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The British Parliament building in London.

Parliament takes steps to decriminalize abortions in England and Wales

Jun 17, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

British lawmakers voted to decriminalize abortions in England and Wales in a move that pro-life advocates say could endanger women... Read more

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the USCCB fall plenary assembly Nov. 14, 2023.

Archbishop Broglio: ‘Enforcement alone’ isn’t solution to nation’s immigration challenges

Jun 17, 2025

By CNA Staff

As the Trump administration steps up immigration enforcement actions, U.S. bishops are raising their voices in solidarity with unauthorized immigrants. Read more

Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota.

Bishop Barron at Religious Liberty hearing warns of ‘dictatorship of relativism’

Jun 17, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

At the first hearing of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, Bishop Robert Barron echoed Pope Benedict XVI’s warning against... Read more

Cuba’s Capitol in Havana.

Cuba’s bishops urge fellow citizens to not be afraid of 'embarking on new paths’

Jun 17, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

On the occasion of the Jubilee Year of Hope, the bishops of Cuba have published a message denouncing the terrible... Read more

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Detroit Archdiocese announces churches that will continue Traditional Latin Mass

Jun 17, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Archbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit has identified the non-parish churches in the archdiocese that are allowed to continue the Traditional... Read more

A Georgia woman gave birth to a 1-pound, 16-ounce baby boy on June 13, 2025, after four months on life support.

After 4 months on life support, Georgia woman delivers 1-pound baby boy

Jun 17, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

A Georgia woman who was declared brain dead in February has given birth after four months on life support.  Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses the Italian Bishops’ Conference on June 17, 2025, at the Vatican.

Leo XIV shares with Italy’s bishops ‘coordinates’ for a Church that embodies the Gospel

Jun 17, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV on June 17 received the bishops of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, with whom he shared four “coordinates”... Read more

The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission meets in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 16, 2025.

At Religious Liberty Commission hearing, scholars urge government to support faith, freedom

Jun 17, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Since its creation, a number of prominent Catholics have been appointed to the White House Religious Liberty Commission, including Bishop... Read more

Actor Al Pacino and Italian film producer Andrea Iervolino give Pope Leo XIV a miniature model of a Maserati car during a private audience at the Vatican on June 17, 2025.

Actor Al Pacino meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

Jun 17, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

In an unexpected visit, Hollywood actor Al Pacino was received by Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday, June 17, at the... Read more

Renowned exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth.

Father Gabriele Amorth remembered as ‘most famous exorcist of the 20th century’

Jun 17, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Father Marcello Lanza of the International Association of Exorcists recently honored Father Gabriele Amorth on the 100th anniversary of Amorth’s... Read more

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Orthodox churches join Catholic bishops in suing Washington state over confession law

Jun 17, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Orthodox churches have joined the Catholic bishops of Washington in a lawsuit against a state law requiring clergy violate the... Read more

The New Jersey State House.

New Jersey Supreme Court says state can empanel grand jury to investigate clergy abuse

Jun 17, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The New Jersey government will be allowed to assemble a grand jury to investigate allegations of clergy sexual abuse there,... Read more

Bernardo García is executive director of the Casablanca Declaration.

Anti-surrogacy activists denounce exploitation of poor women, human trafficking

Bernardo García of the Casablanca Declaration said that in reality surrogacy amounts to “the exploitation of poor women and the... Read more

The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo is located on the wooded slopes of the Alban Hills, overlooking the blue waters of a small volcanic crater lake.

Castel Gandolfo: Pope Leo XIV to resume papal summer vacation tradition in lakeside town

Jun 17, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

A spokeswoman for the town of Castel Gandolfo told CNA that Pope Leo XIV is expected to arrive sometime during... Read more

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Nearly half of Americans have a connection to Catholicism, new report finds

Jun 17, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Nearly 50% of adults in the U.S. have some connection to the Catholic faith, according to new data from Pew... Read more

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem (pictured) and Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of the Archdiocese of Tehran–Isfahan in Iran asked for prayers on June 16, 2025, as the conflict between Iran and Israel escalated.

Catholic cardinals in Iran and Israel pray for peace as violence escalates

Jun 16, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Catholic leaders in Iran and Israel are praying for peace as violence between the two nations continues to escalate following... Read more

Cardinal Bechara Boutros Raï.

Lebanese cardinal urges Christians not to leave Middle East

Jun 16, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

Cardinal Bechara Boutros Raï, patriarch of the Maronite Church in Lebanon, lamented the decline of the Christian population in the... Read more

A makeshift memorial for Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, is seen at the Minnesota State Capitol building on June 16, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Minnesota victim of political shooting ‘part of parish community’ local priest says 

Jun 16, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

A suspected shooter faces federal charges after he was arrested for the murders of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman — a... Read more

Over 200 Christians were murdered by Islamist militants in Nigeria on June, 13, 2025.

Up to 200 displaced Nigerian Christians killed in ‘worst’ attack yet

Jun 16, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Islamist militants killed up to 200 Nigerian Christians on Friday in what international aid organizations are calling the “worst killing... Read more

Cardinal Raymond Burke gives the final blessing during the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage Mass in Rome on Oct. 25, 2014.

Cardinal Burke appeals for restoration of Traditional Latin Mass

Jun 16, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Cardinal Raymond Burke said he has asked Pope Leo XIV to remove measures restricting the celebration of the Traditional Latin... Read more