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CUA panel examines legacy of Pope Francis, future of the Church

May 2, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

On Thursday, May 1, The Catholic University of America chaplain Father Aquinas Guilbeau, OP, led a panel on the subject... Read more

A policeman stands guard at a checkpoint along a street in Srinagar on May 1, 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the military “operational freedom” to respond to a deadly attack in Kashmir that New Delhi has blamed on arch-rival Pakistan, a senior government said on April 29.

Catholic who refused to deny his faith shot by Islamic terrorists in India

May 2, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

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

Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

Pope Francis’ cardinal picks bring new voices to the conclave

May 2, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

The proportion of cardinal electors from Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and countries in... Read more

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Francis, the pope who put the Church in green mode

May 2, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

Welcomed by some and rejected by others, Laudato Si’ emerged as one of the most important documents of Francis’ pontificate. Read more

Cardinals celebrate the sixth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 1, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history

May 2, 2025

By Courtney Mares

The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 electors in... Read more

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, New Jersey.

New Jersey bishop vows to ‘do the right thing’ for abuse victims amid grand jury dispute

May 2, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Camden Diocese has been embroiled in a yearslong fight with the state over whether the government can empanel a... Read more

Tens of thousands of young pilgrims, who took part in Jubilee of Teenagers festivities from April 25-27, 2025, were also present at the Divine Mercy Mass dedicated to the late pontiff.

Baltimore Archdiocese to launch missionary ‘lab’ program to draw young people

May 2, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

This summer, the Archdiocese of Baltimore will launch a new initiative to address the crisis of disaffiliation among young people... Read more

St. Athanasius.

Nicene Creed champion: The life and legacy of St. Athanasius

May 2, 2025

By CNA Staff

St. Athanasius, celebrated on May 2, was a fourth-century bishop who is known as “the father of orthodoxy” for his... Read more

CatholicVote president Brian Burch speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination for to be ambassador to the Holy See on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

U.S. ambassador-designate to Vatican clears Senate Foreign Relations Committee

May 1, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

All 12 Republicans on the Senate committee voted in favor of Brian Burch, while all 10 of the committee’s Democrat... Read more

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández delivers the homily during the sixth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 1, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

FULL TEXT: Cardinal Fernández’s homily on the sixth day of Novendiales

Here is the full text of the homily from Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, delivered at the sixth Novendiales Mass on... Read more

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández elevates the chalice during the sixth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on May 1, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

At Novendiales Mass, Cardinal Fernández recalls Pope Francis’ love of work

May 1, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and a close personal friend of the late Pope... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron speaks alongside President Donald Trump (right) during a National Day of Prayer event on May 1, 2025, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Barron to serve on Trump’s new religious liberty commission

May 1, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Robert Barron have been tapped to serve on a new presidential commission on religious liberty... Read more

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas lived to 116.

World’s oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, dies at 116

May 1, 2025

By Natalia Zimbrão

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, the oldest person in the world, died Wednesday in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the age of... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on May 1, 2020, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker.

11 powerful quotes from Pope Francis about St. Joseph and his ‘father’s heart’

May 1, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

On the feast of St. Joseph the Worker (May 1), here are some of the most beautiful and powerful quotes... Read more

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Sen. Hawley urges FDA to reinstate abortion drug safety regulations

May 1, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

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

Pilgrims at the Wednesday general audience Aug. 9, 2023, hold up an image of the Virgin Mary.

Today begins May, the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary

May 1, 2025

By ACI Prensa

The Catholic Church dedicates the entire month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God and spiritual mother... Read more

National Shrine and Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Sheshan, also known as Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians, in Shanghai, China.

2 priests ‘elected’ as Catholic bishops in China after death of Pope Francis

May 1, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Father Wu Jianlin, vicar general of Shanghai, was chosen to be the city’s new auxiliary bishop, while Father Li Jianlin... Read more

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Pew: Catholics who attend Mass weekly more likely to oppose changes to the Church 

May 1, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Pew Research surveyed 1,787 Catholics nationwide from Feb. 3–9 and asked their views on a wide range of topics. Read more

Pope Francis meets director Martin Scorsese in the Vatican on Nov. 30, 2016.

Martin Scorsese producing film featuring Pope Francis’ last in-depth on-camera interview

May 1, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“Aldeas, a New Story” will feature conversations between Scorsese and the pope, including what filmmakers are calling Francis’ final in-depth... Read more

Members of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) pledged to uphold the “theological and pastoral legacy” of the late Pope Francis, in a statement issued during their 39th annual conference and 40th anniversary commemoration.

Catholic theologians in Nigeria pledge to uphold Pope Francis’ legacy with ‘renewed zeal’

May 1, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Members of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria have pledged to uphold the “theological and pastoral legacy” of the late... Read more