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Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile at the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square for Mass on Pentecost Sunday on June 8, 2025.

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV celebrates Pentecost Sunday

Jun 8, 2025

By CNA Staff

Follow our live coverage of Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope in history, and the journey of his pontificate. Read more

Pentecost painting.

The birthday of the Church: Here’s what you need to know about Pentecost

Jun 8, 2025

By CNA Staff

This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year, which concludes the Easter... Read more

St. Anthony of Padua, by El Greco (c. 1580).

St. Anthony of Padua considered ‘all the world as his home’

Jun 13, 2025

By CNA Staff

Today the Church celebrates St. Anthony of Padua, whose widespread popularity can be traced to his efforts at reaching out... Read more

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone specifically commissioned the United States’ first Center for Sainthood Studies to foster “a deeper understanding of the processes involved in recognizing the holiness of individuals and their potential for sainthood.”

First-of-its-kind Center for Sainthood Studies launches

Jun 12, 2025

By Paris Apodaca

The center announced that its goal is to “provide a roadmap for advancing candidates for canonization and increasing the chances... Read more

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New York on brink of legalizing assisted suicide as advocates urge protection of vulnerable

Jun 12, 2025

By Daniel Payne

New York will become the 12th state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to... Read more

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile at the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square for Mass on Pentecost Sunday on June 8, 2025.

Charismatic renewal leader confident Pope Leo XIV will affirm movement’s status in Church

Jun 12, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“I truly believe Pope Leo will be very supportive of the renewal and of other lay movements,” said Shayne Bennett... Read more

Scene of the walled city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The oldest governor’s mansion under the American flag, La Fortaleza, is top right.

Bishops in Puerto Rico push back against ICE raids, deportations

Jun 12, 2025

By Junno Arocho Esteves

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement increases its raids and deportations in Puerto Rico, several of the island’s bishops have... Read more

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CNA explains: How do dioceses pay for bankruptcy and abuse settlements?

Jun 13, 2025

By Daniel Payne

In some cases, dioceses will borrow money to help pay settlements, including from affiliate organizations and services, but in other... Read more

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China recognizes Pope Leo XIV’s first bishop appointment

Jun 13, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed. Read more

Miguel Uribe Turbay, Colombian senator and presidential hopeful; and Cardinal Luis José Rueda, archbishop of Bogotá.

Gravely wounded Colombian presidential hopeful improving; could be miracle, cardinal says

Jun 12, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, a husband and father, was gravely wounded on June 7 in Bogotá when... Read more

French president Emmanuel Macron.

French president to push social media ban for children under 15

Jun 12, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

French President Emmanuel Macron has joined other European and North American leaders in a call for age verification requirements for... Read more

Bryan and Rebecca Gantt, two foster parents in Vermont, had their licenses revoked for refusing to embrace gender ideology.

Religious freedom, free speech advocates support Vermont couples barred from fostering

Jun 12, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Twenty-two states and various religious freedom advocates have filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of two Vermont couples who are suing... Read more

A parental rights group sent a letter to several federal agencies asking them to investigate the YMCA’s alleged violation of Title IX policies on June 10, 2025.

Parents’ group urges federal investigation of YMCA over men in girls’ locker rooms

Jun 12, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A parental rights group has requested an investigation of alleged Title IX violations by the YMCA for permitting biological males... Read more

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Hundreds of women sue over contraceptive injections linked to brain tumors

Jun 13, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The legal action follows a 2024 French study that found that the use of medroxyprogesterone renders a woman five times... Read more

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Ex-LGBTQ leaders at California rally oppose ‘conversion therapy’ counseling restrictions

Jun 13, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Under legislation that has been pushed in California and other states, therapists could be prosecuted for encouraging patients to follow... Read more

Tens of thousands of pro-life advocates march through the streets of Washington, D.C., during the 52nd annual March for Life on Jan. 24, 2025.

Pro-life sentiments are on the rise, according to Gallup poll

Jun 13, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan stands at the altar during Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on May 26, 2024.

Gallup poll says many Americans think U.S. is becoming more religious

Jun 13, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“Thirty-four percent of U.S. adults believe religion is increasing its influence in American life, similar to the 35% measured in... Read more

Blessed Carlo Acutis.

10 things you should know about Blessed Carlo Acutis

Jun 13, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis on Sept. 7. A gamer and computer coder who loved the Eucharist,... Read more

Pope Leo XIV presides over the first ordinary public consistory of cardinals of his pontificate on June 13, 2025, at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘The gravest form of poverty is not to know God’

Jun 13, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV has released his message for the ninth World Day of the Poor, which will be held on... Read more

Volunteers and staff with Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley assist Latin American and Haitian migrants at a migrant shelter in McAllen, Texas.

House launches probe of Catholic nongovernmental organizations’ role aiding migrants

Jun 13, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are among those named in the investigation. Read more