US News

Vice President JD Vance hosts a podcast episode of “The Charlie Kirk Show” on Sept. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C., following the assassination of the show’s namesake on Sept. 10.

JD Vance: Trump administration will ‘dismantle’ leftist groups promoting violence

Sep 16, 2025

By Zelda Caldwell

The two-hour broadcast of “The Charlie Kirk Show” was livestreamed Monday from Vance’s ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office... Read more

A group of students at Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family in Lisle, Illinois, in 2024. The Chesterton School Network is a network of “joyfully Catholic classical high schools where students grow in faith, virtue, and friendship.”

‘Joyfully Catholic’ Chesterton Academy Network opens international schools

Sep 16, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

In less than two decades, the Chesterton Academy Network grew from one school to 71 schools with more than 3,000... Read more

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts.

CNA Newsmaker Interview: Kevin Roberts and living out the optimism of Charlie Kirk

CNA talks with Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts for the inaugural edition of its “CNA Newsmaker Interview” series. Read more

Tyler Robinson, 22,  (pictured on Sept. 12, 2025) the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk, conservative Christian political activist.

Gov. Cox: Transgender partner of alleged Charlie Kirk killer cooperating with authorities

Sep 15, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed that the man accused of killing Christian conservative activist Charlie Kirk lived with a transgender... Read more

St. John’s Catholic Newman Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Mass attendance up at various colleges in wake of Charlie Kirk assassination

Sep 15, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

In what some are calling “the Charlie Kirk effect,” people across the nation have decided to go to church since... Read more

The Catholic University of America has announced that Taylor Black, director of artificial intelligence at Microsoft, will lead a new institute on emerging technologies and AI at the Washington, D.C.-based university.

CUA appoints Microsoft AI director to lead new institute on emerging technologies

Sep 15, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Taylor Black, director of artificial intelligence (AI) at Microsoft, will lead a new institute on emerging technologies and AI at... Read more

Vice President JD Vance (right), second lady Usha Vance (center), and Erika Kirk deplane Air Force Two while escorting the body of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix.

Faith, family, and God’s mercy: Highlights from Erika Kirk’s TV address

Sep 13, 2025

By CNA Staff

Charlie Kirk’s grief-stricken widow said that if her husband had run for office, reviving the American family would have been... Read more

Kendrick Castillo, who died in a school shooting in 2019 and whose cause for canonization has been opened in the Diocese of Colorado Springs.

‘Kendrick was joyful all the time,’ reflects father of Kendrick Castillo

Sep 13, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Kendrick Castillo’s parents reflect on “EWTN News In Depth” about their son, who died at age 18 protecting others during... Read more

Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins.

Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins: Charlie Kirk ‘died a martyr’

Sep 13, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

In the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America and a... Read more

Pilgrims at the canonization Mass for Sts. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 7, 2025.

‘Surge of enthusiasm’ among Catholics in Asia after St. Carlo Acutis canonization 

Sep 13, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

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

The World Health Organization’s Model List of Essential Medicines 2025 no longer has the caveat that abortion drugs should only be used where “legally permitted or culturally acceptable.”

World Health Organization promotes abortion drugs on essential medicines list

Sep 12, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

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

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C., where Archbishop Timothy Broglio, USCCB president, said the Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation will continue “important work.”

U.S. bishops’ conference creates a permanent subcommittee to address racism

Sep 12, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The newly-created Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation reflects the U.S. bishops conference’s “commitment to addressing the... Read more

Pope Leo waves to the crowds in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 6, 2025.

Pew survey: 8 out of 10 U.S. Catholics view Pope Leo XIV favorably

Sep 12, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

A new report from a Pew Research Center survey finds that 8 out of 10 American Catholics view Pope Leo... Read more

Alveda King has suffered three assassinations in her family: that of her father, Rev. Alfred Daniel Williams King; her grandmother, Alberta King; and her renowned uncle, Martin Luther King Jr.

Alveda King responds to Charlie Kirk’s assassination: ‘We’ve got to care again’

Sep 12, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk at a college campus, Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,... Read more

The premiere of “Triumph of the Heart” in Dallas on Sept. 8, 2025.

New film on St. Maximilian Kolbe’s final days highlights hope amid darkness

Sep 12, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

A new film called “Triumph of the Heart” depicts St. Maximilian Kolbe’s last days on earth in a starvation bunker... Read more

Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.

Benedictine College launches AI center on Carlo Acutis’ canonization day

Sep 11, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here’s a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the United States. Read more

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a vocal evangelical Christian who was assassinated on Sept. 10, 2025, speaks at an event in Texas in 2018.

Charlie Kirk before death: ‘I want to be remembered for courage for my faith’

Sep 11, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Just a few months before he was assassinated on Sept. 10, Charlie Kirk said that upon his death, he would... Read more

Police gather at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, following a mass shooting that killed two children and injured 17 others, 14 of them children.

Catholic schools add security, including armed staff, after Minneapolis school shooting

Sep 11, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Catholic schools around the country have been evaluating their security measures, with some hiring security guards and others allowing teachers... Read more

Memorial lights commemorate the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Catholic and U.S. leaders offer prayers on 24th anniversary of 9/11

Sep 11, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

On the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Catholic and U.S. leaders offered prayers and paid tribute to... Read more

A makeshift memorial is seen at Timpanogos Regional Hospital in honor of political activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah.

Politicians, faith leaders condemn political violence after Charlie Kirk assassination

Sep 11, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Faith leaders and political leaders are uniting their voices to condemn politically motivated violence following the assassination of Turning Point... Read more