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Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.

Atlanta hospital ensures Catholic identity through new sponsorship agreement

Jun 24, 2025

Atlanta’s first hospital, Emory Saint Joseph’s, founded in 1880 by the Sisters of Mercy, will continue to operate as a Catholic-sponsored institution committed to serve all people.

The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022.

Catholic bishops on Dobbs anniversary: ‘The battle for life is far from over’

Jun 24, 2025

On the anniversary of the Dobbs decision, American Catholic bishops are celebrating while reminding pro-lifers more work is needed to foster a culture of life.

Over 3,000 Catholics filled the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, June 22, 2025, for a major Eucharistic procession led by Archbishop Alexander Sample.

Over 3,000 Catholics fill Portland, Oregon, streets for Eucharistic procession

Jun 24, 2025

The event marked the first time the city of Portland, Oregon, has permitted a public Catholic procession through the main streets of downtown in several decades.

Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered for Mass on the solemnity of Corpus Christi on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV ‘deeply saddened’ by Islamist attack on a church in Damascus

Jun 24, 2025

On Sunday, June 22, eyewitnesses reported that two armed men stormed the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Elias in Douailah on the outskirts of the Syrian capital.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, in an interview with ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, emphasized that the Catholic Church in the Holy Land must remain “open”: “The Church must remain open and accessible to all. This is absolutely essential. Everyone must be able to reach us, we must be a point of connection for everyone.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa in the Holy Land: ‘The Church must be a point of connection for everyone’

Jun 24, 2025

In the midst of ongoing war and an escalation of violence in the Middle East, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, urged peace and unity.

Seminarian Thomas Hammen smiles in view of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Tuesday. June 24, 2025.

Meet the future of the Church: Seminarians gather in Rome for jubilee

Jun 24, 2025

“Thank you for courageously accepting the Lord’s invitation to follow him, to be disciples, to enter the seminary,” Pope Leo XIV told seminarians on June 24. 

Pope Leo XIV meets with the Order of Malta’s grand master, Fra’ John Dunlap, and members of the Order of Malta on June 23, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV tells Order of Malta there is no charity without evangelization

Jun 24, 2025

Pope Leo XIV also met for the first time with the order’s grand master, Fra’ John Dunlap, at the Vatican on June 23.

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Supreme Court will decide whether inmates can sue prison workers over religious violations

Jun 24, 2025

The high court on Monday granted certiorari in the case Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety. Oral arguments are expected to take place this fall.

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Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.

‘Summer Christmas’: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?

Jun 24, 2025

Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, St. John’s birthday is sometimes known as “summer Christmas.”

St. Mary Cathedral in Hamburg, Germany.

German archdiocese faces backlash over sexuality education framework

Jun 24, 2025

The document is scheduled for implementation across all 15 Catholic school locations in Hamburg beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

Cassandra Baker, now a coordinator for the Catholic Montessori Institute, presents a math lesson introducing the decimal system to a 4-year-old student in spring 2023 at the Christ the King Catholic Montessori Grade School in Mandan, North Dakota.

UMary launches world’s first Catholic Montessori institute

Jun 24, 2025

The University of Mary has launched the world’s first Catholic Montessori Institute, making the institute the go-to place for certification in Catholic Montessori education.

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CNA explains: How the Catholic view of human rights developed

Jun 24, 2025

The concept of human rights within Catholic teaching is not a recent addition but rather has roots extending back to the Church’s constant teaching on human dignity.

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