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Pope Leo XIV addresses a delegation of political representatives and civic leaders from the Diocese of Créteil, France, on Aug. 28, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic politicians to follow the Gospel in public life

Aug 28, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholic politicians to live coherently as Christians and follow the Gospel, even when performing their public... Read more

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse, New York, where a federal court accepted the diocese’s $176 million settlement plan.

Bankruptcy court accepts Diocese of Syracuse’s $176 million abuse settlement

Aug 28, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A federal bankruptcy court has accepted the Diocese of Syracuse, New York’s massive $176 million abuse settlement plan, Bishop Douglas... Read more

People attend a vigil following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School on Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Catholic school closed after shooting; leaders vow to ‘rebuild’ with ‘hope’

Aug 28, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Leaders of the Minneapolis Catholic school where two children were shot and killed during Mass on Wednesday say the school... Read more

The offices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, in Washington, D.C.

Catholic military chaplains convene to discuss gender, deliverance ministry

Aug 28, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Over 60 Catholic military chaplains and other priests who serve the U.S. military gathered in San Diego this month for... Read more

People attend a vigil at Lynnhurst Park to mourn the dead and pray for the wounded after a gunman opened fire on students at Annunciation Catholic School on Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis.

LIVE UPDATES: Shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis

Aug 28, 2025

By CNA Staff

Law enforcement on Wednesday said two children had been killed at a shooting incident during a Mass held at Annunciation... Read more

Devastating flooding after in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, bishops call for renewed commitment to racial justice

Aug 28, 2025

By Diego López Marina

On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, two U.S. bishops called on Catholics to remember the victims of the tragedy... Read more

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Where does your state stand on assisted suicide?

Aug 28, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Assisted suicide has become legal in a growing number of states since it was first adopted in 1997 in Oregon. Read more

The Minnesota state capitol in St. Paul.

Minnesota school shooting came after bishops’ pleas for security went unanswered

Aug 28, 2025

By Jonathan Liedl

After a pair of out-of-state school shootings in 2022 and 2023, Minnesota’s bishops implored state lawmakers to provide security funding... Read more

St. Augustine of Hippo.

5 powerful quotes from St. Augustine’s most famous work, the ‘Confessions’

Aug 28, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Written in about A.D. 400, St. Augustine of Hippo’s “Confessions” details how God worked in Augustine’s life. Read more

Law enforcement vehicles sit parked outside a reported residence of a suspect following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School on Aug. 27, 2025 in Richfield, Minnesota.

Minneapolis Catholic Church shooter mocked Christ in video before attack

Aug 27, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The man who killed two children and injured 17 other people in the Minneapolis Catholic church shooting posted a YouTube... Read more

Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul-Minneapolis.

Archbishop Hebda after Annunciation School shooting: ‘My heart is broken’

Aug 27, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda released a statement following the deadly shooting that took place on Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic... Read more

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United in prayer: A litany to be prayed after a school shooting

Aug 27, 2025

By Zoe Romanowsky

In times of tragedy, the Church turns to prayer. Here is a litany written specifically to be prayed after a... Read more

Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Leo prays for victims of ‘terrible tragedy’ in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

Aug 27, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday said he was offering prayers for the victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting. Read more

Skyline of Minneapolis.

Catholic community unites in prayer after shooting at Minneapolis school Mass

Aug 27, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

After a shooter killed two children and injured 17 others Wednesday during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, the community... Read more

St. Augustine and St. Monica stained glass at St. Augustine Cathedral Catholic Church Basilica in Tucson, Arizona.

Augustinian priests: St. Monica had ‘great interior strength’

Aug 27, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Two Augustinian priests living in Rome explain why the woman they refer to as their “grandmother” continues to be a... Read more

Police and first responders work at the scene of a shooting near Annunciation Church and Catholic School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025.

UPDATE: 2 children killed in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic church, police say

Aug 27, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Law enforcement on Wednesday said two children had been killed at a shooting incident during a Mass held at Annunciation... Read more

Pilgrims reach out to Pope Leo XIV at the general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican City, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Christian hope is not evasion, but decision’

Aug 27, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Addressing thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 27 emphasized Jesus’ embrace... Read more

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

U.S. bishops identify several policy priorities in Congress this fall

Aug 27, 2025

By Chris Casquejo

As lawmakers prepare to return next week from their August recess, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops wants them... Read more

St. Monica.

St. Monica: The persistent mother of St. Augustine who never gave up

Aug 27, 2025

By CNA Staff

On Aug. 27 the Church honors St. Monica, whose holy example and fervent intercession led to one of the most... Read more

Monsignor Stephen Rossetti is the keynote speaker at the 2025 National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors conference.

Vocation directors conference kicks off to help those ‘forming healthy and holy priests’

Aug 26, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Hundreds of vocation directors, staff, and collaborators are gathering this week in New York for the 2025 National Conference of... Read more