Archive for September 3, 2025

Gabriel Rovero (left) played young Carlo Acutis and Christopher La Rosa (right) played teenage Carlo Acutis in their parish’s play about Carlo Acutis, “Highway to Heaven” in Sydney, Australia.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

How a parish play about Carlo Acutis inspired love for the Eucharist 

Father Epeli Qimaqima told CNA that the play has sparked lasting spiritual transformation and “brought the parish together in more... Read more

Blessed Carlo Acutis.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton,Courtney Mares

12 things you should know about soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis

Who was Carlo Acutis? Was his body found incorrupt? Was he really a gamer? What did he play? Here are... Read more

St. Mary’s Cathedral in Valencia, Spain.?w=200&h=150

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

7 Catholic churches attacked in Spain last month

The Observatory for Religious Freedom and Conscience reported seven cases of vandalism and desecration against Catholic churches in Spain last... Read more

A statue of Pope Gregory I, also known as St. Gregory the Great, with his famous Catholic iconography of a dove sitting on his shoulder, sits outside of St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024.?w=200&h=150

By CNA Staff

The pope who was first called ‘servant of the servants of God’

St. Gregory the Great, one of the most admired popes in history, was the first of the bishops of Rome... Read more

Pope Leo XIV appeals for help for Sudan during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 3, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Victoria Cardiel,Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV pleads for help for ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Sudan

Pope Leo XIV pleaded for assistance for the people of Sudan, who are experiencing violence, famine, natural disasters, and disease. Read more

Archbishop Hebda told EWTN News that Annunciation Church will have to be reconsecrated after the shooting, an act he described as “reclaim[ing] that territory for the Lord.”?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Minneapolis archbishop: Community ‘turning to the Lord’ 1 week after church shooting

St. Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda said Catholics are revealing “signs of God’s great love” a week after the... Read more

An undated police photo shows evidence allegedly recovered from Joshua Michael Richardson’s car after threats police say he made against St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado, California.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Police arrest man who brought body armor, gun equipment, knives to California abbey

Sheriff’s deputies in Orange County arrested 38-year-old Joshua Michael Richardson after he allegedly made criminal threats against St. Michael’s Abbey. Read more

In a Aug. 31, 2025, homily at Holy Trinity Parish in the Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe, Bishop João de Ceita Nazaré lamented that many couples have forgotten the value of their marriage vows.?w=200&h=150

By João Vissesse

‘Marriage is not a game’: Bishop in São Tomé and Príncipe denounces infidelity

Bishop João de Ceita Nazaré of the Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe has expressed concern over the growing crisis... Read more

Pope Leo XIV poses on a custom BMW R 18 papal motorcycle gifted to him by the Christian Jesus Bikers at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus,Rudolf Gehrig

Jesus Bikers rev up support for charity with motorcycle for Pope Leo XIV

A group of black-clad bikers rumbled into St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday to present Pope Leo XIV with a custom... Read more

A woman kneels to pray during a prayer service of peace and healing at the Cathedral of St. Paul held to address the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in neighboring Minneapolis on Aug. 28, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota. A gunman fired through the windows of Annunciation Church while students were sitting in pews during a Catholic school Mass, killing two children and injuring at least 17 others.?w=200&h=150

By Matt McDonald

Church windows are weak point in security of Catholic parishes, experts say

Security experts say windows are an obvious vulnerability for many churches and suggest Church officials should pay more attention to... Read more

Robin Westman, 23, a man who struggled with his sexual identity, shot through the now-boarded windows of Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, killing two children and injuring 21 others.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

Minneapolis Catholic Church shooter blamed ‘gender and weed’ for mental health issues

The shooter who killed two children and injured 21 others at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis blamed “gender and weed”... Read more

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By Amira Abuzeid

New report shows 1% of U.S. population identifies as transgender

A new report from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law estimates that approximately 2.8 million people in the... Read more

“I have never had a day that will stay with me like this day did,” said U.S. Vice President JD Vance following his visit with parents and victims of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis. The Vances are shown here outside the church during their Sept. 3, 2025, visit.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Vice President JD Vance meets with victims of Minneapolis church shooting

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Minneapolis to meet with victims and families of the... Read more

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Andre Mahanna, a former Maronite Catholic priest.

Former Maronite priest still presenting himself as a cleric, Denver Archdiocese warns

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Leo XIV eliminates commission for donations to Holy See created by Pope Francis

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1 in 4 post-abortive women regret abortion decades later, study finds

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms

The Ten Commandments outside the Texas capitol.

Dozens of Congress members urge court to allow Ten Commandments display in public schools

Bishop Michael Fisher outside the meeting hall during the 2019 USCCB General Assembly, June 12, 2019.

Buffalo bishop will allow faithful to meet at parishes to oppose closures, mergers

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

Vatican commission rejects female diaconate, although without a ‘definitive judgment’

Pope Francis receives the bishops of England and Wales for their ad limina visit at the Vatican, Sept. 28, 2018.

Did leak in England suggest broader shift in Vatican policy on the Latin Mass?

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Archbishop Broglio: Drug cartels must be stopped, but not with ‘violence outside the law’

Poster for the St. John of the Cross 2026 Jubilee.

Discalced Carmelites prepare to celebrate jubilee year of St. John of the Cross

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