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U.S. Border czar Tom Homan defends the morality of the Trump administration’s enforcement policies on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” on Feb. 13, 2025.

Tom Homan on U.S. immigration policy: ‘We absolutely are’ protecting human dignity

Feb 14, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

U.S. Border czar Tom Homan defended the morality of the Trump administration’s enforcement policies on “The World Over with Raymond... Read more

Gemelli hospital in Rome.

Pope Francis hospitalized at Gemelli for bronchitis

Feb 14, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized in the late morning on Feb. 14 following meetings with a number of people, including... Read more

Sts. Cyril and Methodius.

‘Apostles of the Slavs’: Brother saints Cyril, Methodius universally celebrated Feb. 14

Feb 14, 2025

By CNA Staff

Their evangelization efforts were so great in Church history that Pope John Paul II named Sts. Cyril and Methodius the... Read more

The skull of St. Valentine is kept in the Greek-Catholic Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome.

St. Valentine: How a beheaded martyr became the patron saint of romantic love

Feb 14, 2025

By CNA Staff

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, at least three different St. Valentines were recorded in early histories of martyrs under the... Read more

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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump ban on transgender surgeries for minors

Feb 13, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The move comes after a group of seven families with transgender-identifying children filed a lawsuit challenging the executive order earlier... Read more

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The Catholic University of America achieves prestigious R1 research title

Feb 13, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The Catholic University of America announced that it has earned the R1 designation for institutes with the “highest levels of... Read more

Illinois Rep. Henry J. Hyde (left) in 1998.

Who is Henry Hyde? Illinois officials move to purge pro-life lawmaker’s name

Feb 13, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

The Democratic-controlled board of DuPage County voted 10-5 earlier this week to remove Hyde’s name from the county courthouse and... Read more

A man attempted to stab the 38-year-old pastor of Holy Ghost Parish in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Feb. 9, 2025. The suspect has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon, and disturbing an assemblage of persons.

Man charged in attack on priest at Canadian parish

Feb 13, 2025

By Quinton Amundson

The suspect approached and attempted to stab the 38-year-old pastor of with a knife near the altar. Read more

The 26 new priests of the Archdiocese of Seoul give their first blessing after the ordination ceremony on Feb. 7, 2025.

Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea inaugurates ‘the era of 1,000 priests’

Feb 13, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea has reached “the era of 1,000 priests” upon ordaining 26 new priests for... Read more

In a Feb. 10, 2025, letter to the U.S. bishops in which he expressed concern over President Donald Trump’s “program of mass deportations,” Pope Francis also appeared to criticize Vice President JD Vance’s use of the Catholic term “ordo amoris” in the context of the present debate over immigration.

Pope Francis, Vance clash over ‘ordo amoris’

Feb 13, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

JD Vance, a Catholic, had in a late January interview invoked an “old school … Christian concept” he later identified... Read more

Pilgrims pass through the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls on Jan. 5, 2025.

1.3 million pilgrims pass through St. Peter’s Holy Door in jubilee’s first month

Feb 13, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Besides the Holy Doors, various factors have contributed to the high number of people visiting Rome and other parts of... Read more

Pope Francis blesses a newly married couple during his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

‘Sexlessness’ is on the rise. Can the Church use this moment to promote marriage?

Feb 13, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Increasing numbers of young adults in the United States are reporting a lack of sexual activity — a trend experts... Read more

“Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality” is a new documentary film exploring the life of Carlo Acutis that will be coming to theaters April 27–29, 2025.

New film on Carlo Acutis to be released on his canonization date

Feb 13, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The release date coincides with Pope Francis’ canonization of Carlo Actuis, the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, on April 27. Read more

An altar display of items associated with 17th-century English martyr St. Edmund Arrowsmith at the Church of St. Edmund and St. Oswald in Ashton-in-Makerfield, a former mining town midway between Liverpool and Manchester.

Mass attendance rises in the UK, though still far below pre-pandemic levels

Feb 12, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Though not yet near pre-pandemic levels, Mass attendance numbers are on the rise in England and Wales, according to figures... Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025, welcomes Marc Fogel back to the United States after Fogel’s release from Russian custody.

Marc Fogel’s family: Rosary and faith sustained them through his detainment in Russia

Feb 12, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“At 9:30 at night we always prayed the rosary simultaneously, and I think it helped all of us, and I... Read more

Priests bow during the consecration at the opening Mass at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 1, 2025.

This small diocese is leading the country in vocations to the priesthood

Feb 12, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

The small Midwestern diocese of Wichita, Kansas, continues to lead the nation in many metrics related to priestly vocations, according... Read more

The artist Yan Pei-Ming in his Paris studio in 2016.

Vatican to project Chinese artist’s portraits of inmates on prison exterior

Feb 12, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The 64-year-old Yan Pei-Ming is a contemporary artist who has been living in France since 1981 and is known for... Read more

Left to right: Cincinnati Archbishop-elect Robert Casey; Sioux City, Iowa, Bishop-elect John Keehner; Norwich, Connecticut, Bishop-elect Richard Reidy.

Pope Francis appoints 3 new bishops to U.S. dioceses

Feb 12, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Dioceses of Sioux City, Iowa, and Norwich, Connecticut, all received new appointments. Read more

Cardinal Joseph Tobin, archbishop of Newark, New Jersey.

Tobin announces new review to probe Seton Hall president’s knowledge of abuse allegations

Feb 12, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Monsignor Joseph Reilly was recently appointed president of Seton Hall University despite being accused in a previous investigation of mishandling... Read more

Pope Francis greets visitors at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

Pope Francis at Wednesday audience: ‘Let us do penance for peace’

Feb 12, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Making the effort to use his own voice at the end of the audience, the pope earnestly pleaded with Catholics... Read more