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Father Rony Salim, chancellor of the Syriac Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul, shared with ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, that the bishop has called Qaraqosh the “City of Hosanna” due to its uniquely spirited celebration marked by hymns, prayers, and massive crowds of worshippers.

Security breakdown in Syria: Syriac Catholic archpriest attacked

Sep 5, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

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

Blessed Carlo Acutis (left) and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.

Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati: Church’s young, ‘ordinary’ holy patrons

Sep 5, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be a crucial step in a decades-long effort to attract... Read more

A view of the damage to the Holy Family church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025.

Holy Family Church leaders in Gaza will ‘stay and serve’ amid evacuation orders in city

Sep 5, 2025

By Sanad Sahelia

The Emergency Committee at Holy Family Church in Gaza recently announced that its members will stay put to care for... Read more

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Trump immigration policies spark fear and faith at Spanish Catholic Masses

Sep 5, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Changes to immigration policies by the Trump administration has led what some Catholic dioceses are calling “terror” to take hold... Read more

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a Senate hearing on Sept. 4, 2025, that the FDA review of abortion pill safety concerns is ongoing.

Review of abortion pill safety is ongoing, Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy says

Sep 4, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified during a Senate hearing Sept. 4 that a federal review of safety concerns... Read more

Father Rafael Ángel Ciro.

Bishop at funeral Mass for priest who died by suicide: ‘Jesus is here and comforts us’

Sep 4, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

In a heartfelt homily at the funeral Mass for Father Rafael Ciro on Sept. 3, Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney recalled... Read more

The Ascensor da Glória funicular in Lisbon, Portugal, crashed on Sept. 3, 2025, killing 17 people and injuring at least 23.

UPDATE: Pope Leo, patriarch in Lisbon pray for those killed, injured in cable car accident

Sep 4, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The patriarch of Lisbon offered his prayers for the dead and injured in an accident involving the Elevador da Glória,... Read more

Sister Miranda Moltedo was the principal of Carlo’s elementary school when he was a student.

Carlo Acutis’ teachers share their memories of him at school

Sep 4, 2025

By Courtney Mares

In the classroom, Carlo Acutis was a lively student with a gift for friendship, teachers recall. Read more

A late-term abortion clinic in Washington, D.C., has stopped taking appointments after a pro-life group campaigned against it.

Pro-life group says late-term abortion clinic halted procedures after campaign against it

Sep 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

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

Pope Leo XIV meets with Israel President Isaac Herzog in a private audience at the Vatican on Sept. 4, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV discusses Gaza, 2-state solution with Israeli president

Sep 4, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Leo XIV discussed the conflict in Gaza, including a two-state solution, with Israel President Isaac Herzog in a private... Read more

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Opponents urge Supreme Court to hear case as transgender plaintiff backs out

Sep 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A transgender-identifying Idaho man has requested that the U.S. Supreme Court drop his case concerning men being allowed to play... Read more

Mass at St. Michael’s Abbey in California.

Man who brought weapons to California abbey described self as ‘angel of death,’ police say

Sep 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A man arrested with a car full of weapons after threatening a California Catholic church told the parish he was... Read more

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump has called for the death penalty for capital crimes in the District of Columbia and Catholic groups have pushed back.

Trump backs death penalty in all Washington, DC, murder cases; Catholic group objects

Sep 4, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

President Donald Trump called on prosecutors in Washington, D.C., to seek the death penalty for any person convicted of murder... Read more

Kendrick Castillo, the lone fatality at the STEM school shooting in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on May 7, 2019.

Kendrick Castillo, lone fatality at 2019 STEM school shooting, could become a saint

Sep 4, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Kendrick Castillo was 18 years old when he tragically died in the 2019 STEM school shooting in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Read more

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From Slovakia to Rome: Godzone’s youth outreach faces mixed reactions

Sep 4, 2025

By Bohumil Petrík

The Godzone Project, launched in Slovakia, has drawn thousands of people to worship concerts across Central Europe. Read more

Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis on display.

CNA explains: Everything you should know about relics

Sep 4, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Here are 10 of the most asked questions about relics and why Catholics venerate them. Read more

The stamps of saints-to-be Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be worth 1.35 euros ($1.60) each.

Vatican issues special stamps for canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati

Sep 4, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The young faces of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be immortalized in special stamps issued on... Read more

“I have never had a day that will stay with me like this day did,” said U.S. Vice President JD Vance following his visit with parents and victims of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis. The Vances are shown here outside the church during their Sept. 3, 2025, visit.

Vice President JD Vance meets with victims of Minneapolis church shooting

Sep 3, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Minneapolis to meet with victims and families of the... Read more

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New report shows 1% of U.S. population identifies as transgender

Sep 3, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

A new report from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law estimates that approximately 2.8 million people in the... Read more

Robin Westman, 23, a man who struggled with his sexual identity, shot through the now-boarded windows of Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, killing two children and injuring 21 others.

Minneapolis Catholic Church shooter blamed ‘gender and weed’ for mental health issues

Sep 3, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The shooter who killed two children and injured 21 others at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis blamed “gender and weed”... Read more