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Cardinal Robert McElroy speaks at the conference “Catholic Social Teaching and Work with Migrants and Refugees at a Time of Uncertainty” on March 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Cardinal McElroy talks immigration in first public appearance since DC installation

Mar 25, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Appealing to the teachings of Pope Francis, Cardinal Robert McElroy centered his remarks on the parable of the good Samaritan.  Read more

The Annunciation by Fra Angelico.

8 things to know and share about the Annunciation

Mar 25, 2025

By Jimmy Akin

The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce the incarnation of Christ. Here are eight things to know and share... Read more

Eucharistic hosts.

Indianapolis Archdiocese: Lab results indicate discolored host was ‘not miraculous’

Mar 24, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Last month, a social media post drew attention to what the post called a “‘potential’ Eucharistic miracle” after a parish... Read more

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Woman sues abortionist for leaving remnants of unborn child inside her after abortion

Mar 24, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

A woman is suing an abortionist for allegedly leaving more than half of her unborn child inside her after an... Read more

St. Mary's School in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Texas ‘school choice’ legislation could trigger influx of students to Catholic schools

Mar 24, 2025

By María J. Moriarty

The measure would create education savings accounts (ESAs) of about $10,893 per student and allow home schooling families to collect... Read more

Young parishioners from the Church of St. Eugene in the Roman suburb of Parioli — Maddy (far left) and Constaza (far right) — emphasized the importance of continuing prayers for Pope Francis. The pope was discharged from Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025. 

Children’s prayers for Pope Francis: ‘We can make him feel better’

Mar 24, 2025

By Kristina Millare

In an interview with CNA, three young parishioners from the Church of St. Eugene in the Roman suburb of Parioli... Read more

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia speaks at a press conference for a Vatican summit on longevity on March 24, 2025, at the Vatican.

Archbishop Paglia: Pope Francis is showing us the frailty of old age

Mar 24, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia spoke of the pope’s age and health during the Pontifical Academy for Life’s first Vatican Longevity Summit... Read more

A group of members of Regnum Christi.

Consecrated women of Regnum Christi on the rebound despite ‘deep wound’ from founder

Mar 24, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The confirmation of the double life of the founder of the Legionaries of Christ marked a turning point for Regnum... Read more

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New ‘game changer’ health care bill would make health sharing payments tax deductible

Mar 24, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

If passed, the Health Care Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act would designate health sharing payments as tax deductable. Read more

A scene from St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer's trip to Jaltepec, Mexico, in June 1970.

Catholics celebrate 100th anniversary of priestly ordination of St. Josemaría Escrivá

Mar 24, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

On March 28, the centennial of the priestly ordination of St. Josemaría Escrivá will be celebrated with liturgical and academic... Read more

A newly-renovated classroom in the Holy Land. Less than 10% of classrooms administered by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem have received these kinds of upgrades, according to the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Education as a path to peace: Catholic order raises funds to restore Holy Land schools

Mar 24, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem is leading a campaign to renovate and modernize dozens of schools... Read more

Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia.

Pope Francis makes first public appearance in weeks, returns to Vatican

Mar 23, 2025

By AC Wimmer

The moment marked his first public engagement in weeks. Read more

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court building.

Catholic activists call for diplomatic intervention for Kenyan on death row in Vietnam

Mar 23, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

CitizenGo Africa officials say the life of Margaret Nduta, a young Kenyan woman sentenced to die in Vietnam following a... Read more

Pope Francis gives a thumbsup gesture from his window at Gemelli Hospital in Rome during his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, March 23, 2025.

LIVE UPDATES: A ‘thumbs up’ to the faithful as Pope Francis released from hospital

Mar 23, 2025

By CNA Staff

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization. Read more

Grace Center in northern Ethiopia provides extensive care and support to over 50,000 individuals yearly of all ages and abilities.

How one woman’s ‘vision from God’ led to helping thousands of lives in Ethiopia

Mar 23, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

“At Grace Center we ask: What would Jesus do for this person? Then we do the same,” founder and executive... Read more

Candles with Pope Francis’ image on them stand outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 21, 2025.

Pope Francis will be discharged from Gemelli Hospital on Sunday, Vatican says

Mar 22, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Hospital officials said the pope will continue convalescing at his apartment in Casa Santa Marta for at least two months. Read more

Auxiliary Bishop Nicholas Hudson with the lord mayor of Westminster, Robert Rigby, at Westminster Cathedral on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Lord mayor of Westminster in London receives papal knighthood

Mar 22, 2025

By Andy Drozdziak

Councilor Robert Rigby was formally awarded the knighthood — the highest honor a lay Catholic can be given by the... Read more

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy in a March 20, 2025, interview on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” shares how his family and Catholic faith have sustained him during his extraordinarily intense first months as U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy reflects on first months of tenure and his faith

Mar 22, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Sean Duffy shared how his family and his Catholic faith have sustained him during his extraordinarily intense first months as... Read more

Genuflection before the Blessed Sacrament.

Cardinal Dolan explains why Catholics genuflect in church

Mar 22, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, explained one of the expressions of reverence Catholics make in church —... Read more

A makeshift shrine with devotional candles, flowers, and images of Pope Francis appears outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 22, 2025.

Pope Francis to offer window blessing from Gemelli Hospital this Sunday

Mar 22, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Vatican Media will be present to record and distribute footage of the papal appearance, which marks a promising progression in... Read more