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JD Vance, Marco Rubio to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at the Vatican
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, both of whom are Catholic, will attend the May... Read more
Cardinal Dolan visits 100-year-old nun who taught him to ‘love and serve the Lord’
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, visited Sister Mary Bosco of the Sisters of Mercy, a 100-year-old Irish nun... Read more
Health and Human Services chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. orders review of abortion pill
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the regulation and labeling of the abortion pill mifepristone following new evidence... Read more
Nashville petition calls for release of Catholic man arrested by immigration officers
Catholics in Nashville, Tennessee, are calling for the release of a man arrested by immigration officials last week amid efforts... Read more
134 years later, Rerum Novarum inspires Leo XIV and still shapes Catholic social teaching
Today, on the 134th anniversary of the release of Rerum Novarum, CNA takes a look at the significance of this... Read more
Christian camp sues Colorado to prevent males from using girls’ showers, sleeping areas
Camp IdRaHaJe filed the federal lawsuit against Colorado’s Department of Early Childhood on Monday, May 12. Read more
Wars, climate disasters lead to record-high number of internally displaced people
The global number of internally displaced people worldwide skyrocketed to a record high of 83.4 million in 2024, according to... Read more
Filmmakers behind Acutis documentary to launch streaming platform, new film on Pope Leo XIV
CREDO will launch worldwide on May 28 and is on track to stream Castletown Media’s newest project, “Leo XIV: A... Read more
Women’s health centers outnumber Planned Parenthood 15 to 1, report finds
In a recently released report, Charlotte Lozier Institute found that life-affirming women’s health centers outnumber Planned Parenthood locations 15 to... Read more
Young pilgrims prepare to share love of Christ in the Eucharist during 3,300-mile trek
Pilgrims preparing to take part in the 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage spoke at a press conference about their preparation for... Read more
Pope Leo XIV’s American citizenship: Can he keep it as pope?
In addition to being a natural-born American citizen, Pope Leo XIV is also a naturalized citizen of Peru, having ministered... Read more
Minnesota auxiliary bishop calls for continuation of health care for unauthorized immigrants
Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Kenney of St. Paul-Minneapolis urged lawmakers to continue allowing unauthorized immigrants access to a state-funded health care... Read more
Former Holy See ambassador, friend of Leo XIV says new pontiff will be ‘fantastic pope’
Francis Rooney said Pope Leo XIV will be a “fantastic pope” because he “can communicate with people in a very... Read more
Planned Parenthood says abortions at all-time high, taxpayer funding increasing
The organization provided 402,230 abortions over the year, an increase of nearly 10,000 abortions from the previous year’s report and... Read more
Catholic mom of 10 honored as ‘queen of mothers’ at New Orleans vigil Mass
A Catholic mother of 10 and grandmother of 30 was honored by New Orleans’ Archbishop Gregory Aymond during a special... Read more
Lawyers for Mikal Mahdi allege ‘botched’ firing squad execution in South Carolina
According to a status report filed by Mikal Mahdi’s lawyers, the autopsy and eyewitness accounts of his death raise several... Read more
Pope Leo’s ‘greatest generation’ dad served on D-Day tank landing ship
Louis Marius Prevost, the father of Pope Leo XIV, served on a D-Day landing ship during World War II. Read more
Australian archbishop promotes ecumenical creed on human sexuality
Archbishop Julian Porteous of Hobart is among some 6,000 initial signatories of the “Australian Creed for Sexual Integrity,” a statement... Read more
Leo XIV papacy could mean increased charitable giving, Papal Foundation president says
The president of the Papal Foundation, which carries out the Holy Father’s humanitarian aid projects, thinks Leo XIV’s papacy might... Read more
California pregnancy centers appeal abortion pill reversal censorship
The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) and the SCV Pregnancy Center are asking the court to stop... Read more
