Archive for March 11, 2025

Pope Francis speaks in an empty St. Peter’s Square during a Holy Hour and extraordinary urbi et orbi blessing, March 27, 2020.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

PHOTOS: Remembering moments of grace and mercy when the COVID pandemic shut the world down

On the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns around the world, CNA takes a look at some of... Read more

Father Raffaele Grimaldi, inspector general of chaplains in Italian prisons.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Prison is where ‘I learned to be a priest,’ chaplain says after 23 years of service

Father Raffaele Grimaldi said the Holy Father knows “that those who have made mistakes need us to give them a... Read more

Members of security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government hold up their firearms as they stand by the Mediterranean sea coast in Syria’s western city of Latakia on March 9, 2025. Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, called for national unity and peace on March 9 amid growing international backlash following the killing of civilians along the country’s coast in the worst violence since the overthrow of former president Bashar al-Assad in the heartland of the Alawite minority, to which the latter belongs.?w=200&h=150

By Souhail Lawand

Syrian patriarchs condemn massacres as sectarian violence escalates on Syria’s coast

In a joint statement issued March 8, the patriarchs of Syria condemned acts that threaten civil peace and denounced the... Read more

People gather on a flooded street after a powerful storm struck the city of Bahia Blanca, 373 miles south of Argentina’s capital, on March 7, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Julieta Villar

Pope Francis, Argentine bishops express solidarity with flood victims

In addition to prayers, the Church in Argentina has sent material aid to Bahía Blanca, which suffered severe flooding March... Read more

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By Madeleine Teahan

UK pro-life leaders warn of ‘disaster’ in outsourcing assisted dying to private sector

Following a report that the U.K. government is considering contracting out assisted death to the private sector, Right to Life... Read more

Border Patrol vehicle patrols the fence of the international border between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

2 more Catholic Charities agencies announce layoffs due to funding freeze

The Trump administration's funding freeze has led to a freeze on federal funding for Catholic Charities programs across the United... Read more

Catholic Relief Services distributes food for school children at one of the schools in the Department of Totonicapán, Guatemala, with the help of parent volunteers.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Bishops call for ‘vital’ donations to Catholic Relief Services after federal aid freeze

Catholic Relief Services has been scrambling for funding since the Trump administration in January ordered major cuts to foreign aid... Read more

Usha Vance visits the 2025 Special Olympics Winter Games in Turin, Italy, on March 10, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Special Olympics World Winter Games kicks off in Turin, Italy, with 1,500 athletes

One of the largest inclusive sports events of the year, the games mark the first Special Olympics World Winter Games... Read more

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Most Holy Mary of Guadalajara after the International Women’s Day march on March 8, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Diego López Colín

Cathedrals, churches in Mexico vandalized during International Women’s Day marches

In the state of Jalisco, the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Most Holy Mary in Guadalajara was tagged with... Read more

Former Philippines president Rodrigo R. Duterte has been arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity.?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

Rodrigo Duterte, ex-Philippine president, arrested for alleged crimes against humanity

The country’s bishops had long been vocal in their opposition to Duterte, including his “war on drugs,” and opposed his... Read more

Cardinal Robert McElroy gives his first homily as the shepherd of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on March 11, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Cardinal McElroy stresses hope, mercy, human dignity as new Washington archbishop

“Mercy and compassion must be our first impulse when confronted with sin and human failure,” Cardinal Robert McElroy said at... Read more

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Daiana Guspero and Massimiliano Varrese dance tango in the plaza outside Gemelli Hospital on March 16, 2025.

Dancers dedicate tango to Pope Francis at Gemelli Hospital

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Wichita Catholic church vandalized with hate speech; federal authorities investigating

Cathedral of Managua, Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan dictatorship tightens monitoring of Catholic priests

While Church leaders are yet to comment, ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, has confirmed media reports that tensions have increased between Ethiopia and Eritrea of late, resulting in rumors of war.

Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region ‘unstable’; Church leaders yet to comment

At dawn on March 17, 2025, a group of Christians gather around St. Patrick’s grave in Downpatrick, County Down, in Ireland to pray the Lord’s Prayer 100 times for peace and unity.

Christians pray 100 Our Fathers at St. Patrick’s grave in Ireland for peace and unity

Attendees visit vendors at the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia’s 2025 “From Inclusion to Belonging Conference” on March 25, 2025.

‘From Inclusion to Belonging’ conference welcomes Catholics with disabilities

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Aug. 10, 2023.

Northern Ireland’s police service faces anti-Catholic discrimination cases

Candles are placed at the bottom of the St. John Paul II statue at Gemelli Hospital in Rome as prayers for Pope Francis continue as he marks one month in the hospital for treatment of bronchitis and double pneumonia on March 14, 2025.

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Francis’ health remains ‘stable with slight improvements’ on Monday

The Vatican on Sunday, March 16, 2025, shared the first photo of Pope Francis since he entered Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14.

Holy See shares first photo of Pope Francis since he entered Gemelli Hospital

Firefighters and police officers inspect the nightclub where a fire broke out overnight in Kocani, a town some 62 miles east of the capital Skopje, on March 16, 2025. A fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub packed with mostly young people in North Macedonia overnight, killing 59 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks at a hip-hop concert set the venue ablaze, authorities said.

Pope Francis prays for victims and families of deadly nightclub fire in Macedonia

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