Archive for June 24, 2025

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By Jonah McKeown

CNA explains: How the Catholic view of human rights developed

The concept of human rights within Catholic teaching is not a recent addition but rather has roots extending back to... Read more

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.?w=200&h=150

By Kate Quiñones

UMary launches world’s first Catholic Montessori institute

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

St. Mary Cathedral in Hamburg, Germany.?w=200&h=150

By Alexander Folz

German archdiocese faces backlash over sexuality education framework

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

Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

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

Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, St. John’s birthday is sometimes... Read more

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By Daniel Payne

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

The high court on Monday granted certiorari in the case Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety. Oral... Read more

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.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

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

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

Seminarian Thomas Hammen smiles in view of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Tuesday. June 24, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

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

“Thank you for courageously accepting the Lord’s invitation to follow him, to be disciples, to enter the seminary,” Pope Leo... Read more

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.”?w=200&h=150

By Sanad Sahelia

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

In the midst of ongoing war and an escalation of violence in the Middle East, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem,... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered for Mass on the solemnity of Corpus Christi on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Rome.?w=200&h=150

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

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

On Sunday, June 22, eyewitnesses reported that two armed men stormed the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Elias in Douailah... Read more

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.?w=200&h=150

By Christian Cristobal

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

The event marked the first time the city of Portland, Oregon, has permitted a public Catholic procession through the main... Read more

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.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

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

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

Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.?w=200&h=150

By Amira Abuzeid

Atlanta hospital ensures Catholic identity through new sponsorship agreement

Atlanta’s first hospital, Emory Saint Joseph’s, founded in 1880 by the Sisters of Mercy, will continue to operate as a... Read more

The pontiff warned of the risk of a superficial spiritual life “in an age of hyperconnectivity” in which it becomes increasingly “difficult to experience silence and solitude,” emphasizing that without an encounter with God, “we cannot even truly know ourselves.”?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV invites seminarians to bear witness to ‘tenderness’ and ‘mercy’ of Christ

On June 24, Pope Leo XIV urged hundreds of seminarians from around the world to bear witness to the “tenderness”... Read more

Mass at a cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan, after the U.S. dropped a nuclear weapon on the city in August of 1945. The Japanese bishops asked for international nuclear disarmament in a June 20, 2025, letter.?w=200&h=150

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Japan bishops on nuclear bombs: ‘This tragedy must not be repeated’

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan is urging the international community to abolish nuclear weapons once and for all in... Read more

The work of Association Meter, an organization that combats online pedophilia, was featured on “EWTN Pro-Life Weekly.”?w=200&h=150

By Paris Apodaca

International monitoring organization reports pedophilic videos online have tripled

Moreover, in its annual report for 2024, Association Meter identified over 8,000 links to pedophilic content, with U.S.-based servers hosting... Read more

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations at the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

U.S. attorney general confirms investigation into ‘DC Five’ aborted babies

Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed at a budget hearing that the controversy is “an ongoing investigation,” adding that she “cannot... Read more