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Bishop Shawn McKnight tapped to follow Naumann as archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas
Archbishop Joseph Naumann is retiring after turning 75 in June 2024 and after 20 years at the helm of the... Read more
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Lewandowski as new bishop of Providence, Rhode Island
Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, 57, currently serves as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He will be installed in... Read more
Hospitaller nuns: unassuming heroines serving the sick and dying
Since its founding in 1881 in Spain, the Hospitaller Sisters have been a refuge of tenderness for the world’s outcasts,... Read more
SAINT Catholic Lifestyle app expands to Spanish, connecting users with the Church
This digital platform, created in December 2024 by California-based entrepreneur Ira DeWitt, reached 10,000 downloads in the United States in... Read more
‘World’s kindest judge’ to deliver commencement address at Providence College
Providence College has announced that Judge Frank Caprio will speak to graduates in May, as his health appears to be... Read more
Pope Francis sending Cardinal Krajewski back to Ukraine to deliver 4 more ambulances
According to the Dicastery for Charity on Monday, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, pontifical almoner, will be responsible for delivering four ambulances... Read more
Catholic bishops end refugee partnership with government amid Trump funding cuts
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has made what it is calling the “difficult decision” to not renew cooperative... Read more
Stray bullet breaches brand-new Detroit high school chapel; no injuries reported
Police said the bullet entered St. Peter Claver chapel at around 7:50 a.m. on April 7. There were no reported... Read more
Trump White House directs NIH to study ‘regret’ following gender transition treatments
The administration is ordering the NIH to resume some transgender research but with the goal of examining potential negative consequences... Read more
Bishop Barron to deliver 2025 Catholic University of America commencement speech
The Catholic University of America has announced that Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, is set to speak at its... Read more
At Harvard, Scott Hahn expounds upon humility, saving truth of God’s word
Professor Scott Hahn on Friday, April 4, spoke to Harvard’s Catholic Church, St. Paul’s, about the saving truth of Scripture. Read more
Monsignor Charles Pope warns: Hell is real — and many are headed there
Monsignor Charles Pope discussed his new book on the doctrine of hell on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo.” Read more
Kentucky program launches $100 million campaign for Catholic school tuition
The Catholic Education Foundation president told CNA he plans to make the organization last for generations by growing its resources... Read more
Catholic sea ministry calls for regulators to promote human rights, labor protections
Stella Maris, a U.K.-based Catholic seafarers ministry, is calling on regulatory authorities to push for better labor conditions for workers... Read more
The sickbed as a holy place: Pope Francis reflects on his own illness at Jubilee of Sick
In a moving homily read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become “a place of encounter”... Read more
4 digital content creators discuss their role in the Church’s mission of evangelization
CNA spoke to a handful of digital evangelists about their work and their use of digital media to spread the... Read more
New movie to depict story of fourth-century saint through modern-day gangland drama
“Moses the Black,” a film about a fourth-century monk who became a revered saint in both the east and west,... Read more
German diocese allows use of ‘gender star’ symbol in messaging for certain ministries
Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week. Read more
Tallest cross in the world will remain despite Spanish ‘resignification’ project
The 492-foot cross at the Valley of the Fallen, the world’s tallest, will remain standing. Read more
Papal nuncio blesses new St. Vincent de Paul Society advocacy office on Capitol Hill
Cardinal Christophe Pierre attended the ceremony and blessed the office, calling on the Holy Spirit to “ignite the talents and... Read more
