’: Catholic pediatrician recovers from cancer

With a radiant smile, pediatric physician María Dolores Rosique recounts with renewed faith her testimony of healing after overcoming aggressive... Read more

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

U.S. bishops sue Trump administration over refugee funding freeze

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is suing the Trump administration over what the bishops say is an unlawful suspension... Read more

Francesco Bonello carves letters into a block of marble at the School of Arts and Crafts of the Fabbrica di San Pietro, Vatican, Friday. Feb. 14, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Students use ‘hands, head, and heart’ to learn dying trades at Vatican art school

The “School of Arts and Crafts” of the Fabbrica di San Pietro is offering a free, six-month training course with... Read more

Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

‘On the side of the poor’: Pope, U.S. bishops urge generous immigration policy

In a Feb. 10 letter, Pope Francis urged the U.S. bishops to stay the course in their support for generous... Read more

A rainbow appears above the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized for tests and treatment for bronchitis in Rome on Feb. 18, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Kristina Millare

Vatican shares ailing Pope Francis’ weekly catechesis: ‘Jesus Christ our hope’

Reflecting on the visit of the Magi to the child Jesus, the pope encouraged Christians to follow in the footsteps... Read more

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Doctors say Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ while in hospital

According to the Feb. 19 communication, medical staff found the pope’s blood tests to show less inflammatory markers. They said... Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Department of Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to study abortion pill safety questions

Regulating or restricting the abortion pill has become an important cause for pro-life activists, as the drug now accounts for... Read more

Immigrants at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholic Charities agencies across country cut funding, lay off staff amid funding freeze

Upon taking office last month, President Donald Trump issued directives that, among other measures, paused grants to organizations that aid... Read more

Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

44-year-old priest murdered amid Myanmar civil war

According to the Vatican agency Fides, the priest’s body was found by some members of the faithful around 6 a.m.... Read more

Latest news

St. Paul’s Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in Mosul, Iraq.

Cardinal calls on Iraqi Christians to vote for fellow Christians in upcoming elections

The Kansas Capitol in Topeka.

Leader of ‘black mass’ arrested at Kansas Capitol after punching protester

CNA

New York official blocks Texas order against doctor who mailed abortion pills into state

“People need genuine compassion and choices, not the false choice of pain or poison,” says Jim Towey, founder and president of Aging with Dignity, the organization behind a new watchdog effort to monitor and oppose the expansion of assisted suicide throughout the United States.

Watchdog effort launches to oppose assisted suicide in U.S.

A wildfire blazes next to a stone lantern of family tomb in Andong, South Korea, on March 26, 2025. At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea’s worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple blazes burning and causing “unprecedented damage,” the acting president said.

Pope Francis sends condolences after South Korea wildfires destroy thousands of homes

Maryland State House.

Maryland bishops say abuse payout bill ‘unfairly targets’ religious organizations

People stand past the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025, after a powerful earthquake killed more than 150 people across Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, toppling buildings and bridges and trapping over 80 workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok.

Pope Francis prays for Myanmar, Thailand after deadly earthquake

The Philippines has the highest adult Christian faith retention rate in the world, according to Pew Research.

Pew Research: Most Christians raised in the faith hold onto it in adulthood

Father Augustine Deji Dada, a Missionary of Mercy priest, is seen at the Vatican in Rome, Thursday, March 27, 2025.

‘This is life-changing’: Missionaries of Mercy gather in Rome for Jubilee of Hope

Cardinal George Pell.

Archbishop credits Cardinal Pell’s intercession for miraculous survival of Arizona toddler

Liturgical Calendar Show this year
Mar 29
St. Joseph of Arimathea
Today's readings

TRENDING